RHFH or Lefty?

[TxDiscGolfBoy]

I wish I had decent flick.....it's getting there though. If you've got a backhand and a forehand...you're super deadly.

[Bubbajoe]

I'm a big fan of throwing both rhbh & lhbh. Especially if you spend any time at all on the practice field. Even if you never use it on the course it will pay off physically in terms of more even mucle development.
It also will pay dividens in terms of stamina if you play long sessions. I notice this when my friends and I play 54+ boles in a day. If your throwing a third(ish) of your drives and mids with your off hand you'll save alot of wear & tear on your strong hand.

[GLong]

do both if you can, but be warned that unless you are naturally athletic and ambidextrous learning lefty will probably be difficult. FH will probably come together faster. And the FH is a great get out of trouble shot. I would learn FH first since it will probably impact your game sooner.

[Apothecary]

i broke my wrist and had to have some hardware installed in it a few years back. developed a bit of a LHBH shot then. have been using it more lately...it seems to agree with my striker and visions.

then, of course, when im going over all this with Steve Rico, he asks me to fire off a sidearm for a long approach. like it knows its being watched, it cruises completely flat, right on target, and about 300', overshooting the basket by a good 50'. he said "yeah you need that shot back in your bag."

[Technohic]

Originally Posted by Apothecary

i broke my wrist and had to have some hardware installed in it a few years back. developed a bit of a LHBH shot then. have been using it more lately...it seems to agree with my striker and visions.

then, of course, when im going over all this with Steve Rico, he asks me to fire off a sidearm for a long approach. like it knows its being watched, it cruises completely flat, right on target, and about 300', overshooting the basket by a good 50'. he said "yeah you need that shot back in your bag."

I find that happens with sidearms. You try to throw it a mile and it will burn you, at least until you have it down, but if you just give it some touch, you'll be suprised how far they go.

[Apothecary]

Mr. Rico also coached me to keep my elbow locked to my love handle when i throw sidearm. seemed like weird advice. i feel like i have tyrannosaurus rex arms when i throw like that, but he says the control you gain far outweighs the d you lose. going to try sidearm as my primary shot today.

[Kwick]

one benefit of learning backhand on other hand instead of forehand is you have all the proper knowledge of the discs.

certains discs work better backhand v forehand for people as although it's the same disc, the grip is completley different, as the rim, thumb trac, etc might only effect one way of throwing

[bikinjack]

Originally Posted by Apothecary

Mr. Rico also coached me to keep my elbow locked to my love handle when i throw sidearm. seemed like weird advice. i feel like i have tyrannosaurus rex arms when i throw like that, but he says the control you gain far outweighs the d you lose. going to try sidearm as my primary shot today.

The whole locked in elbow thing just doesn't work for me. Kills my elbow, shoulder, and really my whole arm. I have to throw more like I would throw a baseball to be able to keep playing.

Good luck on the FH thing.

[tick]

BH and FH do not fly quite the same. I say, if you can develop a good LHBH for those shots that need a right fade, then you are way ahead. I've known several players who could BH with either, and they definitely benefited, though the guy I think of first is a lefty. Often (esp. older) courses favor RHBH, so lefty has more incentive, and probably more natural inclination towards being ambidextrous.

For myself, when you are already one handed, there isn't much option. But, I'm looking into bionics!

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

[Myers]

I started as a forehand player, then I learned the back hand shortly after. although I have a lot of experience with my forehand there is definitely an advantage to having the LHBH shot. I unfortunately am horribly uncoordinated with my left so the forehand works for the most part. It is fairly seldom when I would prefer to have the LHBH, but I definitely come accross that situation from time to time.

Overall the forehand I think is easier to learn but harder to master.