I know this is for beginners, so you don't want to get too technical, but i would add that when doing a standstill you almost never want to keep both feet planted on the ground. It teaches you to rely on your core powering the shot vs the weight shift/legs and can cause injury. Instead you want to shift your weight to your back leg and then fall into/take a step with your brace leg. You can think of it like trying to throw a baseball with both feet stuck to the ground vs a normal baseball throw where you take a step
Great, simple points. Thank you. Also, any tips on putting would be phenomenal. I’ll never renew my PDGA # or play competitively again until I’m no longer an embarrassment to myself around the circle (coming off a solid 4-putt from 30’ today) No amount of practice seems to translate to game day. 8 years in and this is by far my biggest struggle.
@@tossingplastic thanks! I’ll seek it out. In ball golf, putting was my strength. I just can’t figure it out in disc golf. I’m very inconsistent in makes and misses. Always looking for insight. I appreciate your videos
Gave it a go and I will say it was more difficult than what I thought it would be. I've done stand stills while playing a round but not for a distance shot. I can't keep my front foot on the ground and was doing this snappy thing with my arm making my elbow a bit sore. Always a work in progress. I'll keep it going and see how things improve. FYI i'm 60yrs old and really enjoy playing. Hope the channel keeps growing enough to keep ya out there. Peace
Excellent video, Hunter! Short and to the point without dwelling on each step. I will save and refer back to this video each time I have a frustrating day driving.
This is an amazing explanation and I have been incorporating it for several months, when I first watched your Waller Mill course review. It has helped me gain consistency and eventually throw farther!
I got the chance to check out 3 new disc golf courses on vacation: timmons park, southside park, and the gospel discovery all around greenville south carolina and all were amazing. When I started trying to increase distance I went from standstill to one giant step trying to increase torque. It was sort of working but I know there are many areas to improve on. I did try a full run up and absolutely hyzered the crap out of my disc and yeeted it way off the fairway. Definitely love my destroyer too much and as a lefty I'm definitely on the unusual side for disc golfers lol
Awesome man! Greenville was a pretty nice place. Trying to avoid the sky shots can be tough! Destroyers have their place for seasoned people I just hate seeing beginners with them lol
The reason your timing is off and you sometimes throw before planting is because ur x step is too big. It causes your hips to turn back too far, which causes timing issues and loss of power because you aren't coiling. No hip and shoulder seperation
Great video as always! Any recommendations for getting the timing right of planting the foot before pulling through? I'm absolutely in the "get too antsy" camp. Sometimes I'll get it right and off the disc goes, but (way) more often than not the timing isn't quite right.
Take a big breath before you start your run-up, man. When you exhale, let all those racing thoughts disappear. It's all mental. Like I said, I do the same, but when I remember to have a bug exhale, it sure helps!
@@tossingplastic very nice, I'll give it a try! When I don't have 20+ mph winds whipping through here 😅 I think going at it from a standstill first will really help with it too, at least to get timings and things squared away.
Appreciate what you’re doing here, but the body positions you demonstrate towards the end are extremely damaging for someone trying to learn the correct biomechanics of the backhand. Freeze your video at 7:24, and compare how your feet and legs look to pro form. You are completely off-balance, with most of your weight tipped backwards onto your right foot, even though the left foot is firmly in contact with the ground. You are trapped in an immobile position, down on your heels, with your pelvis backwards. That’s an unrecoverable position, that will force you to hurl your upper body towards the target to generate force, while you get nothing from your plant leg. Slow, weak, and likely to cause injuries. Proper footwork is the critical base for everything in the upper body. If your footwork isn’t lateral and balanced at all times, you’re way better off staying put and throwing from standstill. I know you mean well, but a lot of the stuff in this video is poor advice for a beginner or an intermediate player.
I know this is for beginners, so you don't want to get too technical, but i would add that when doing a standstill you almost never want to keep both feet planted on the ground. It teaches you to rely on your core powering the shot vs the weight shift/legs and can cause injury. Instead you want to shift your weight to your back leg and then fall into/take a step with your brace leg. You can think of it like trying to throw a baseball with both feet stuck to the ground vs a normal baseball throw where you take a step
The James Conrad start 😅 It does work for him though!
Glad you liked that one haha!
Awesome video Hunter! It's like a free throw. We all have our wind up. The throw is the same.
Exactly!
Such a GREAT video! Let's play a round when you're back in MI!
I cant wait to get back! I'm absolutely down!
Great, simple points. Thank you. Also, any tips on putting would be phenomenal. I’ll never renew my PDGA # or play competitively again until I’m no longer an embarrassment to myself around the circle (coming off a solid 4-putt from 30’ today) No amount of practice seems to translate to game day. 8 years in and this is by far my biggest struggle.
Putting is very difficult, I have a putting practice video you can check out but it's not a walk through like this one but I will make one!
@@tossingplastic thanks! I’ll seek it out. In ball golf, putting was my strength. I just can’t figure it out in disc golf. I’m very inconsistent in makes and misses. Always looking for insight. I appreciate your videos
Thanks for all the helpful hints Hunter. You ripped that stand still!! Stand stills at the park during lunch hour. Can't wait. Cheers!!
Let me know how it goes! Glad it's of help!
Gave it a go and I will say it was more difficult than what I thought it would be. I've done stand stills while playing a round but not for a distance shot. I can't keep my front foot on the ground and was doing this snappy thing with my arm making my elbow a bit sore. Always a work in progress. I'll keep it going and see how things improve. FYI i'm 60yrs old and really enjoy playing. Hope the channel keeps growing enough to keep ya out there. Peace
Awesome video,😂 you explain so well . Thanx , im gonna have to watch this right before I play my next round. ✌️
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Video, "Plant foot, then arm", I know it, but don't always do it.. you also have a good plant foot twist on the follow thru, unlike me
I'm not as consistent with my drives as I would like! Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video, Hunter! Short and to the point without dwelling on each step. I will save and refer back to this video each time I have a frustrating day driving.
Awesome to hear that! Glad you like it!
This is an amazing explanation and I have been incorporating it for several months, when I first watched your Waller Mill course review. It has helped me gain consistency and eventually throw farther!
That's great to here
Great video! Thanks for the pointers.
Hope this helps, glad you enjoyed it!
Great video Hunter! Definitely jealous of your distance!
Glad you enjoyed it!
fantastic video
Thank you!
I got the chance to check out 3 new disc golf courses on vacation: timmons park, southside park, and the gospel discovery all around greenville south carolina and all were amazing. When I started trying to increase distance I went from standstill to one giant step trying to increase torque. It was sort of working but I know there are many areas to improve on. I did try a full run up and absolutely hyzered the crap out of my disc and yeeted it way off the fairway. Definitely love my destroyer too much and as a lefty I'm definitely on the unusual side for disc golfers lol
Awesome man! Greenville was a pretty nice place. Trying to avoid the sky shots can be tough! Destroyers have their place for seasoned people I just hate seeing beginners with them lol
Friggin Jaguar!
The reason your timing is off and you sometimes throw before planting is because ur x step is too big. It causes your hips to turn back too far, which causes timing issues and loss of power because you aren't coiling. No hip and shoulder seperation
Great video as always! Any recommendations for getting the timing right of planting the foot before pulling through? I'm absolutely in the "get too antsy" camp. Sometimes I'll get it right and off the disc goes, but (way) more often than not the timing isn't quite right.
Take a big breath before you start your run-up, man. When you exhale, let all those racing thoughts disappear. It's all mental. Like I said, I do the same, but when I remember to have a bug exhale, it sure helps!
@@tossingplastic very nice, I'll give it a try! When I don't have 20+ mph winds whipping through here 😅 I think going at it from a standstill first will really help with it too, at least to get timings and things squared away.
@tylerhedlund7123 absolutely man keep me updated! I'd love to hear how it goes
0:21 looked like you just pulled out a Barrett 50.cal
where are you filming at? looks nice out there
Lula disc house! Lula Georgia 48th course in the world!
I would start with grip and the fact that when driving the disc rips from your hand you do not release the disc
Grip definitely is something to touch on thank you!
The irony of this dude calling anyone a "complete weirdo" is stunning. Haha good vid tho
We are all weird! Just out here throwing plastic disc's in the woods lol
Haha you have a good point there brobot. I enjoyed your vid. Keep it up 👊
how do you hold your disc
4 finger power for drives, fan for 165 and in!
Appreciate what you’re doing here, but the body positions you demonstrate towards the end are extremely damaging for someone trying to learn the correct biomechanics of the backhand.
Freeze your video at 7:24, and compare how your feet and legs look to pro form. You are completely off-balance, with most of your weight tipped backwards onto your right foot, even though the left foot is firmly in contact with the ground. You are trapped in an immobile position, down on your heels, with your pelvis backwards.
That’s an unrecoverable position, that will force you to hurl your upper body towards the target to generate force, while you get nothing from your plant leg. Slow, weak, and likely to cause injuries.
Proper footwork is the critical base for everything in the upper body. If your footwork isn’t lateral and balanced at all times, you’re way better off staying put and throwing from standstill. I know you mean well, but a lot of the stuff in this video is poor advice for a beginner or an intermediate player.