200' stand still approach form

[Mike C]

I thought this video did a good job of showing the changes I make to my throw when powering down for approach shots.

For this throw I needed a roughly 200' straight shot to the basket. I wanted to snap it pretty good and run the basket...with the hill behind the basket I wasn't worried about the come back.

What I like to do is generally reduce how much I rotate my body while keeping everything else the same. This is how I find accuracy for longer approach shots that are too short to throw with a run up.

Notice how little my shoulders and my hips turn, compared to my driving form. Also compare the overall depth of the reach back. How far I can reach back is severely limited in the approach form due to restricting my hips and shoulders.

I use the same grip for all backhand throws FWIW.

 

[tdschrock1]

(start at :29) My form is similar, but I don't doo the one step - more of a weight shift

 

[Mike C]

Nice throw! Hole 1 at Arb is one of the first places I started trying stand still drives. I had spent so long trying to drive to that 250' to the pin, that once I learned how to throw 300' I had issues powering down.

Enjoying the rest of the vid. Gonna watch the rest of it...hoping Arb is open this summer. Last November I only got to throw Spiker and Massillon. Should be visiting soon, plan to hit up Deis Hill, Portage Lakes and hopefully swing over to Moraine / Deer Lakes for a day.

Damn, that chain kiss on 6...first hole I ever saw someone hit metal on was #6. Saw an old timer put a beat DX Roc on a lazer and smash the cage. Blew me away...went out and bought my first Rocs that day

 

[timothy42b]

Even with a reduced distance throw, your form produces a complete follow through. (I'm one of those who claim that follow through is the result of proper form earlier in the throw, and can't be a goal in itself - it's just a check that you did something right earlier.)

I'm not succeeding at that. What causes your follow through position?

 

[sidewinder22]

Nice wide backswing MikeC!

 

[OcDiscGolf]

I've noticed over the years that I only feel the need to rotate once I'm over 180, so I completely agree. I feel I have more control with this approach. That being said, with a 350-400' drive and the fact I don't play courses much with holes over 500 feet, I get to use this shot once or twice a round if I'm lucky