Alright, so I lied in that I don't have a video with this post, but I feel it necessary to share.
Today I went to my field and I threw my go to straight to stable fairway driver, a dynamic discs moonshine escape.
I have been told that this disc is actually an understable mold but it always acted perfectly stable for me with only tiny bit of turn (once in a while) and plenty of fade.
When I threw my Escape today it turned far more than usual and it went out to around 320' after only about 4 warm up throws. This is definitely the longest throw in my life, and it felt like I was using only 75% of the energy I would have before with still no pain. It felt easy.
Breaking the distance plateau I was at feels great, and while I originally came here looking for more distance, I have also gained something that I think will be more valuable.
Before, about one out of every 10 -15 shots I threw would just fly off between 30 and 45 degrees to the right. The disc would come out level and would fly well, so no wrist rolling, but it would just be straight up aimed wrong. This has been one of the most frustrating things to fix as most of the "I throw too far right" videos and posts focus on pulling in a straight line and holding the disc out away from the body, which I was focusing on a lot, but wasn't actually doing properly because of how my lower body was moving.
Correcting my weight shift issues has stopped me from turning my body to face the target (opening) too early, which was not only robbing me of distance, but also accuracy. I think my drives will be vastly more consistent from this point on.
The grip article was a good read. Overall my grip was decent and I was already focusing on having the disc pivot and "rip" but one thing that I wasn't doing was gripping the disc all that hard. After correcting my weight shif and keeping my elbow forward I am finally feeling the ever elusive "snap, hit, rip, disc pivot, power pocket" thing that I always read about. Now, gripping the disc harder feels like it will propel it farther, instead of "griplocking" the disc.
I still plan on posting more form checks in the future, but I just wanted to thank Sidewinder and Slowplastic, as well as all the other gurus, for taking the time to diligently scan these threads and give us this personalized advice
If anyone else is having a plateau and all the stuff you're reading and watching on the internet just doesn't seem to be adding up or making a difference, I strongly urge you to just go ahead and post a form check. My video was by no means high quality or optimal and these guys were still able to help me get the biggest burst of progress I have ever had.
Sorry for the long post, I'm just still riding the high of pushing out that max D.