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Definitely might be a timing issue for me as well and I'm sure I'm still rounding.
I used to max out around the same distance as you when I was a little less broken down. Now 400 only happens like twice a month.
Sorry, here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPvOR3qKt_A
Your rear leg is completely backwards and fully extended pushing off your heel instead of toes/instep of the rear foot with bent knee. In backswing you are leaning back/collapsing posture over your rear leg/hip instead of turning back inside the rear leg/hip, and then pushing everything back forward over top the front hip instead of rotating forward from the ground up.Sorry, here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPvOR3qKt_A
Sorry, here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPvOR3qKt_A
The simplest and easiest fix for me was to first forward pump out front toward target in order to get your arm and disc swinging weightless (or I guess weighted...), then let arm come back wide/outside - on a horizontal plane (as opposed to a more vertical wrecking ball type pendulum; Feldberg) - to backswing.... for the time being just focus solely on watching your upper arm and try to resist the collapse when it gets to 120 or so. Plant and then sling your arm and the disc (but don't use your arm). Don't worry about bending your arm or bringing disc into a power pocket as it lags forward - you'll be amazed at how much snap you can get just from a long straight arm/lever.
This helped with my timing, consistency, and snap. It also helped with some of the other issues you're having - like where is the disc at top of my backswing, which I don't have to worry about anymore. It's literally the only form change I've done in disc golf that didn't take weeks/months of up and down practice. For me, it was instant results.
Obviously everyone is different and you may prefer a more up and down pendulum like Feldberg or something completely different but worth a shot. You won't be hitting your neck, at least
a few questions after trying this the last few days
1) How far out in front should the pump be going? I'm guessing it probably depends on personal mechanics/comfort but I figured I'd ask.
2) when you say swing the arm, what exactly does that mean? I think I've always struggled with the idea of the arm not doing the work.
And I'm assuming that eliminating rounding isn't the purpose of this.
makes sense
I keep meaning to throw the hammer. Have to find the right area.