I'm not exactly sure what anyone is arguing anymore but, this is the most contradictory statement of the year. Non-existent fundamentals and lots of trial and error is the easiest method. That's not a method, perhaps a method of mayhem. :doh: Damn Feldy and Climo for their Fundamentals DVD.
There are disc golf throwing fundamentals and mechanics just like all sports. When you examine the different styles and find similarities, those similarities are the fundamentals. The hammer pound drills are part of that, but there are more like elbow chop, delayed shoulder rotation, weight shift, balance, posture, and alignment. There are positions and fundamentals that work against producing "snap". Working from a standstill and the hit backward is the best way to learn as I typically suggest people do, but most don't have the patience and results may vary from that alone.
I agree there are no shortcuts, especially past 300'. You rarely ever see or hear about players making huge improvements in a practice session past 300'. I've played with some newbs that were throwing 200', I showed them the yo-yo hammer drill and had a few hit 300' in their next throw and others would hit 250'. Some people are just more athletically coordinated or gifted than others.
I've said this before and say it again, most players will not see 400' with a fairway driver. This is due to lack of patience to put in the work and/or lack of athletic ability. This happens in all sports, and why the top 10 or so female athletes beat 99% of male athletes. Anyone throwing a fairway driver 400' has probably put in a lot of work. There maybe a few freaks of nature like katchz, but I suspect his supreme ball golf swing translated well.
Those results are not much different than other sports. Once the average result has been achieved it is typically slow going to improve. You don't see pitchers going from 70mph to 90mph without a lot of work and mechanics analysis. Same with ball golfers.
IIRC Blake typically doesn't like to teach newbs, probably because their fundamentals aren't on par. When youth pitchers learn to throw like most other sports, they start from the ground up...stance, balance, footwork, weight shift. They first learn to use their lower body where all the power is generated to leverage the upper body and arm. Once they get that down, they then learn more advanced techniques like delayed shoulder rotation and wrist snap.