Disclaimer: I'm not a coach, nor am I a doctor or good at the game - i just like to throw FH and help people getting better at it. Please do not just go to the field and blow your shoulder/elbow out.
First off, English isn't my first language. I'll do my best!
There's a million well explained guides out there, but i thought i would tell you guys about my experience on how two "minor" things blew my mind.
- hip/shoulder separation! - i watched a FH tutorial with Ryan Sheldon on the subject and realized that when i threw, everything just comes through at once - hip/shoulder/arm. Getting that separation is key for better (effortless) distance.
What worked for ME, was doing a standstill motion, keeping the arm back (close to peak reachback)slowly shifting the weight from the back to the front foot, bracing on the front foot (slight push back and up), feeling how the hips turning, tensing up the core and THEN "power" the arm through. It's even possible to do without a disc - in a slow motion throw to get the feeling of it.
Just go to the field and fling your putters/mids whatever out.. don't focus on power, distance or lines - simply just get a grasp on how the lower body gets in on it (the same feeling when throwing a good BH).
I'm still trying to incorporate the same "lag" with a full run-up, but it's getting there.
Watching slow-mo's of pitchers actually got me to get a more proper understanding of the "seperation"
I'm hindered by my poor English to explain more in-depth - feel free to add on the subject
2. - grip (and release angle?)
For the fun of it, i tried out a power grip (Paul mcbeth) instead of my usual stacked grip and overshot a 330 feet hyzer shot with what felt like zero effort. And I've never tried out the grip before.
I've switched to the power grip for my drives and BOY did it add some fuel (for me mule) on my drives. When rewatching videos of myself, i had a swooping motion in my pull, but i guess that the switch in grip somehow forces me to pull in a more straight line and suits me better, since I've eliminated next to all flutter out of the hand.
I know this is probably common sense to many, just thought I would share it - it might help someone out!
(Humble brag): i know i had "decent" form before these minor tweaks, but this got me to actually hit my lines around the 430 mark instead of just praying to jebus that my disc would end up on the fairway.
First off, English isn't my first language. I'll do my best!
There's a million well explained guides out there, but i thought i would tell you guys about my experience on how two "minor" things blew my mind.
- hip/shoulder separation! - i watched a FH tutorial with Ryan Sheldon on the subject and realized that when i threw, everything just comes through at once - hip/shoulder/arm. Getting that separation is key for better (effortless) distance.
What worked for ME, was doing a standstill motion, keeping the arm back (close to peak reachback)slowly shifting the weight from the back to the front foot, bracing on the front foot (slight push back and up), feeling how the hips turning, tensing up the core and THEN "power" the arm through. It's even possible to do without a disc - in a slow motion throw to get the feeling of it.
Just go to the field and fling your putters/mids whatever out.. don't focus on power, distance or lines - simply just get a grasp on how the lower body gets in on it (the same feeling when throwing a good BH).
I'm still trying to incorporate the same "lag" with a full run-up, but it's getting there.
Watching slow-mo's of pitchers actually got me to get a more proper understanding of the "seperation"
I'm hindered by my poor English to explain more in-depth - feel free to add on the subject
2. - grip (and release angle?)
For the fun of it, i tried out a power grip (Paul mcbeth) instead of my usual stacked grip and overshot a 330 feet hyzer shot with what felt like zero effort. And I've never tried out the grip before.
I've switched to the power grip for my drives and BOY did it add some fuel (for me mule) on my drives. When rewatching videos of myself, i had a swooping motion in my pull, but i guess that the switch in grip somehow forces me to pull in a more straight line and suits me better, since I've eliminated next to all flutter out of the hand.
I know this is probably common sense to many, just thought I would share it - it might help someone out!
(Humble brag): i know i had "decent" form before these minor tweaks, but this got me to actually hit my lines around the 430 mark instead of just praying to jebus that my disc would end up on the fairway.