Improve Your Forehand With These 9 Tips and Tricks!
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2020
- In this week’s Three Minute Thursday I’ll be going over how to improve your forehand throw while playing disc golf.
This video is tailored more towards the beginner and intermediate player or even the advanced player that has never tried to teach themselves how to forehand.
I believe the forehand is one of the most important and “stroke-saving” skill that a player can possess especially if their playing in primarily wooded areas that require tricky scramble shots.
I hope you’re able to find value in at least one of these tips and if you do make sure to leave a comment letting me know how it helped!
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This is one of the best forehand tutorials i've seen; simple explanation, and practical application. Well done sir!!
Thank you Hunter!
I like the fact that you told us to work on a 200 to 250’ Forehand. That gives me confidence of an obtainable goal as opposed to thinking I have to learn to throw a 400’ Forehand. Great advice. Thank You
Great takeaway 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
400' forehands are for people who have really mastered the form and have a cannon of a wrist, I would even argue to learn 50-250 foot forehand. Sometimes a flick is good even from super short upshot distances
That’s a great goal for the beginner / average player to have. It will definitely help shave strokes and do more help than harm to learn
There are only a few pros that can forehand 400 feet, and there are some that could but don't, because it's not good for your arm. There's a reason sidearm is rare in baseball, and pitchers get Tommy John's all the time anyway...
“That was actually money!” 🤩
Glad you enjoyed Nico!
Heading out to the course in a couple of hours, real glad I watched this! I picked up on a few things I can’t wait to try. Peace, Love and Disc Golf
Well done, will try these tips today.
Great video. Clearly explained with good examples
Thank you for the tips👍 I just started playing yesterday because of my brother and I got hooked. Went and bought a driver, mid range and putter same day. Practiced for about 5 hrs again today but was in need of more tips and tricks. Hopefully your tips will help improve my game with more practice.
Thanks so much for the great tips!
Really great tips, man. Fresh insights and very friendly, engaging communication style. I've been throwing forehands for a while and I learned some things! Love watching your videos - always something fresh, friendly, fun, and insightful.
Thanks Ben! That means a lot, I hope you continue to enjoy the channel :)
Been working on my forehand more, been gaining more confidence. Your video has told me a couple of things I want to try, thanks
Glad I was able to help a bit! Thanks for the feedback Jason
Just got into disc golf. Thanks for this video, it's really going to help!
Thanks for the tips Noah! Improving my forehand has been a big goal of mine as of late and this video helped so much.
Thanks for the feedback John I’m glad it was able to help!
Great video. I'm working on my forehand this week. Appreciate the tips!
Thanks Dom!! It’ll help in scramble situations more than you think
This helped so much, I could use forehand for some utility shots, now I’m gonna try it more of the tee. Great content!!!
Thanks Nick glad you enjoyed!
Need more from you! Love watching your videos
Thanks Patrick! Hard when you work 6 days a week and try to do this on top of it 😂😂 doing my best!
He is soooo good... I’m at work and all of a sudden I shout “WAD UP HOCK-SQUAD” haha...
😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Awesome tips! I'm very comfortable with my backhand but have realized that I needed to learn a forehand scramble shot...I really appreciate this video!! Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks for that feedback, totally agree that the flick scramble could be a valuable add to your game
I love forehand 🤘💕💯🔥 I use zone and just absolutely saves me all time .. especially scrambling or approaching in very tight woods ..glad you did this ..I’m constantly asked how I’m so smooth playing up n down in scramble and up shots 😎💕 form means everything backhand and forehand 👊💯
Love it, flicks are so helpful when getting up and down for par needing to manipulate weird lines
Great video Noah. Super helpful.
Thanks for the feedback Michael I’m glad it was able to help you out!
New sub here! This is a great tool in my game, and I hope to increase my versatility even more with these tips. Thanks a lot and I’ll be looking forward to new content from you, as you have proven your quality to me in just a short 10 minute gem. Much love, keep huckin!
Thanks for the positive feedback!! I appreciate it
Thank you. I have no forehand throw at the moment (Been playing less than 2 weeks). looking forward to Practice, Practice, Practice.. Great tips.
This was perfect. especially the part where you mention to go slow from your reach back right until you go over the hip for the snap. People always miss this part and it leads to very unpredictable throws without it
Great takeaway Haikes, it’s a very crucial tip that gets overlooked a lot !
This is really helpful. I've definitely been in those spots where a flick would be the much better throw, but I haven't developed it enough to be confident. Will try and keep these all in mind when I'm practicing and on the course.
Thanks Kevin! You’re really going to wonder why you didn’t teach yourself sooner even if it’s just the scramble and approach flick shots, stay at it!
Great advice! Love this video man, keep it up!
Thanks Steven!
Thanks man, great info in here, can't wait to get out and practice.
Good luck! Let me know if anything helps!
Thank you for the great video and tips. Helped my forehand shot.
Awesome thanks for the feedback Dallas!
Dude, this is a great video. I have watched a lot of flick videos and you just added some things I hadn't heard. The wine glass analogy is great. The slow through the first part of the swing is new to me. I have been going full speed all the way through. No wonder my flick sucks. It makes total sense and I can't wait to try it. Thanks! By the way, fellow NEr here. Go Pats.
Glad you were able to find some valuable takeaways! Thanks for the positive feedback :)
Great tips! Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback!
Great video Huckman! First good instructional video on the forehand I've seem. I've got a terrible forehand and really want to improve it. This video might do it. Thanks!
Thanks John let me know if it ends up helping you out!
great instructions, thanks!!
Thanks for the feedback!
Such great stuff Noah Thank you !!
Thanks for the feedback Paul!
Outstanding!
Thanks Mark! 👏🏼
Great tips, keep the great content coming!
Thanks Ridley!!
I agree 100% with tip number 5. The speed of your throw should slowly build from reach back to release with most of the speed coming from the last 25% or less of the follow through of the throw. Great tip!
Very helpful thanks for the video
Thanks for the feedback i hope you were able to implement some of the tips!
"Coming from someone who has an incredible flick," is what you could hv said because yours is money! Thank you for sm excellent tips, Noah. I can't wait to get sm practice in & try a couple of these.
Thanks Mike! Let me know how your flick progresses over the next few practice sessions 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
a good stuff man ! I would love to see a video on how u get those step and jump putts so good next 3min Thursday ! It seems to be a great part of ur game ! Keep it up man !!
Thanks Cody I appreciate the feedback!
Good tips! Those are great tips for someone learning a forehand.
Thanks for your feedback, I hope they're able to help some!
Great job love it
Thanks tony !
Great video thanks!
Thanks for the feedback Jason!
Amazing tips. Will utilize, thanks brother
Thanks Josh glad you found some value in them!
Great video and informative 👍. Keep it up champ
Thank you for the support and feedback!
I've been playing since 2000 and never used a flick and I realize it is a must. I have been practicing the flick and I feel like this helped me tons. THANKS
Thanks Joseph! I was like 6 years old when you started playing! Lol
Mannnn. My friends turned me on to disc golf last month so I'm very new, and they use stack grip and it feels awkward as heck, didn't even know pistol grip existed. 😅 a literal game changer. thank you so much sir, you've got my subscription and support
Appreciate it!! The forehand can be great when you’re new because it’s easier to get distance out of overstable drivers on flex shots than it is trying to throw the same driver on a backhand line.
Great episode!
Thanks Greg!
Like others, your case for a scramble forehand just made sense to me when I watched this video a couple months ago. Even RHBH ace run machine James Conrad flicks out of trouble. Now I use FH off the tee on some par 3s when the turnover line isn't as good. Thanks!
Awesome feedback!! Thanks for that and I’m glad that you’ve been able to implement it into your game 😁
Just learning forehands. Thanks for the tips👍
Glad you enjoyed 💪🏼💪🏼
I now have a nice Forehand that actually passes my BH in distance thanks for the video 👍
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks William!
Great video! I'll try all nine of those tips. 👍✌
Let me know how they help!
Thanks for the great tips!
Thanks for the feedback I’m glad you got value from the video!
Great video, man. Well done. Just stumbled across you and been working on improving my forehand, this helps. If you just ripped this one off quick, I can't wait to check out some others.
Thanks for the kind words :) I hope you find more that you enjoy and end up sticking around!
Thank you!!
No thank you!
Absolutely great advice. I am currently forehand dominant with my game, easily reaching 350' and only getting about 300' with my backhand at the moment. Im starting to use backhand off the tie the majority of the time now because, well, its about time I work on bettering my technique. But one thing that I have over most of my backhand dominant friends is my scramble and flick approach shots. I recommend a Firebird for forehand approach in the 50'-150' range. It feels very comfortable for forehand and the over stability give you amazing dependability. One thing to note: you'll start to realize that only certain discs will feel right for throwing forehand, especially midrange and putt/approach discs. So find a midrange that feels comfortable to flick and that will hold a nice anhyzer line.
Awesome feedback Kalyn! Glad you’re finding success in the flick as thats similar to how I started playing. Big forehand anhyzer flex shots to get my distance and didnt have much of a backhand for a few years. I throw primarily Discmania so my firebird is the FD3 which I loved for a long time and even aced with but replaced recently with my dark maul 2, still a bit back and forth between them. Keep it up! 👏🏼👏🏼
Good tips thanks man
Glad you enjoyed and learned something!
Thank you for the great lesson 🤓
You’re welcome thanks for the support! 😁
Thanks for this, good stuff! Subscribed right away. The tips on serving a wine glass and not ripping the back swing are maybe the best ones for me, after watching at least 10 forehand tutorials from various channels I am still struggling a lot, often the disc wobbles like crazy or worse; even with an overstable disc my throw often flips and crashes within 25 meter. This is so bad that my forehand is basically unusable, except for a tiny scramble. Maybe I am trying to hard. If you have any additional suggestions they are most welcome!!
Just keep trying new things and new angles until you find what works for you! Forehand technique is so tricky to get down, i appreciate the support and feedback Mark!
The stacked grip seems to help with power throws. The pistol grip gives more control.
Great helper video. You are right it is extremely hand to have some decent forehand in your bag.
I started out doing both forehand and backhand. Had more control with backhand so stopped forehand. Bad decision. Try to get my forehand back has been tough.
Thanks again for sharing. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback Brian, get that forehand back and start shaving a few scramble strokes off each round again!
This video helped me to finally play under par at my local course! :D
That’s awesome!! I’m glad it was able to help
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the support Goon!
Great vid! Not sure if I missed it, but planning the ground action is big too, you can get further around a corner, or avoid unwanted skip off of a downslope by proper disc type and throw type. Topics I need some tips on are spin, push, and step putting. I'm really really really really bad at any and all putting forms.
Thanks for the feedback Evan! We could allllll use work on the putting green that’s forsure, I’ll keep it in mind! My first ever 3min Thursday was actually based around how you can improve your practice putting session so go back and check that out! All the way back in January I think
Good vid 👍 I was consciously focusing on the loose wrist, tight elbow stuff in today's round after watching the first 3/4 of the video. It seemed to help. I definitely noticed more consistent spin on my forehands today, correlated with being aware of my wrist tension.
You should do a 3 minute Thursday solely focused on the scrambliest of scrambles. i.e. thumber rollers, tight wooded thumbers/tomahawks (which direction do each end again? I always forget), turbos, chicken wings, etc. Heck, thumber roller/grenade/turbo putt/basketball putt only challenge?
Great idea Eric, and I’m glad that you’ve implemented the tips right away and found some progression! Keep it up!
Great video, to the point. Love the wine glass image.
Thanks for the feedback I’m glad you were able to get value out of it!
Going to try these tips and give feedback
Hope they were able to help
Noah I would love another Burgess Park video. It’s my home course and your first one helped me out.
Next time i go down the cape for an episode itll probably be at the new Oak Crest course but theres a small chance i hit burgess again!
@@DailyDiscGolf that’s awesome. I still haven’t played at Oak Crest yet. I need to get a little better before I’m ready to jump to those par 4 and 5’s but I’m getting close! Thank You for the great content!
Im new to forehands. Im on my 50's so I try to watch all these videos. It's still pretty much nonexistent (my forehand). So always willing to try new stuff. Thanks a lot.
Learning a forehand can be really tough, don’t beat yourself up over it if you can’t pick it up right away. Try overstable flex shots where you don’t even throw the disc that hard but you force it on a very steep anhyzer angle and throw it kinda high in the air so it has time to fight out, or on the other spectrum you could try very understable on more of a hyzer flip shot but you’ll have to really spin it if you want to do that. Even having a 100-200’ scramble forehand will help shave a few strokes off every round
I’m 53 and anytime I’ve ever tried a forehand it sucked bad. After watching this video I tried the wine glass analogy and the slow start with my 12&13 speed understable drivers I had sitting on the rack. they work great for me on FH. My average BH is 180-190 very few over 220’. In 2 days my average FH is probably 200 with several 240-250’ with a lot less effort than BH.. and it felt great to use long FH shots on the course.
These tips made me so happy, I was able to almost completely look past the Patriots shirt! 😁👍
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#2020Shutdown🙄
#ItsReallyGivenMeTimeToImproveMyGolfAndDiscGolfGameTho
😂😂😂 #PatsNation #ScamNewton #RipBrady
I know Im kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?
@Jasper Jesse i watch on FlixZone. You can find it on google :)
@Jasper Jesse I use Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
Great vid man, you earned a subscription from me!
Love it!! Thanks Austin hope you have a great day :)
just rewatched this, lots of good stuff here thanks. for me i throw LHBH but throw baseballs, shoot basketballs etc righty so the lefty flick is pretty unnatural for me. honestly just watching you do that standstill scramble shot is pretty helpful. little bit of hip turn, no backswing and not a lot of follow through and the disc goes effortlessly far. i'm gonna practice really short flicks to get the feeling down before i can add any power with hips/runup.
Love it dude thanks for the feedback! Keep me in the loop with how things progress and if it helps you get out of trouble in your future rounds
Hey Noah. Thank you for the tips. My forehand is the most wobly one you can imagine. Never the less what disc i choose, there is no control and the disc decides where to go itself....I'll let you know my progress based on your tips :D . Cheers - 3 minutes thursday about how doing rollers would be cool !
Thanks for the feedback Ambo! A roller 3mt wouldn’t be a bad idea as I need to work on those myself 😂😂
Thanks Noah! I have been trying to develop a forehand so this should definitely help. I'm around 6'6" so it is also nice to get advice from another tall guy!
Love it! We have the wingspan and length to scramble out of shots that mere mortals have no chance of reaching :) haha
@@DailyDiscGolf Tall and a southpaw!
Thanks for the video. My buddy, that i throw discs with, is about your height, he throws LHBH, and RHFH. We both are just casual players, but want learn more. He struggles with his grips, because his fingers are almost long enough to palm the flight plate like a basketball. This video should help him a lot. Again, thank you.
Hey man I’m new left handed player, some vids focusing on how flight patterns are different for lefties and how to approach this difference would be sooooooo helpful. Keep it up, your channel is great!
Thanks for the support! My best advice would be to check out my lefty fundementals video from last summer when I broke my throwing hand and had to teach myself to play lefty, there’s also a handful of episodes that I’m playing lefty and getting a bit better towards the end. Goodluck! Lol
I honestly think that this what THE most helpful flick tip video I have seen yet. I've even watched Nate Sextons flic vid, this seemed more relatable to me. Thank you, and keep up the great content. P.S. I wanna buy merch!!! Lol
Thanks Nathan I really appreciate that feedback. I know man so many people want some hucksquad merch and I’ve just been unable to get on top of it 🙁 I’ve tried a print on demand service with some of my friends but it’s not really scalable to my whole audience at the moment, will most likely just need to bulk purchase my own inventory then deal with the logistics of each sale. I’m saving up a chunk of cash now to make that initial purchase with! Hang tight :)
@@DailyDiscGolf awesome, yeah I know it ain't easy, have ya looked into Crickut maybe make patches n stuff on there, just a suggestion
I’ll check it out! Thanks
Best forehand tips I ever found. "Keep your wrist loose and elbow tight." My disc not wobbling anymore. Thanks.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thanks for the feedback Raven glad I was able to help in some way!
I think this was my issue too!! Money tips here!! My wrist was definitely too tight and my disc was wobbling
Thanks Sean! Glad you were able to find value in that tip 😁
Awesome video! You may have done this but would love to see a video on putting
I think I might have one out there but not a bad idea to re visit the subject!
Good stuff bud.
Thanks Christian! Hope it helped in some way
great tip
Thanks !!
great video
Thanks Gene!
Unfortunately tendinitis keeps me from throwing too many forehands, but I still keep the forehand upshot in my arsenal for those times when the backhand is truly out of the question. Great video man!
Thanks Reagan! Glad you're still able to throw and enjoy the sport!
five day old disc golfer here, all I do is throw forehands except putting so far haha
Keep it up, i was a 4 year forehand player before i even bought putters and mid ranges and learned a real backhand. Dont rush or overjudge yourself
Same here, I'm 3 months in and can only get distance with forehand
Hi! Some suggestions for more 3MT tips: How to adjust for footing changes: uphill, downhill, left/right side slope. (I guess a 3MT each) . Thanks for the tips!!
Thanks for the feedback Greg! Great ideas
That’s where I was going wrong, I was swinging it from way back and doing it with power... and it just flops everywhere, so I’m trying these tips tomorrow and will give my feedback. Awesome vid andddddd PEACE OUT HOCK-SQUAD ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
PEACE out!! Haha let me know if it ends up helping!
Javier Bardem is killing it in DG !!
Just finished auditioning for no country for old men 2!
Great tips. Suggestions how to throw a high turnover. Like over a tree. Light vs Heavy weight discs. Under stable vs Stable vs. overstable discs.
Usually neutral because you’ll want it to fight back at the end still, if not maybe slightly overstable and really rip it over, anything understable being thrown that high won’t be consistent in flight. I usually don’t think much about weight of disc, most in my bag are max weight
The wine glass tip helped me as a total beginner with no forehand at all. Thanks, I promise to eat more vegetables :)
Thanks for the feedback!! I had a few cucumbers today :D
Thank you :-)
No thank you!
You read my mind. I’ve been having issues. I need to get that over stable disc. As for ideas: help in judging distance, using distance. Not how to get more distance. Distance and playing Maine wood courses.
Thanks for the feedback Jeff
Something like a Tactic would make a good overstable flicking putter. I use a harp for overstable approach shots. Very similar discs.
As a flick first player, this is all really great advice - power down, focus on angles... but damn can't ignore fact that the (only?) graphic in this video is misspelled! I IMPLORE you to fix it!
Haha i appreciate your support but there's no going back now to fix it unfortunately! We'll have to live with it forever :)
look at that tight tight fairway... They just built one two years ago at my local park.. Its very very wide open which is good for beginners..
I completely agree that you need a decent forehand. Many times have I used a forehand to scramble out of the woods for an awesome upshot for par.
I will also say, I disagree with your polo.
Lol that took a 180 real quick! I have no idea what to expect this year with Cam Newton under center lmao. I was born n raised in Foxboro Massachusetts so the team is in my hometown blood!
Daily Disc Golf I completely understand. I’m a losin’ ass lions fan even though I live in NYC (for now). You stay with what you know. I’m obviously just messing with ya. Keep up with the awesome videos!
I know you were messin with me haha thanks for the support Bryan!
Good tips. My problems are, trying to throw too hard like I'm trying to skip a rock as far as I can, and just not practicing forehands enough. My backhand is just way better. I need to do some forehand-only rounds with some mids and focus on getting a clean release and good snap with easy throws.
Honestly not everyone needs the forehand off the tee, as long as you work it in to be able to throw the upshots needed in certain scramble situations that alone will help shave a few strokes. Really try to keep your palm up through the snap and follow through
Do you control your forehand angles by moving your wrist up/down, or with your torso (like a backhand)?
Thanks! Great tips in here.
Wrist / nose angle more than thinking about what my torso is going, thanks for the feedback Aaron!
I'm still beginning.....and frankly, forehand is my most fun practice, and the understable is my fun disc of the time.
Everyone picks it up differently, these were just the tips that seemed to help me out through my forehand progression. If understable works better for you then keep it going 👍🏻👍🏻
@@DailyDiscGolf well, I'm new to the discs, but I've thrown frisbees forever. And those are predictably overstable. Learning to shoot straight, or even better, get a clean S line....it's addictive.
How about skip shots for 3 minute Thursdays. as I'm learning the forehand all the things you pointed out makes sense to me thank you
Thanks for the feedback! Dont really do 3mt anymore but looking to bring back some sort of short form content this year!
Do the mcray and put a towel down on the teepad, I've even done it in fairway grass. I slipped and tweaked something pretty bad one time and stuck with the towel ever since.
How about a video about Disc Golf game types? Match play, doubles, league, travel teams?
Not a bad idea Luke! Thanks for the feedback
First video I’ve watched of yours, I’ve been having trouble learning the forehand and there are some awesome tips here.
You also look like you’re about to drop 40 on me.
The stacked grip is kinda must for me and my short fingers. If you have short fingers and seem to lack power and grip try the stacked grip
I have pretty big hands so i wouldnt know the short finger struggle, whatever feels most comfortable for you will be best!
Thanks brother great show - Newbie dubs
Thanks Chris!
thanks for this video...dude i play with tells me I gotta stand straight up when throwing sidearm but just doesnt feel right. If only i could learn how to throw backhand lol. any videos you would recommend ?
There's a ton of backhand form videos out there, Nate Sexton and Paul Mcbeth have an old school form video from a small clinic somewhere on youtube that you should try and find, I remember it being a good one
@@DailyDiscGolf ill check it out forsure
@@DailyDiscGolfI gotta revisit the Holy Grail of backhand tutorials. The Beto drill.
Also, thanks for the tips. Forehands are also notorious injury makers. Throwing incorrectly injured my bicep tendons (upper and lower) and I had to stop forehands for a year. Then wrong grip injured my middle finger knuckle (my fingers were too flat on flight plate), I'm 4+ weeks into recovery.
Sheeesh man maybe take a break from them for good until you’re fully healthy and ready to try again, when I slip I always get worried about injury as well
@@DailyDiscGolf For real! I had to switch to learning lefty, a la Noah, until this knuckle heals. I am too addicted to disc golf to actually stop. But goodness, I cannot throwing a lefty forehand to save my life.
I couldn’t either I was all backhand when playing lefty, just gotta make due until you’re healthy again!
Oh man! I really wish I could get the lefty forehand to work! That would be the most useful scramble tool.