tomsdiscs
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In regular golf, you go to the driving range more than you play on the course.
At the driving range, you go into a meditative state focusing on your mechanics/swing, hitting lots of balls, leveraging focus and repetition to train your mind and body to do and not do certain things.
In disc golf, we usually go to the course, throw 1-4 discs per hole, move on, etc. And when we arrive at the course, our heads are full of mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena, which does lend itself to remembering what was on this thread or in that video, etc.
So the secret is 3x5 cards.
Keep a stack of 3x5 cards near your computer, write down notes, put it in your pocket or disc golf bag, when you get out to the course, pull it out, load your brain with the things you want to try and focus on, then rock and roll.
It does not work as well if you type the notes into your cel phone because you will end up looking at Facebook postings, texting your friends, looking at dirty pictures, and next thing you know you are late for dinner.
Over time, you can compile a long list of notes on technique, some will endure others will not seem as important over time. Once you have your master list or set of cards, you can pick which things to work on when you are out at the course.
Ideal would be a disc golf driving range and a pocket full of 3x5 cards, maybe even throw in a video camera where you could film yourself practicing at the driving range, and alternate the camera to film you from behind, side, etc.
But we always want to throw on the course, so hard to have the discipline to go to the driving range or field where we will really focus and tune our technique.
On my 3x5 cards, the first and last entry are the same - Slow/smooth is far and on target.
In Simon's latest video with Eagle, he preaches "slow feet...", then he takes a couple really slow steps and throws it 600+.......
At the driving range, you go into a meditative state focusing on your mechanics/swing, hitting lots of balls, leveraging focus and repetition to train your mind and body to do and not do certain things.
In disc golf, we usually go to the course, throw 1-4 discs per hole, move on, etc. And when we arrive at the course, our heads are full of mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena, which does lend itself to remembering what was on this thread or in that video, etc.
So the secret is 3x5 cards.
Keep a stack of 3x5 cards near your computer, write down notes, put it in your pocket or disc golf bag, when you get out to the course, pull it out, load your brain with the things you want to try and focus on, then rock and roll.
It does not work as well if you type the notes into your cel phone because you will end up looking at Facebook postings, texting your friends, looking at dirty pictures, and next thing you know you are late for dinner.
Over time, you can compile a long list of notes on technique, some will endure others will not seem as important over time. Once you have your master list or set of cards, you can pick which things to work on when you are out at the course.
Ideal would be a disc golf driving range and a pocket full of 3x5 cards, maybe even throw in a video camera where you could film yourself practicing at the driving range, and alternate the camera to film you from behind, side, etc.
But we always want to throw on the course, so hard to have the discipline to go to the driving range or field where we will really focus and tune our technique.
On my 3x5 cards, the first and last entry are the same - Slow/smooth is far and on target.
In Simon's latest video with Eagle, he preaches "slow feet...", then he takes a couple really slow steps and throws it 600+.......
