Darth Disc'er
Newbie
Hi everyone, new-ish player here, been disc'ing since last August. Played a competitive event last weekend and realized that my ability to hit lines correctly is very lacking to say the least. In that regard I ask for your advice in helping me develop better throwing habits to eventually include better distance overall.
Currently throwing around 300 (I can standstill throw 220-250) pretty effortlessly with a fairway. Haven't been throwing any distance drivers, worked on stand still for the first 5 months then tried to develop the xstep and I think I messed up somewhere in integrating that into my throw.
I've looked at other posts on here and watched the majority of the videos referenced in the best practices/guidelines section but where do I start even to begin to break this down.
Also since my employment status is currently nyet I do have a bunch of free time on my hands to try to improve but am curious as to how much time I should spend each day working on drills, field work, etc.
I do better with a schedule so say 30-45 min a day too much or 5 days a week, etc?
Should I continue to play casually while working on these elements with the basis that getting worse before I improve is a given?
Are there specific drills that I can incorporate both in the field and in the backyard to learn better muscle memory for the motion involved?
I really would like to get a training schedule going for myself daily to motivate me through the rough patches and help hold my consistency when working on a specific form element.
I do have a tripod/cellphone recording setup now so I can thankfully get some footage to you all but very much appreciate the advice and the discussion to help me make some things click finally.
1. I can definitely see the "hop" that somehow got added into the side and rear throw. From the back I can see that my disc through the hit point is way far away from my chest which I'm assuming is wrong.
Should I go back to standstill and work Beto drill till I can pull through tighter to the chest and extend closed shoulder?
2. Also I guess my lead shoulder (right for me backhand) is higher than the left maybe causing that dip in the reach to pull through? Not sure how to fix this issue.
I can do footwork drills inside or outside but what should I be focusing on specifically? Striding towards target? Keeping the disc in a fixed spot while moving around it.
Appreciate the advice and will report back with progress/ issues as I can and again thanks for the knowledge you guys bring to help new players.
Currently throwing around 300 (I can standstill throw 220-250) pretty effortlessly with a fairway. Haven't been throwing any distance drivers, worked on stand still for the first 5 months then tried to develop the xstep and I think I messed up somewhere in integrating that into my throw.
I've looked at other posts on here and watched the majority of the videos referenced in the best practices/guidelines section but where do I start even to begin to break this down.
Also since my employment status is currently nyet I do have a bunch of free time on my hands to try to improve but am curious as to how much time I should spend each day working on drills, field work, etc.
I do better with a schedule so say 30-45 min a day too much or 5 days a week, etc?
Should I continue to play casually while working on these elements with the basis that getting worse before I improve is a given?
Are there specific drills that I can incorporate both in the field and in the backyard to learn better muscle memory for the motion involved?
I really would like to get a training schedule going for myself daily to motivate me through the rough patches and help hold my consistency when working on a specific form element.
I do have a tripod/cellphone recording setup now so I can thankfully get some footage to you all but very much appreciate the advice and the discussion to help me make some things click finally.
1. I can definitely see the "hop" that somehow got added into the side and rear throw. From the back I can see that my disc through the hit point is way far away from my chest which I'm assuming is wrong.
Should I go back to standstill and work Beto drill till I can pull through tighter to the chest and extend closed shoulder?
2. Also I guess my lead shoulder (right for me backhand) is higher than the left maybe causing that dip in the reach to pull through? Not sure how to fix this issue.
I can do footwork drills inside or outside but what should I be focusing on specifically? Striding towards target? Keeping the disc in a fixed spot while moving around it.
Appreciate the advice and will report back with progress/ issues as I can and again thanks for the knowledge you guys bring to help new players.