Recent content by mjdepue

Here's my shot at 2 things to work on: 1) Feeling the lateral weight transfer--that is from your left foot to your right foot (people around here call this "shifting from behind"). If you pause the video at your reach back you can see your legs make an upside down U shape ("immovable horse...

Sidewinder is not an authority--he is making analytical judgments based on a variety of evidence (video, experience, biomechanics, etc). What people find compelling about his work is that he is able to coherently explain the fundamentals of a throw in a way that takes into account top pros (e.g...

Have you tried getting the disc out in front of you during your x-step? You mentioned you added a pump but it's barely noticeable and I wonder if adding something like McBeth or Schultz could help you keep that front shoulder down if you visualize it as a low back-swing rather than a reach back...

Stagger looks fine and honestly, a perpendicular plant works for most people. There's something off about the way your momentum is transferred. I think the main issue is the lack of brace but it could also be a result of too much rotation too early. They're both related (it's hard to brace with...

Watch Simon plant here--his foot is even angled (to the ground) like you would if you were making a change of direction move: m7ivLn_7p6c

It looks like the "jamming" you're seeing is the result of not bracing with your plant foot--it should feel like you are planting to make a cut away from the target. You're getting your weight onto your front foot but then spinning out on your front foot instead of resisting and then rotating as...

This effortless feeling is definitely part of it. If, like me, you don't do it consistently it can actually an issue for scoring well because the discs fly different. There are a couple other bio-feedback routes--the hit itself sounds different. Not necessarily a "snap", but of the sound of the...

Taking the downtime to continue to work on my form. I've come a long way since coming back to the sport last year but I seem to have hit a wall. It seems pretty clear that my last step is too long and I'm not able to fully brace against it. It looks like I end up rotating through it instead of...

The issue isn't about whether to involve the off-arm or not, but what it's doing. What you are calling a "whip back" is actually a fairly passive motion to set-up the active counter swing to the throw. Thinking about it as an intentional aggressive "whip" in the backswing is more than likely...

The last C-CD2 I picked up was surprising nice for this slot. Really straight with a consistent fade. Lone Howl or new Dark Maul might work, but if you want to avoid a signature disc, try a C-CD2.

Hips look better but you're turning very early in your approach. I think staring facing the target and then leading with your butt helps you feel the push and pull of the hips better, but I don't have a lot to back this up other than pretty much no one who throws far starts perpendicular to the...

Can anyone compare the stock DD3s to the flat Glow C-Line PD2s? Looking for something with a hint of high-speed turn but still reliable finish.

(I assume we're talking about the newest FD2) I've only thrown the Royal Rage (color glow) FD2 but it's does remind me of a more mellow Eagle, but...it's also been a long time since I've thrown one. RR will show mild turn when thrown with power and then fade back. It's actually less stable than...

I think the point is that what they do share are the fundamental moves (so to speak) of the swing: hips and shoulders loading, backswing timing, the lateral weight shift into the brace, off hand counter, all while maintaining dynamic balance. How they get into and out of these moves differ, but...

I bag 2 Enigmas, 1 Forge and 1 Neo, both max weight. Forge: This thing started out surprising overstable (I had read they were more understable). More overstable than some Glow PD2s slightly less stable than a new Cloudbreaker (haven't thrown stock DD3). No turn on a flat release, but had good...