How can I throw 500ft?

[garublador]

Originally Posted by C6H1206

As far as How i throw. I normally throw my long drives with the nose down and a bit of hyzer, depending on the discs. I have been practicing the distance competition type drives where i throw my Destroyer or Wraith super high with anhyzer and the disc flexes out in the air and goes super far... but this shot is not accurate for me..and still maxes out at the 430ft range.

Others have said this but I'll reiterate. You're probably maxing out how far you can strong arm a throw. To get up to 500' you'll likely need to learn to actually "hit it." There are a couple giant threads at DGR about it. The "Incomplete Secret Technique" is probably the easiest way to learn to hit it, but it still takes lots of work.

[CwAlbino]

Originally Posted by MNcyclone

Do it up boys, who is parking this? 443'.

I haven't parked that, but I have deuced it. Didn't even throw a driver

Comet -> Wizard

Originally Posted by GLong

nice work. but, two things:

1. you were playing dubs. having a partner gives you a certain extra amount of confidence in trying to execute a shot like that. how do you play it in regular singles competition?

2. how many times have you played that hole? do you always play it for a two?

I'll go ahead and answer this

It was solo
I've been to BRP probably less than a dozen times, since I don't even live up in MN.
I always play it for a three, but I went for it on the upshot twice now and sunk it once, clipped the basket the second time. (still 3'd)


As for the OP. Throwing 500 is more about a feeling and can't really be told how. Your body has to be working to get as much smash factor, spin, velocity, with as little oat as possible. When you get the feeling that your body is being pulled by the disc, you are on the right track.


As for those who can throw over 425' accurately, accurately is probably relative. There aren't many people that can throw over 425' into "the circle" of a basket let alone those who can shape lines in the process.

See this:

[ChrisWoj]

Originally Posted by MNcyclone

No offence, but BS. If you can throw 425' accurately (read: into the putting circle on a confined hole) you had better not be bagging AM. Me thinks yours and my definitions of "accurately" may be different...

Depends entirely on your definition of a "confined hole" - If you're talking about that hole on Blue Ribbon Pines - well, I believe many of us saw how even the top pros play it in a doubles situation on that Clash DVD a few years back. My definition of 425 with accuracy is putting someone in a situation where they have to throw a controlled drive with minimal left-to-right play and a little vertical room to work.

[nohr]

Originally Posted by GLong

it looks pretty flat in the pic, am i wrong? i would think a 3 would be relatively easy with 2 mid/putter throws right down the pipe. how wide is the fairway? looks about 12-15'.

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[JoshEpoo]

Originally Posted by GLong

it looks pretty flat in the pic, am i wrong? i would think a 3 would be relatively easy with 2 mid/putter throws right down the pipe. how wide is the fairway? looks about 12-15'.

I guess "easy" is always relative. The average score at the MN Majestic for men's open (whatever year BRP has stats for on their home page, 2010 maybe?) was 4.59 sooo....

[BionicRib]

Originally Posted by GLong

it looks pretty flat in the pic, am i wrong? i would think a 3 would be relatively easy with 2 mid/putter throws right down the pipe. how wide is the fairway? looks about 12-15'.

the distance between each tree lining the fairway is what makes it tough.....I would say the fairway is about 25 to 30ft wide, but the fairway slopes downhill a bit right at about the 250 to 300ft range. If you can get a mid or putter in the middle then yes a three is definitely doable, but as far as I am concerned pat yourself on the back for getting a 4. there is ob on both sides of the fairway (not to much room outside the fairway) If you get too far left or right...good luck on your next shot..........If you do not get the fairway then you would hope to be left of it from the tee......that way a righty can get a forehand right up by the basket, but because those trees that line the fairway are only 3-6ft apart from each other good luck with that. It is a tough hole though. Didn't really respect it till I stood up to the tee for the first time.

[DerekTonn]

Originally Posted by Smigles

How is this of ANY concern in this thread ?

We are talking about distance here. Take your boo hoo elsewhere. If you dont want to improve all aspects of your game, that is your problem, leave us alone with it. Some of us have not given up on distance yet.

Who's given up on distance?

I'm just saying that if most guys playing disc golf thought more with their heads (working their short games), and less with their "members" (working their tee shots), they'd probably get the scores/results on the course they are looking for.

Case in point? Me today. Played five rounds on my favorite 9-hole course. My longest drive EVER was 380 feet prior to today...but I was ripping it. Exceeded 400 feet three times, which blew my mind! But I also missed three putts inside of 20-22 feet. Embarrassingly bad. Wiping away those three great drives.

You can drive it 1,000 feet if you want to! But if you can't seal the deal around the basket, it means nothing other than the "erection" the flight and hang-time will give you.

[DerekTonn]

On topic (after my last sermonette...sorry).

One thing I've found has helped me add length to my tee shots is to slow down my x-step and footwork a bit, while simultaneously accelerating my rip-through (disc across the chest) and a little more flick/snap of the wrist on the release. I'm not 100% sure why this has worked well for me, but I think it's due to form/balance.

The faster or longer my run-up or x-step is, the more inconsistent I seem to be in my footwork and (importantly) my balance. And if my release angle on my disc is just a fraction of an inch off of where it should be, or a fraction of a second early/late, I don't get the flight path and "RPMs" that I need to allow for straighter, longer shots.

I stumbled on the technique by accident...as I had a couple abdominal surgeries the past couple years and couldn't do my normal x-step release. To get distance, I had no other choice but to rip the disc across my chest faster, while cutting WAY back on my step/run up. Now that I'm mostly healed from those surgeries and am getting back to "normal" on my footwork, I've retained the faster rip through on my release. And it really, REALLY makes a difference related to distance.

Hope that helps!

[Mike C]

Because everyone knows driving far and putting well are mutually exclusive.

[DerekTonn]

Originally Posted by Mike C

Because everyone knows driving far and putting well are mutually exclusive.

For a vast majority of beginners, recreational players, or Intermediate players? Yes...yes they (often times) are. For the same reason as a lot of guys on the ball-golf course going through buckets of balls on the driving range, but not being able to sink the 6-7 footer on the green. None of their buddies ooh and aah over that 6-7 foot putt. But darned if they don't all ooh and aah watching that little white ball fly high and long off the tee.