Blake_T1
* Ace Member *
You can add speed and probably do by using your muscles to actively straighten the arm from the right pec position forward. Elbow chop is incidental plus active component combined.
correct.
learning to stop the elbow to trigger the chop is one thing (this is how to enter the power zone with the correct timing/positions). learning to accelerate the chop to deliver more force is another (this is really how to increase power).
you can throw 360-380' pretty much limp arming it through the chop assuming the chop was triggered correctly. to get 460-480' you need to be able to power it correctly after the chop begins.
And making sure I don't start turning my shoulder.
this is correct. most people rotate too quickly, never allowing the chop to happen on its own. this is why with most players, their grip locks will fly disproportionately far compared to their straight throws.
The craziest thing I noticed is the speed of the disc towards the end of its flight. It looks slow but you can still tell it is penetrating the air.
this is probably more of a factor of nose down than velocity, but part of the mechanics of this is that it gives more nose down than it would otherwise. basically, it's a sign that things are happening "better" or "more correctly" than they were before.