Recent content by yossarian

Sure, but Trevor's point was that people should simplify their bag and practice practice practice to really learn a few discs and how to use them - not that you should throw the one with the stamp you love, or that your favourite pro throws, as you seen to imply. Did you watch the video? As...

Trevor Staub has some good tips here ... Disc down to hit the fairway. Lay up an unlikely putt, especially if facing likely long comeback. Throw your preferred throws. Scramble out of the woods by any means necessary. Find the gap, get creative and hit it. Throw your favourite discs, the ones...

Played a C-tier on Sunday, my first time on a golf course layout, and at over 9000 feet the longest layout I've ever played. Bombed some good drives (by my standards), including over-throwing a 280' island by about 60 feet, possibly my best OB shot ever, lol. Didn't feel like I played...

I do have another very similar Wave but I'm going to mix things up and use more of my bag. In field practice I recently got a 6-speed Relay to just shy of 300', so I shouldn't have to pull out the Wave every time I want distance. Awesome that you have discs to give away, that's a nice idea.

I checked out your ratings history and it definitely send to be working for you, congrats! I'm 55, been playing two years. I'm still improving and increasing my distance - but now that I can throw 300 feet more often the errors just get bigger! Spending time with my 7-speeds is good advice. My...

I found some good advice from Steve Andrews over on ultiworld, not sure if he hangs out here on DGCR. Several of his posts in particular are about course management, but there's other good stuff on his blog as well. He talks about the reliability of hyzer shots, among other things. Tuesday Tips...

Yup!! Don't ask yourself "Can I make this shot?" - the answer is always "Yeah, for sure!", because you HAVE made many great shots in the past. Instead you should ask "Can I reliably execute this shot NOW?" If the answer is no - and there's significant downside risk to not executing well - then...

I played an event on the weekend on a great layout at a beautiful golf course - with a lot of OB to contend with. I went out of bounds 7 times in round 1 and 6 times in round 2. I have decided it is time to learn more about this "course management" stuff I keep hearing about. BTW, for what it's...

I'm in Vancouver, British Columbia. Started playing in March of 2022. The ultimate background got me to 200' pretty quickly but it's only recently that I've started to reach 300 a little more often, though still not consistently. With my developing understanding I'm now better able to watch our...

I resemble that remark! I'm a 55 year old man who's played rec level ultimate for 30 years, but I've never been coached in any sport. Been hooked on disc golf for two years now, and the backhand gains are slowly coming, thanks in part to all the conversations here, so thank you. I'm tall and...

Bit of a necro-post, but seems like it's fine to prod this every year or two. 😆 The original post resonates with me, but subtract 100' from each plateau. The problems described under The 300' Barrier (nose up, grip lock, lack of any consistency) were at The 200' Barrier for me, in my first six...

For my own form review I was using Simon Lizotte's slow motion video footage, which to my eye shows full heel plant before pull. It may vary between individuals, I haven't reviewed a lot of examples.

I've tried to extract timing landmarks and swing phases from pro form videos and my own form reviews. So far my only conclusion about "good timing" is that max reach back (coil) should coincide with the moment the plant foot becomes braced. The Fibonacci analogy feels like a bit of a red...

Progress and incremental improvements, though most of the feedback from this thread still applies. I'm getting to 300' more often, if not consistently. I recently parked #18 at my local course for the first time - 295', second half over water, and I was within 5' of the basket. 😁 I still turn...

I can see a disc golf bomber being proportionately stronger on the pulling side of their musculature, but if they can't crank out a dozen or more pushups they ought to hit the gym! I'm 55 years old, 6'3", and started working out about a year ago. It hasn't revolutionized my throwing or...