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Recent content by JoshFromMN

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    Translating Mike Trout's Swing to Disc Golf

    I think we're on the same page here. I'm not super familiar with all your material, but it seems like we're just talking about different methods for achieving the same feel. Here's a crappy video I made in 3 minutes to help elaborate on my specific line of thinking, and where I found the...
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    Translating Mike Trout's Swing to Disc Golf

    To borrow your image from the Bradley Walker thread, the point at which the green line moves from the right/inside to the left/outside of the red line is the moment in the swing where I initially felt a benefit in practicing the inside-out opposite field swing drill. Once I had developed the...
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    Translating Mike Trout's Swing to Disc Golf

    I just watched Bradley Walker's video about the power pocket/arc, and it's also a great resource for exploring the feeling of locating and driving through the point of contact. He talks about driving his forearm more towards the left, rather than down his line or towards his pull side, and...
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    Translating Mike Trout's Swing to Disc Golf

    That's a pretty backhand by Federer. It also demonstrates many of the things emphasized by Trout: tracking the ball with his head until it's nearly square with his body, keeping the racquet inside until his hand and the ball are entering the hitting zone by his right shoulder & then driving the...
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    Translating Mike Trout's Swing to Disc Golf

    Hi Everyone, I like this video of Mike Trout explaining his swing and felt it deserved some attention in the DG forums. He concisely explains some biomechanics that overlap across many athletic motions, including hucking discs. Many disc golfers struggle with directing their force down a...
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