Hey everyone, looking for some form critique.
I've been playing for a little less than a month, but I'm addicted. My drives are only making it about 220ft, so I've been watching/reading as much as I can on the subject.
There are some things I've noticed that won't come across in the video.
Finally, here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/3veX2Px-tZk
Here are the things I noticed while watching myself:
Something I'm struggling with is rounding. I can tell when I'm badly rounding because my shoulder will hurt (don't worry, I'm taking it easy and closely monitoring it). I've read/heard that this comes from the shoulders rotating before the arm does, so th arm lags behind and is pressed against your pec. It's my nature to overthink things, so I'm struggling to understand where the rotation of the upper body comes from. Am I supposed to pull my elbow back to get the disc to the "power pocket"? Am I supposed to use my core to rotate my body while keeping my shoulder joint stiff?
If I totally ignore my lower body i.e. don't think about it, start with the disc in the power pocket, focus on keeping the disc aligned with my forearm, and focus on following through, everything feels much smoother, the disc flies straighter, and it reliably goes ~150ft or so (didn't actually measure it). It seems like this is the feeling I should be aiming for in my throw.
Thanks for your help!
I've been playing for a little less than a month, but I'm addicted. My drives are only making it about 220ft, so I've been watching/reading as much as I can on the subject.
There are some things I've noticed that won't come across in the video.
- Sometimes I feel the disc release from my ring and pinky fingers. Maybe this means the disc is traveling outwards rather than forwards? Or maybe it means that my hand is on the front of the disc rather than outside the disc? For reference, I'm using a power grip.
- It feels like a lot of my (physical) effort is wasted. I guess another way of putting this is that it doesn't feel like the output is proportional to the input.
- It doesn't feel like I'm "slinging" the disc so much as "throwing" it, if that makes any sense.
Finally, here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/3veX2Px-tZk
Here are the things I noticed while watching myself:
- My right foot is opened up, probably because my left foot is turned backwards.
- The disc is released nose up. My reachback is high, so there's a dip in the middle of the throw.
- I'm probably losing power by collapsing my right leg rather than using it to stop forward motion.
Something I'm struggling with is rounding. I can tell when I'm badly rounding because my shoulder will hurt (don't worry, I'm taking it easy and closely monitoring it). I've read/heard that this comes from the shoulders rotating before the arm does, so th arm lags behind and is pressed against your pec. It's my nature to overthink things, so I'm struggling to understand where the rotation of the upper body comes from. Am I supposed to pull my elbow back to get the disc to the "power pocket"? Am I supposed to use my core to rotate my body while keeping my shoulder joint stiff?
If I totally ignore my lower body i.e. don't think about it, start with the disc in the power pocket, focus on keeping the disc aligned with my forearm, and focus on following through, everything feels much smoother, the disc flies straighter, and it reliably goes ~150ft or so (didn't actually measure it). It seems like this is the feeling I should be aiming for in my throw.
Thanks for your help!