ftc_73
Newbie
First off, hi to the boards.
I'm a complete noob...only have played a couple of rounds on a 9-hole course at the local church and have gone out to a nearby field to practice about a dozen times. I've watched a ton of instructional videos on youtube and read a bunch of articles.
I'm not doing any footwork yet, just a one-step into the throw. Before every throw I'm going through a routine of checking my grip. Raising my arm up with the disc level to my chest and going through a slow-motion practice throw 3 times (without the actual release, obviously). Then throwing.
Here's the problem. Most of my throws are coming out looking flat, going up about 30-40 feet high in the air fairly quickly...then left. I'm not talking about fading left. I'm talking suddenly slam on the brakes, turn HARD left...sometimes over 90 degrees and coming back toward me...falling fast at a hard hyzer angle.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Is this what is referred to as "turning the disc over?" (I still haven't found a good definition of this term, despite seeing it everywhere). I have noticed that my best throws (still only about 200 feet) only go 10-20 feet high in the air and follow the S-curve. So, my guess is that I'm releasing with nose too high...it's just weird to see a disc take such an unnatural looking flight. It's almost like a boomerang.
I'm throwing a 167g Roc DX and 150g Archangel DX. Winds have been very low every time I've thrown.
Thanks for any help! :thmbup:
I'm a complete noob...only have played a couple of rounds on a 9-hole course at the local church and have gone out to a nearby field to practice about a dozen times. I've watched a ton of instructional videos on youtube and read a bunch of articles.
I'm not doing any footwork yet, just a one-step into the throw. Before every throw I'm going through a routine of checking my grip. Raising my arm up with the disc level to my chest and going through a slow-motion practice throw 3 times (without the actual release, obviously). Then throwing.
Here's the problem. Most of my throws are coming out looking flat, going up about 30-40 feet high in the air fairly quickly...then left. I'm not talking about fading left. I'm talking suddenly slam on the brakes, turn HARD left...sometimes over 90 degrees and coming back toward me...falling fast at a hard hyzer angle.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Is this what is referred to as "turning the disc over?" (I still haven't found a good definition of this term, despite seeing it everywhere). I have noticed that my best throws (still only about 200 feet) only go 10-20 feet high in the air and follow the S-curve. So, my guess is that I'm releasing with nose too high...it's just weird to see a disc take such an unnatural looking flight. It's almost like a boomerang.
I'm throwing a 167g Roc DX and 150g Archangel DX. Winds have been very low every time I've thrown.
Thanks for any help! :thmbup:
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