Recent content by Icarus

I haven't had time to get out to a field since the last video, but I worked on the "uphill" movement and my off-arm movement, really trying to collapse the elbow and knee together. I know this is just a "dry fire" throw, but it seems to be an improvement. Thoughts?

SW22, I assume by "moving uphill" you mean my CoG is to far backwards at this point (behind my plant) and that you are not referring to the angle of the hips? Other pros (see Eagle below) are about the same hip angle and "openness" at the same point, but their CoG seems to be universally above...

Not mentioned by others: Fix your grip. Your index finger is curled out weirdly. The video resolution isn’t enough to tell exactly what you are doing. Look up power grip on YT.

Back after about 2 months of no field work. 485’ into a bit of a headwind.

#1 Issue: You are keeping the disc curled to your chest during the entire reachback. You are essentially starting from the power pocket with almost no momentum. Pause your first video around the 1 second mark when your front foot hits the ground. Your arm is curled into your chest - it should be...

A few things: 1. You are not transferring weight to your front leg during either standstill or x-step throws. This is related to the issue in point #3. Try the one-leg drill, focusing on a smooth motion to weight the back foot before the reachback, then shifting weight to the front foot during...

Nope, no pain. Everything feels nice and easy during the throw. I get a bit sore in my rhomboids and lower traps after a long (1.5 hr+) throwing practice, but that’s to be expected, I think.

1.5 year update The beginning of this thread, in October 2021, I was throwing 380-400’ maximum. One and a half years later, I can confidently say I’ve improved to throwing 480-500’ regularly. For anyone interested, you should view my opening form post and compare it to now - quite a bit has...

Your throwing sequence is all off. Your opening videos displayed significant rounding, with your shoulders pulling first and leaving your arm behind. You have over-corrected and are now pulling the disc into your chest before you actually start turning your shoulders. Your wrist also curls...

Looking at some comments on podskii's thread: SW22 or anyone else familiar with internal vs external hip dominance: I am certainly very internally hip dominant. Any position that requires both hips to be externally rotated (i.e. wide stance low-bar squat or a plie position) is uncomfortable. As...

Chancho, when you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun. -Nacho Libre Lots of mens pants these days seem to be made tighter but with more elastic fibers. I have some myself and have thrown in them. They still inhibit movement slightly - some of the your energy...

Your backswing is way too wide, restricting your upper body from turning back. Trying this: When going through the x-step, imagine leaving the disc in place in line with your left foot. To leave it in place, you must rotate your shoulders rather than extending the arm out. Get some looser...

One thing that I noticed today that keeps a tilted axis when throwing is ensuring my right shoulder drops during the reachback and my left shoulder rises at the same time. Previously I was keeping them more or less level. This seems to help my throwing speed as well. I’m still doing the...

NDK, I think we have having the same issue. I don't think it necessarily your movement that is incorrect. I think there are some timing issues at play that affects how the back knee/leg act during the throw. You and I both have some weight on the rear toe when the front heel plants, and only...

Okay, so I tried two different things today with interesting results. #1. First throw in the video below (bottom row on the 1st picture). Really focused on getting off the rear foot during the plant and falling onto the plant foot. Result: The pivot was cleanly on the heel for this throw. I was...