What's your favorite "get-out-of-trouble" shot?

[DiscJunkie]

I can throw pretty straight for 250-275', but if I go into the woods, I'm usually better just pitching out.
What throw do you use to get out of trouble.
What throw should I be working on?

 

[BrotherDave]

I personally like thumbers and forehand rollers. My buddy actually curses my thumber ability, and it's not that great. But they are handy.

 

[80playedin10states]

learn a forehand for sure...fh rollers are great...a tomahawk and a thumber are helpful...go to an open field and practice these shots...or throw many shots when practicing on the course...i just find it is easier to practice a certain shot in a field without the distractions an actual course brings..

 

[tamahawk]

I agree with the forehand roller, I've used it several times and it works great. I don't get a lot of distance with it, but when getting out of trouble, I'm not concerned with throwing far, just back out to civilization and hopefully a chance to save a decent score.

Thumbers and tomahawks are great, I don't throw them much because I don't throw them well, but some of my buddies throw them and have made some impressive outs with these shots. Another interesting shot is the grenade shot, I've used it a few times with decent success?

 

[zbyrd]

Tomahawk for me. Thrown baseball style, it can fight throw most anything short of a brick wall.

 

[CincyRocs]

A pro once told my cousin he has this really beat in disc, it will do two complete flips when thrown flat, that he just flicks his wrist and it goes straight.

 

[SpringDgLover]

Thumber for me, I can usually find some kind of crevice to chunk my way out of with my Aerobie #2 (yes I throw that disc and yes I know it is ugly).

 

[ChronoDisc]

i just tamahawk it through the trees with a heavy disc.... works pretty much every time.... but when it doesnt i am in some deep trouble

 

[solomon.trenton]

i tomahawk my champ roadrunner and it has yet to fail me (knocks on wood)

 

[ChronoDisc]

be careful or that roadrunner will be knockin on wood lol

 

[SomeChump]

I like having a really stable mid and a really unstable mid for having to make tight turns coming out of the shule. I currently use a totally beat stingray that curves hard right with minimal effort and a new star gator. I throw a thumber if I can't use a forehand or backhand. A scooby is also a useful shot to learn.

 

[bazillion]

Depends on the trouble I'm in. Since I don't have any kind of an overhand arsenal I'm restricted to FH, BH, and rollers, with an occasional scooby or turbo putt thrown in for kicks and grins.

Mainly though, I practice visualizing the line I need, not just to get out of jail, but also to advance as far as possible toward the basket. Once I've got that in mind, I dry-run the shot (arm motion) and then let fly. I've made some pretty miraculous recoveries that way, also built up quite a reputation as a bully among the local trees

 

[A.Mutt]

grenade shot or if I'm stuck in a real tight section of trees, an underhand flick that fades right.

 

[treethacker]

for me its the forehand. Only goes about 200 ft of so but if I am in trouble that's usually all I need or less.

 

[jwk0522]

I thumb my Star Firebird

 

[zenbot]

For low coverage I throw a thumber straight out like a baseball at about 2:00. It hits the ground 40-60 feet out and skips to the right.

 

[drock2k1]

I like to carry a chainsaw with me, I find it helps the most. Beyond that, I am working on my thumber technique as I have used it a couple of times when in trouble and got some great results.

 

[DiscJunkie]

How do you throw a "grenade"?
Also, how do you throw a "forehand roller" and how do you expect it to behave, once out?

 

[DiscJunkie]

I haven't seen any videos or instructionals that were aimed at getting out of trouble.
There are Tommy and Thumber videos, but usually they're more abourt driving.
My biggest trouble is figuring out what the thing is going to do once it leaves my hand. My thumbers and Tommys tend to be unpredictable.

 

[SomeChump]

One important thing when you're in trouble is your mindset. You usually do better "giving up" a throw than trying to make an impossible shot to make par. My main goal is to miss the trees right in front of me. If I can do that, I only lose one throw. But if I try to wrap it around three trees, shoot the gap under the branch, and then anhyzer it in toward the basket, I'm likely to chunk it into the one right in front of me. I just concentrate on missing the ones close to me. Much better to get out of trouble in one shot than to be taking multiple trouble shots in a row.