Drive Video for Advice

[pchitti]

Looks pretty smooth, looks like a good bit of wrapping instead of pulling through. But they already said that.


360' with a TB, I better not see you in INT at the local minis any more... lol When you gonna make it back to play Open?

Im def guilty of the back peddling my self.

[sidewinder22]

I agree with Tri about the footwork, you're not keeping your weight inside your feet, which makes it hard to get the hips involved. I'd also slow it way down and work a standstill. You have a little hesitation on the plant slowing your momentum instead of accelerating. The other thing is strong arming, pulling early, so the elbow isn't getting good chop ahead of the shoulders, so you aren't properly loading the shoulder(and hips for that matter). I don't see much rhythm in the throw from the backswing as you have maxed out your reachback way before the plant foot lands. It may help to sequence a pre-swing with your footwork. Basically the body gets in the way of the throw and aren't throwing the disc's weight and allowing that release of momentum to pull you into follow through.

[strive]

I haven't played advanced since the first time I played in Waco. I have been playing open and actually won last week while you were in the pineywoods.

[pchitti]

Sweet congrats! was just giving ya crap buddy, until recently havent been able to play. Now that I got rid of that whole job thing. Im gonna be out there a bit more. EVERY WEEKEND!!!

[bholy08]

Originally Posted by Aim For The Chains

He also is right about your run-up/x-step as you look to start out too fast and long which causes a few issues from being off center with your weight shift/transfer as you appear to go forward then back and forward again. You might even be trying to reach back too far or it is just coming off in the timing because all of your weight should be over the back foot at the same the same time you hit the apex of your reach back and you seem to reach back a little early and continue to hold it stiff during the initial weight transfer. Also your back foot looks like it is coming off the ground early in the follow through just lifting up then around and not driving forward towards the plant knee allowing more power to transfer from the legs to the hips and core during your rotation. Slowing down the video really helped see it easier specially with the long reach back.

i have felt myself doing this lately and really feel that its creating some nose angle issues and of course taking momentum from the lower half....

It seems like you might have a little curl of the wrist on the first throw, but tough to make out so not sure

[strive]

Originally Posted by strive

I haven't played advanced since the first time I played in Waco. I have been playing open and actually won last week while you were in the pineywoods.

I didn't mean for this to sound near as douche baggy as it did.

[strive]

Originally Posted by sidewinder22

I agree with Tri about the footwork, you're not keeping your weight inside your feet, which makes it hard to get the hips involved. I'd also slow it way down and work a standstill. You have a little hesitation on the plant slowing your momentum instead of accelerating. The other thing is strong arming, pulling early, so the elbow isn't getting good chop ahead of the shoulders, so you aren't properly loading the shoulder(and hips for that matter). I don't see much rhythm in the throw from the backswing as you have maxed out your reachback way before the plant foot lands. It may help to sequence a pre-swing with your footwork. Basically the body gets in the way of the throw and aren't throwing the disc's weight and allowing that release of momentum to pull you into follow through.

I see what you're saying here. I feel like I'm pulling to the left side of my chest instead of the right side and therefore not bending my elbow as much as I should. Is this what you mean?

[sidewinder22]

Watch your knees. This shows the difference on how you leverage your rear side and post on the front side. Your upper body and center of gravity shifts massively from rear to front, but it doesn't help the throw at all because you aren't braced on the front side at impact and throws you around off balance. Because your upper body keeps moving at impact, it slows your end hand speed and can't engage the hips.

The hips aren't leading the throw and the followthrough shows it as your rear hip comes around and throws you. Also the feet are flat with heels on the ground, and the pivot is flat footed. From a standstill position you want to feel leverage from your right shoulder against your left foot/knee at reachback and leverage from the left shoulder against your right foot/knee at impact.

The middle pic of you is as the disc is beginning to pivot out of your hand and shows the elbow still has a lot of room to get further in front the shoulder and more elbow extension. This is kind of hard to explain in words because you begin pulling too fast too early the elbow bends early and the shoulders are also pulling early so you can't get good extension of the elbow at the hit. When the plant foot lands the momentum should pull the disc into the power zone, and then you should accelerate with the arm. Your arm is pulling before the power zone and not loading the arm from the discs momentum. So your arm should act more as a guide into the chest and then bam!

Also check your shoulders especially the second pic. I'd use a lower reachback to help keep that right shoulder lower before the power zone.

[strive]

You guys have given some great advice. Here is my plan of action:

1)Right Pec Drill from standstill
2)Right Pec Drill with footwork
3)Reachback from standstill
4)Reachback with footwork

I have used the hammer pound drills and can generally feel the weight transfer on the disc. Does this look like it would help.

The one thing I noticed from watching myself is that I hate my footwork. It's probably why my knees hurt me when playing often or long. (I'm hoping.)

[jenb]

Don't forget the first thing you mentioned in your OP. Posture. That was the thing that I noticed right away. I think if you focus on that first, a lot of this other stuff might fall into place. Or vice versa. How's that? :P