Oh nice, now I can bring in something from the
@disc-golf-neil pro thread that's been on my mind. Bolded part for emphasis. We'd have to try it, but my guess is if we tried Bonehead's test, Jake's disc would remain firmly in his hand. Mason's might fall out of his hand (at least at the start of the move). Not sure if Tamm is in between based on the discription.
As usual all partial speculation here, just curious.*
I always thought there was a
little more emphasis on putting "stank" on the disc in Jake's move or an emphasis on "explosiveness" compared to someone like Barela, Tamm, or Mason. Gossage also reminds me of a more "explosive" player and I wonder if his grip is a lot firmer too. I find it easier to "see" in real time since slow motion can kind of mask some of the burst. You can watch Jake throwing with Barela here:
Gossage's move reminds me of Jake's:
Mason's move is still definitely getting some acceleration/strong resistance fully balanced in the plant but the acceleration curve tends to look a bit less abrupt to me:
Tamm is the canonical meat tower of a man and often looks on the smooth-ish end of the spectrum.
*My grip would "pass" Bonehead's test and the grip becomes firmest late in the move. I've experimented with both the "smooth acceleration" model and the "full speed out of backswing+additional acceleration in the plant" model. I guess I'd conclude personally that smooth acceleration has a good speed/effort ratio and I tend to get less hurt. I, like some others, find that the other idea can possibly get more peak speed, but its athletic requirements & maybe wear and tear potential might be higher.