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... I've come up way short on holes by trusting the signs and throwing the wrong disc.
Thanks, I needed a fresh excuse for why all my throws are short. All my old excuses are getting worn out.
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... I've come up way short on holes by trusting the signs and throwing the wrong disc.
Consistently following uDisc recommendations here will give good enough results to compare throws & measure improvement
https://udisc.com/blog/post/udisc-tips-accurately-measure-throws
its unlikely the GPS uDisc course maps in wooded situations are accurate distances so laser would be better for those.
- throw from a landmark visible on the map, setting the blue dot to the starting spot makes the +/- accuracy irrelevant. I like using the dirt corner of baseball infield since they are usually well defined on all maps.
- wait for more satellites to narrow position (+/- 13ft is the best)
- trees/buildings limit the triangulation
- may take 30s to fully start up the phone GPS (conserving battery)
The single most important thing is the blue dot on the map. The center of the dot represents the exact point UDisc will measure from while the halo surrounding it represents how wrong your phone thinks the dot could be. By using your eyes and looking around, you can figure out if the blue dot is exactly where you're standing. If it is, you can safely ignore the margin of error displayed on your screen. The blue dot is the only thing that matters.
At some point in the last year, I bought a rangefinder, the Apex piece off Infinite Discs. It was fun to play with, but I found it difficult to get repeatable results. I'd throw a shot on a soccer field, pull up uDisc, walk out to my shot, uDisc would read 280, then I'd use the rangefinder to measure the distance to my stuff. And I'd bring up something like 226 feet, then click the button and after a few clicks start getting 280.
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I had a $10 gift card that was about to expire, so I go buy a measuring wheel yesterday from Harbor Freight. I take it out to my practice spot. It is wet and getting dark, but I just wanted to confirm what I was throwing yesterday. I walk it out with the wheel and it measures about 220 to 230 feet. What?!?!?!?!?! I get 270'ish with uDisc. I have my discs, so I throw some shots. I'd already made my first form change and was getting more distance than the day before. Measured out to about 285 on uDisc and 236 to 240 with the wheel.
I have pretty short legs, I found my exact stride is 4 ft on the dot.
4'? Are you sure? Most places I've seen indicate average stride length for "short" folks are around 25-29". I think you ought to take your own advice and ditch the gadget and get a really long tape to measure your stride length. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think 48" per stride sounds right.
4'? Are you sure? Most places I've seen indicate average stride length for "short" folks are around 25-29". I think you ought to take your own advice and ditch the gadget and get a really long tape to measure your stride length. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think 48" per stride sounds right.