-
Discover new ways to elevate your game with the updated DGCourseReview app!
It's entirely free and enhanced with features shaped by user feedback to ensure your best experience on the course. (App Store or Google Play)
Best Exercises For Improving
- Thread starter Achasteen
- Start date
kyflash
Birdie Member
Look for Dan Beato on youtube
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2008
- Messages
- 21,995
Power comes from your core, not your arm. Distance comes from technique.
Major Tomahawk
Eagle Member
Ricky needs to lower his head a little while doing those prone exercises. He's putting too much stress on his neck.
JC AceHole
* Ace Member *
:clap:
slowplastic
* Ace Member *
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2014
- Messages
- 6,254
Yeah, Avery could snap Simon and Eagle in half at the same time, but they both throw farther than him. He does throw farther than all of us of course though.
slowplastic
* Ace Member *
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2014
- Messages
- 6,254
To be a bit more constructive, some videos in here have exercises that will probably help your power but definitely help your longevity. https://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130674
wolfmandragon
* Ace Member *
Overall strength will help. Look to full body workouts.
Here is one example(there are plenty others that will work)....it has given me about 15 extra feet on my putts.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cKx8xE8jJZs
Edit: 15 feet of distance...Accuracy is still made better by practice.
Here is one example(there are plenty others that will work)....it has given me about 15 extra feet on my putts.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cKx8xE8jJZs
Edit: 15 feet of distance...Accuracy is still made better by practice.
Last edited:
Zanguini
Birdie Member
Disc Golf Doctor
Par Member
Form improves distance most
wims
Double Eagle Member
If you want to improve your average score then work on putting and your technique. Huge distance is less important for low scores, at least on the courses I play on. Besides, huge distance comes with great technique, it's not really a muscle thing
Given that power generation in disc golf is very similar to ball golf, I would think that any of the plethora of golf exercise videos would be a good starting point. Here's a piece from the golf channel talking about Dustin Johnson's core focused routine:
https://www.golfchannel.com/video/strength-speed-and-rotation-dj/
As far as good technique being required for power, obviously that's the case. However the idea that also improving strength and athleticism isn't going to make a difference is ridiculous. Just look at the PGA tour, and take a look at the guys that can really bomb it: Johnson, McIlroy, Day, Koepka, Woods (in his prime). They all have good technique, but also put a ton of time into strength and conditioning.
https://www.golfchannel.com/video/strength-speed-and-rotation-dj/
As far as good technique being required for power, obviously that's the case. However the idea that also improving strength and athleticism isn't going to make a difference is ridiculous. Just look at the PGA tour, and take a look at the guys that can really bomb it: Johnson, McIlroy, Day, Koepka, Woods (in his prime). They all have good technique, but also put a ton of time into strength and conditioning.
wims
Double Eagle Member
Eagle pretty much has the biggest power on tour and his biceps are thinner than my wrists
You don't throw with your biceps. I'd be willing to bet he has a very powerful core.
Before I classified him as a 90 pound weakling, I'd have to see him with his shirt off.
Eagle and most other long throwers are also very FLEXIBLE! Stretching is very important, in addition to other exercises already mentioned by others.
I could be wrong, but I believe there is video and or Eagle showing/quoting he can do like 1 or 2 push ups. Simon, Eagle seem to reply on flexibility, natural large wing span (ie: high ape index) to get amazing arm speed. I think others like Paul, Drew, GG, etc do reply on a bit more strength, explosive power, to get similar results.
Similar threads
