Recent content by Dale1

I don't throw as far as you, but here's my two cents. I learned with Gazelles and didn't get a TBird until a year later, so I prefer the Gazelle and seem to know its peculiarities better. I can generally throw my Gazelles the same distance or a tiny bit shorter than my TBs, but with fewer...

Wow, I thought I was the only one! I have been trying to have a stronger grip but I feel I am going backwards and losing both distance and accuracy. I have also tried gripping tighter with just the forefinger and thumb but that seems to be a hit and miss thing. What is also weird is...

Hey, thanks for the great replies! :mrgreen: I have already slowed down my throwing motion quite a lot and am trying to save the burst of energy for the hit. I have 10 XDs (my favorite putter) which will work great for practicing until I get the feel for the backhand. I must admit...

I feel my backhand practice sessions aren't yielding the best results. It seems accidental at times when I throw good throws. The most frustrating thing about learning backhand has been when I've thrown a really good one but cannot figure out why the disc flew so much better. It seems only...

I'll work on that and see if I can depict it right.

My latest images: http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii51/DaleL-album/backhandoverhead-bent-1-4bb.gif

What does that mean, "disc being more to the right of your body?" I'm using Xara X. (vector graphics program)

OK, that brings up a question I've been meaning to ask about bent elbow. Does your elbow bend more as you bring the disc forward - up to the point where you have to unbend it to generate power and snap? It would have to I suppose if you were bringing the disc across your chest. That would...

I was using an ESP Wasp the last few years and bought a Z Wasp last year for a bit more stability and longer lasting flight characteristics. I liked it but it didn't seem to release from my hand the way the ESP did, and consequently I have had inconsistent results with it. I really love the Z...

I did another illustration of a backhand from overhead, this time with bent elbow. I can see one important element of this approach: as the body turns and the elbow straightens, the disc tends to go in a straight line for a short distance until the hit, instead of in an arc as with...

This puzzles me. I don't have a long reach-back. I also don't try to keep the disc close to my body because as I rotate my hips and shoulders the disc follows a fairly straight line towards the target - it may have a bit of an arc but a long gentle one. To follow this straight line the disc...

Did you begin learning backhand with bent elbow or straight arm?

Duh! :roll:

I tried the catch drill for the first time today. It felt awful! Don't know what I'm doing wrong but it makes my shoulder hurt. The pec drill seems to do the same thing. I must be doing them wrong. My problem with both the catch drill and pec drill is the awkwardness of both regarding the...

I'm gonna try this drill next. What has worked for me so far (I'm a newbie at backhand) is: weight forward and uncocking my wrist to start so that there is some tension on it while I hold it in a down position. If I start from a neutral or cocked wrist position my wrist will come up every...