racer93
Double Eagle Member
Please do this. I am getting only the "ruffling" noise and no pop. Can't figure what I'm doing wrong...
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Feldberg's Towel Tip?
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Please do this. I am getting only the "ruffling" noise and no pop. Can't figure what I'm doing wrong...
AdamCaudle
Double Eagle Member
I'm starting to figure this out finally. I was doing it earlier tonight and I think I got it. You have to loosen your wrist and right before the "hit" let it pop back a little and then forward and you will get the pop down. I think the key is super late acceleration, not sure though. I hope I'm somewhere in the ball park, so to speak.
RHINESEL
Double Eagle Member
The way I envision it is that the snap from the towel happens a fraction of a second after the hit/snap of the wrist.
The arm comes forward to the pec, the lower arm swings out, the wrist extends (hit), and then the arm follows through continuing the rotation.
The towel gets thrown/accelerated forward by the hit and its the sudden pull back by the continuing rotation of the arm that causes the towel tip to double in on itself causing the "snap" sound.
Sound about right?
The arm comes forward to the pec, the lower arm swings out, the wrist extends (hit), and then the arm follows through continuing the rotation.
The towel gets thrown/accelerated forward by the hit and its the sudden pull back by the continuing rotation of the arm that causes the towel tip to double in on itself causing the "snap" sound.
Sound about right?
i gotta try this.
i seem to have regressed back to 250 from 325 last year
i seem to have regressed back to 250 from 325 last year
racer93
Double Eagle Member
Finally! The only way I could get it is that my hand that is holding the towel almost touch my other shoulder as I start my pull through (being that close to my chest). I guess I was holding the disc and my wrist too far out from my chest. I thought I wasn't, but I guess I was wrong!
Wahoo! Now if I can just do this on the course...
Daniel
Wahoo! Now if I can just do this on the course...
Daniel
AdamCaudle
Double Eagle Member
I'm sure any smallish towel will work.
racer93
Double Eagle Member
Well, poop. Now I can't do it anymore.
A friend of mine who is starting to play in the big boys' leagues, has talked to, played against, and befriended Dave F. I'm going to talk to him and get some tips about all this either today or tomorrow. We shall see...
A friend of mine who is starting to play in the big boys' leagues, has talked to, played against, and befriended Dave F. I'm going to talk to him and get some tips about all this either today or tomorrow. We shall see...
djjeremiahj
Double Eagle Member
also try...
in dg...
pull your wrist back (maybe 25-30degrees) on your throw and focus on "snapping" a towel when you throw. (It's a coordination trick to throw a disc with nose down, wrist back and slightly hyzer..... )
- too far back adds tons of spin, reduces distance.
i learned this from a dg video i watched.
it's quite similar.... moving your wrist back a "touch" really amplifies the natural spin motion of the throw.
it takes a bit to master.
in dg...
pull your wrist back (maybe 25-30degrees) on your throw and focus on "snapping" a towel when you throw. (It's a coordination trick to throw a disc with nose down, wrist back and slightly hyzer..... )
- too far back adds tons of spin, reduces distance.
i learned this from a dg video i watched.
it's quite similar.... moving your wrist back a "touch" really amplifies the natural spin motion of the throw.
it takes a bit to master.
racer93
Double Eagle Member
What do you mean when you say "pull your wrist back"? Is that back toward the inside or outside of your forearm?
Last night I was practicing in my street and bent my wrist and elbow in a curl, almost giving myself a hug. I was throwing my mids and I could really feel the pull of the disc on my fingertips (in other words, getting more snap). I was getting 250' throws with no run up with my mids. I'm going to have to work on this in the field with my drivers.
I've been having issues trying to develop a forehand throw so I tried the towel trick with that motion last night. Hubby said it looks like I finally got the move down without getting my elbow stuck at my side :clap:. A few more days of reps with the towel before trying it with the disc is in order, I think.
I've heard your muscles need at least 1,000 reps of a movement before it finally "grooves". Ack.
I've heard your muscles need at least 1,000 reps of a movement before it finally "grooves". Ack.
Fleshgordon
Birdie Member
Should the towel be damp or dry? Just wondering, cuz its always easier to snap a wet towel
adam423
Par Member
Dry. Watch the video someone linked a few posts ago. Unfortunately for me I can get the towel to snap, but when I try it w/ a disc I seem to go back to my old habits. :\
Fleshgordon
Birdie Member
ah.. thank you sir.
I'd rather throw discs.
racer93
Double Eagle Member
I'm going to have to get this on video, because tonight I started snapping the towel so hard and loudly that it woke up my son (18mos) all the way across the house with the door closed to his room!
These pops are LOUD. Wow. The only thing I've done differently was to 1) keep my hand as close to my chest as possible and 2) Accelerate hard when my hand passes my boobs. (No, I don't have man-boobs.)
Good luck to the rest of ya who are practicing...
Daniel
These pops are LOUD. Wow. The only thing I've done differently was to 1) keep my hand as close to my chest as possible and 2) Accelerate hard when my hand passes my boobs. (No, I don't have man-boobs.)
Good luck to the rest of ya who are practicing...
Daniel
If you did have boobs I would come over and pee on them for you.
The point on the video he is making with the towel is that acceleration with the disc is not uniform from start to finish but that there is an exceleration that picks up as the disc passes the chest. This extra speed results in the pop of the towel.
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