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It's been a while since I've posted something, but I really don't want people to get defensive, argue and forget about why we/you all do what we do - sharing information and helping other people understand throwing mechanics. SW: You've answered or replied to my posts in the same way you did to...

You should be swinging inside your posture and brace. (If the disc golf throw didn't have a rotational part to it this would be much easier to see in the swing, but it's there.) A lot of people miss this really easy part, when they try to overpower, overspeed or over-reach etc. Or they just...

David Wiggins Jr. take the pinky of the rim when throwing max distance? How common is this? https://streamable.com/z68hfp

There is only one lane. Front heel, back knee, neck. Keep it in line. No need to worry about the rest if that's balanced.

Albert Tamm throws with a two finger grip. He releases his pinky and ring finger, just like you, but at max "reach back" before he pull forward towards the hit. So maybe you don't need to change it? Grip is a slippery slope of never being satisfied. Never hurts to try different things though...

Quick note: Stop swinging your arm like that going into the x-step. You are only making it more difficult for yourself. If I pause your video at 0:01 your throwing arm and disc is waaay open where we can see your arm pop up on the right side of your body towards the right side of the tee. You...

I have the same thought about your swing, and I think fixing that will make a lot of things fall in to place one by one. Right now your mass is too far away from the target relative to your feet. Which makes you lose the drift/acceleration/hershyzer. You enter a balance with mass on top of your...

Where can I watch this little snippet myself?

Anterior pelvic tilt or a case of "chicken posture" is really common these days. We sit too much, never engaging our glutes. Wake up your glutes and your posture will improve. (Do glute bridges and tucked tail plank.) While standing up you want to move your weight back over heels without...

You need to get "out of the sofa" and "onto the skateboard". Your balance is off in the brace. Getting the back knee behind the back hip will feel so much better, and will make everything else easier. The back knee should drop and twist (on auto - no bug squishing) so that you line up (from...

I like this form better. Pump seems heavier, like a battering ram. Another thing you might try is doing a regular four step, but focusing on the feet (instructions below). It might help with balance and keeping it centered not leaning away or falling through the brace. 1. Back foot step...

Interesting. I stand by my words on this for now, but I'm open for discussion. I'm going for a more feel than real approach here. The truth is often far from straight lines when in a dynamic motion. Your own screengrabs with the knees more towards target happens a few frames later than mine...

1. I'm not sure you should be focusing so much on the pump/swing. It looks out of rhythm in every clip I've watched. It doesn't have to be tool for everyone. That's my take on it. I've never really focused on it myself. In the freeze frames above from SW22 your arm and disc feels dispatched and...

I haven't really been a part of your progress here in this thread so far. So I'm not sure where you are at right now, but just looking at the video above I have a few thoughts and suggestions. Angles, camera placement and lines are not 100% correct, but the details is not what I'm going for...

The disc is the moon. Earth is the elbow. The Sun is CoG. It's an example and a simplification not meant to be dissected. (I know that an average elbow isn't as big as the earth, provides life for millions of species or has a hot core.)