Dale1
Par Member
I feel my backhand practice sessions aren't yielding the best results. It seems accidental at times when I throw good throws.
The most frustrating thing about learning backhand has been when I've thrown a really good one but cannot figure out why the disc flew so much better. It seems only now and then when everything comes together and I get a good toss.
My problem is that the throws are so fast, too fast for me to mentally keep up with it and concentrate on all the aspects of my form. Because of the speed of throws I lose my focus and control over weight forward, wrist down, etc.
Because of this problem, the next thing I'm going to try is an approach that worked to improve my forehand. I slowed my throw waaaaaaaaay down and only exerted a good bit of force just before and at the wrist flick. This allowed me to mentally follow most of the throwing motion without it going so fast I couldn't keep up with it - or control it.
I'm hoping this will also help me to get my weight forward and to feel the snap of backhand throwing.
Anyone have this problem and tried this solution? Any other suggestions?
How about working on only one form aspect at a time? I know that sometimes I can get several good throws if I only concentrate on one part of my throw, such as weight forward. Has anyone tried rotating through different aspects of your form, one at a time, throwing several times with each aspect in mind before moving on to another?
I would love to hear about your training approaches that have worked.
The most frustrating thing about learning backhand has been when I've thrown a really good one but cannot figure out why the disc flew so much better. It seems only now and then when everything comes together and I get a good toss.
My problem is that the throws are so fast, too fast for me to mentally keep up with it and concentrate on all the aspects of my form. Because of the speed of throws I lose my focus and control over weight forward, wrist down, etc.
Because of this problem, the next thing I'm going to try is an approach that worked to improve my forehand. I slowed my throw waaaaaaaaay down and only exerted a good bit of force just before and at the wrist flick. This allowed me to mentally follow most of the throwing motion without it going so fast I couldn't keep up with it - or control it.
I'm hoping this will also help me to get my weight forward and to feel the snap of backhand throwing.
Anyone have this problem and tried this solution? Any other suggestions?
How about working on only one form aspect at a time? I know that sometimes I can get several good throws if I only concentrate on one part of my throw, such as weight forward. Has anyone tried rotating through different aspects of your form, one at a time, throwing several times with each aspect in mind before moving on to another?
I would love to hear about your training approaches that have worked.