Hi everybody!
I have been using the Rattler for almost as long as I have played disc golf. For the first couple of years I struggled to control it but now I use it for almost all approaches but I never seem to get it in the chains on those shots. Now I'm trying to develop my "Rattler Run Approach" from 20-30 meters (65-100 ft). A shot that when it passes the basket at chain height stops close enough to make a safe putt. (I'm talking about a throw here. I don't have the snap to make a putt go more than 15 meters when using a putting stance). My putting safe zone is someting like 6 meters.
I have seen the Discraft videos with Mark Ellis but I would like to hear your thoughts on this shot. It would also be nice to see more examples of this shot in videos.
-Are you comfortably using this shot everytime when you have an open path to the basket? Or is it more of a "I feel lucky"-shot.
-How close does it usually land when missing the chains?
-What weight on the Rattler do you prefer?
I would like to get to a point where I can always have a chance at the basket but still know that I would have a safe putt when I miss. My experience is that I need to get a bit of height on the disc to get it to stop close to the basket. But too much hight gives it a unfavorable angle when trying to hit the chains. I'm experimenting with release angle (nose up) and direction of release (aim a bit higher) to find the optimal line. Too much height also makes the disc fall more to the left than straight down. A bit of anhyzer helps to compensate this. (Also at my last training session I tried to keep the basket in my view when reaching back and that seemed to instantly improve my accuracy which suprised me a bit.)
So, while waiting to hear your thoughts on this I'll go throwing some Rattlers at trees!
I have been using the Rattler for almost as long as I have played disc golf. For the first couple of years I struggled to control it but now I use it for almost all approaches but I never seem to get it in the chains on those shots. Now I'm trying to develop my "Rattler Run Approach" from 20-30 meters (65-100 ft). A shot that when it passes the basket at chain height stops close enough to make a safe putt. (I'm talking about a throw here. I don't have the snap to make a putt go more than 15 meters when using a putting stance). My putting safe zone is someting like 6 meters.
I have seen the Discraft videos with Mark Ellis but I would like to hear your thoughts on this shot. It would also be nice to see more examples of this shot in videos.
-Are you comfortably using this shot everytime when you have an open path to the basket? Or is it more of a "I feel lucky"-shot.
-How close does it usually land when missing the chains?
-What weight on the Rattler do you prefer?
I would like to get to a point where I can always have a chance at the basket but still know that I would have a safe putt when I miss. My experience is that I need to get a bit of height on the disc to get it to stop close to the basket. But too much hight gives it a unfavorable angle when trying to hit the chains. I'm experimenting with release angle (nose up) and direction of release (aim a bit higher) to find the optimal line. Too much height also makes the disc fall more to the left than straight down. A bit of anhyzer helps to compensate this. (Also at my last training session I tried to keep the basket in my view when reaching back and that seemed to instantly improve my accuracy which suprised me a bit.)
So, while waiting to hear your thoughts on this I'll go throwing some Rattlers at trees!