What exactly is "Perfect Form"?

[MurderMike41370]

What is perfect form when driving and who has it?
Could we say Ken Climo does since he has 12 world championships?
Or how about Paul McBeth who is the best in the sport right now?
Maybe Will Schusterick because he can throw really far?
Would you say you had perfect form if you aced a hole?
What IS perfect form? Everyone's form is different, so who has it?

 

[Halcón]

It's a myth. Ask any one of those guys and they'll tell you their form is not perfect.

 

[bfowler]

Perfect form is the whatever form gets the disc to do what you want it to do to it's maximum potential.

Different people have different body types and physical motions so no two are exactly the same but we can come up with certain things that almost all good disc golfers do that yield the best and most consistent results.

It's not rocket science but it is science.

 

[Eemeli137]

Perfect form is what works with you.

 

[Widdershins]

Perfect form is the whatever form gets the disc to do what you want it to do to it's maximum potential.

Different people have different body types and physical motions so no two are exactly the same but we can come up with certain things that almost all good disc golfers do that yield the best and most consistent results.

It's not rocket science but it is science.

There is a 2nd component. Efficacy, as bfowler notes above is the 1st component. The 2nd is injury avoidance.

Good form achieves the results without breaking down the body, even considering constant use over many years.

The best Pro athletes have successful, long term careers. They can make the games they play look effortless because they are so smooth, balanced, graceful and fluid.

But since all of us have different bodies what works best for any one of us is a function of our both our strengths and weaknesses, as well as the wisdom to listen to our bodies and walk that tightrope between too little and too much training.

 

[Star Shark]

these days, I'd say that Will Schusterick and Paul McBeth have the best form out there on the men's side. On the women's side, Paige Pierce.

In terms of the concept of perfect form, my opinion is that perfect form is the cleanest, simplest and easiest to repeat motions to achieve a balance between maximum distance and accuracy. There will be variances in what that is from person to person due to the aforementioned differences in body types.

 

[BigGAC1]

Perfect form is the whatever form gets the disc to do what you want it to do to it's maximum potential.

Different people have different body types and physical motions so no two are exactly the same but we can come up with certain things that almost all good disc golfers do that yield the best and most consistent results.

It's not rocket science but it is science.

This :clap::hfive:

 

[B3NDER]

After this, can someone FINALLY, tell me "what is par"?

 

[Dan Ensor]

After this, can someone FINALLY, tell me "what is par"?

The score a scratch golfer should shoot.

Can you tell me what a "scratch golfer" is?

 

[B3NDER]

Apparently the guy to be.

 

[Pwingles]

Imo, 'perfect form' is subjective. A lot of it is dependent on your body type and utilizing it in the most efficient way possible while at the same time having an element of consistency.

There is not much point in someone with say, Wills body type, trying to get a person who is 5'5" and overweight, to emulate his throw. It will be difficult to reproduce his mechanics. But maybe someone with a different set of mechanics could teach that short fat guy a better way to use his body.

 

[john1bl]

The myth of perfection!! There is no perfect form because no two shot are the same thus no one perfect form will fit two shots. This and others games are games of least mistakes wins. Pro players make fewer mistakes,in form, them rec players do but still make mistakes. Getting a perfect form is like approaching infinite. You think you can get close but the end just keeps moving.

 

[zenbot]

Nice troll thread, bro.

 

[HarkeyPuck]

Perfect form is what works with you.

However you throw for lower scores.

 

[bluedodger]

I think this is a valid post. Not so much "perfect" as in "best", but as in "ideal". Like in the tennis world Roger Federer is said to have "perfect" form. Not everyone emulates his style nor do all coaches teach it, but most would agree his form is "ideal" (not factoring in the whole one-handed backhand vs. two-handed backhand debate). Also, it helps that he has won the most majors in the sport's history. Now he is in the twilight of his career.

I think Climo is essentially our Federer. Not everyone strives to emulate his exact form/style, but all agree it is "ideal" if we were to draw up a how-to book on disc golf. Plus it helps that he is the 12x world champ, also in the twilight of his career (obviously still possessing the ability to crush any of us mere mortals).

Just my two cents.

 

[Halcón]

^^ Good comparison.

 

[DanJon]

I would posit that McBeth has "ideal" form.

 

[TrippinBill]

I think the closest to "perfect" is Feldberg. From watching clinics of his, I would say he seems to understand the mechanics better than anyone.

 

[HarkeyPuck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u50_VDEz5S8

this guy has the "coolest" throw hands down

Either McBeth or this guy.

 

[Horsman]

I think Shoestrings has the smoothest form for backhand
Big Jerm for forehand