Sidearm Techniques?

[willstradamus]

I have seen and read hundreds of backhand tutorials, but I haven't seen anything on throwing forehand. Is there any advice/techniques on how to improve a sidearm?

 

[swellerdiscgolf]

Discraft has one on youtube, but I don't know where the link is on this site. ERic?

 

[Sunshine]

Practice, maybe develop your own style, find what works for you...and stop thinking Betty G Ross is in the same league with Davidson College. Betty G has 3 horrible holes(out of 9-then 6 boring ones), Davidson is a top notch beginner course that will teach you how to navigate tight holes without making you throw a bomb.

 

[SigmaChris]

The first couple of principals...get an overstable disc and your wrist has to be faster than your arm. Try just standing and flicking a sidearm...not much arm speed but just flick your wrist to get the feel.

Here is an https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/resources/articles/throwingsidearm.shtml

Here is the discraft video http://discraft.com/vid/html/dg01.html

 

[ShaZaun]

I switch out inbetween fore and back hand depending on the shot....I noticed I concentrate more on the disc sidearm......

 

[solomon.trenton]

the easiest thing for me to keep the disc straight at release i bend my wrist down about 30 degrees and im good to go.

 

[sidewinder22]

I developed mine naturally from a baseball sidearm pitch that feels similar to a fastball or curveball. The videos I've seen didn't really help. Field practice is the best thing and find out what works for you. Play with different grips, discs, angles.

 

[JHern]

The first couple of principals...get an overstable disc

Don't get an overstable disc to begin. It will be a crutch that you would need forever if you did so. Get something with a big rim, like a catch frisbee. It will teach you good form before you move on to throwing other discs. Go somewhere outside with a friend and practice throwing back and forth. This is the best way to learn quickly.

Over at https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/forums (though the forum seems to not be working at the moment) I began a thread on this topic, and everyone jumped in and contributed tips and advice...there is a long list of principles that we decided make for good forehand/sidearm fundamentals, which has been edited numerous times and is the first post in the thread.

Good luck!

 

[willstradamus]

Practice, maybe develop your own style, find what works for you...and stop thinking Betty G Ross is in the same league with Davidson College. Betty G has 3 horrible holes(out of 9-then 6 boring ones), Davidson is a top notch beginner course that will teach you how to navigate tight holes without making you throw a bomb.

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ps
Betty G has 18 holes (counting the long and short tees)

 

[willstradamus]

Don't get an overstable disc to begin. It will be a crutch that you would need forever if you did so. Get something with a big rim, like a catch frisbee. It will teach you good form before you move on to throwing other discs. Go somewhere outside with a friend and practice throwing back and forth. This is the best way to learn quickly.

Over at https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/forums (though the forum seems to not be working at the moment) I began a thread on this topic, and everyone jumped in and contributed tips and advice...there is a long list of principles that we decided make for good forehand/sidearm fundamentals, which has been edited numerous times and is the first post in the thread.

Good luck!

thanx for the link

 

[JHern]

Here is the link to the thread I mentioned before...

https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10739

 

[_.-Dut-._]

Here is the link to the thread I mentioned before...

https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10739

Awesome link.

 

[BrotherDave]

I have seen and read hundreds of backhand tutorials, but I haven't seen anything on throwing forehand. Is there any advice/techniques on how to improve a sidearm?

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[willstradamus]

Thanz for all the help.........umm except for maybe BrotherDaves