hangwind
Eagle Member
I've got to chime in on my progress, the work is finally paying off.
I'm 51 and have been disc golfing for 3 solid years on the weekends and during the week when I can get to it. I've got a bag set up for glow and I love the sport.
Like many, I started out flik (sidearm) and stuck to it developing it for off the tee. I am very accurate at RHFH and my distance finally maxed out at shy of 300' Sometimes I would go farther but if you challenged me, I'm pulling out a Archon and sending it fore hand at least 270' It's a cool shot but watching younger people bomb it backhand, just loong bombing hyzers or dead straight with the helix, I knew that fore hand was holding me back. Inside 100' back then and I was good, accurate backhand but no distance beyond.
I started watching videos, I took a lesson with a pro and started getting my backhand out about as far as my forehand but no accuracy and sometimes I sprayed them way right, like hanging on till next week right and dangerous if a lot of people were around. It just killed me, I just couldn't do it.
So I decided to screw the score and just stick to it. Everytime the tee demanded a backhand, I did it. Lots of people looking away, silence, my friends after a while started feeling sorry for me and would make these feighning gestures that I was getting better.
No effin way.
I didn't have any memory of what to do with my body, it was like each time I would drive differently. But I kept at it and developed a little accuracy.
I was throwing TeeBirds, Sidewinders and Valkryies and they all went high and fell off left. Sucked.
My other friends who play with me had their favorite discs, my buddy who threw just like me (left hand) was throwing a Wraith that I gave him and he was starting to straighten it out going past 300' He's an old f uck like me but he switched to backhand shortly after and developed it and really started outdriving me.
So I started to throw a Wraith, 160ish and things started going well. I figured out that I was not following through, I had that start stop like a flik and it was causing me to just try to muscle the disc. About the same time I figured the follow through, I bought a 150 class Wraith.
My game completely changed 100%
Anything downwind or even down and cross, I started outdriving the old pro in our group. Not consistently, just outdriving him now and then past his consistent distance. The disc comes out of my hand and makes a long straightish turn to the right, holds flat then comes back left at the end.
YEAH!
And I am approaching par, 57 was my last game.
BOMB the basket, putt it in.
That light weight Wraith allows me to get it up to speed and send it down there. I've sent a couple past 370' on a dead nuts flat course.
It feels good to stick to something and have it pay off, knowing that you can do it, that you can figure it out.
...and I am going to learn rollers next.
But I just don't see myself dragging a cart along. Cool if you do, not for me, yet.
A 147g Wraith is not the magic disc, it just isn't. It is magic to me as that little chip just sails, glides and goes.
Stick to it, you will find out what works. For me, it is a light weight Wraith.
I'm playing other courses too besides my two regulars, three regulars now that I think of it. I played Morely Field the other day. I played it well.
I'm 51 and have been disc golfing for 3 solid years on the weekends and during the week when I can get to it. I've got a bag set up for glow and I love the sport.
Like many, I started out flik (sidearm) and stuck to it developing it for off the tee. I am very accurate at RHFH and my distance finally maxed out at shy of 300' Sometimes I would go farther but if you challenged me, I'm pulling out a Archon and sending it fore hand at least 270' It's a cool shot but watching younger people bomb it backhand, just loong bombing hyzers or dead straight with the helix, I knew that fore hand was holding me back. Inside 100' back then and I was good, accurate backhand but no distance beyond.
I started watching videos, I took a lesson with a pro and started getting my backhand out about as far as my forehand but no accuracy and sometimes I sprayed them way right, like hanging on till next week right and dangerous if a lot of people were around. It just killed me, I just couldn't do it.
So I decided to screw the score and just stick to it. Everytime the tee demanded a backhand, I did it. Lots of people looking away, silence, my friends after a while started feeling sorry for me and would make these feighning gestures that I was getting better.
No effin way.
I didn't have any memory of what to do with my body, it was like each time I would drive differently. But I kept at it and developed a little accuracy.
I was throwing TeeBirds, Sidewinders and Valkryies and they all went high and fell off left. Sucked.
My other friends who play with me had their favorite discs, my buddy who threw just like me (left hand) was throwing a Wraith that I gave him and he was starting to straighten it out going past 300' He's an old f uck like me but he switched to backhand shortly after and developed it and really started outdriving me.
So I started to throw a Wraith, 160ish and things started going well. I figured out that I was not following through, I had that start stop like a flik and it was causing me to just try to muscle the disc. About the same time I figured the follow through, I bought a 150 class Wraith.
My game completely changed 100%
Anything downwind or even down and cross, I started outdriving the old pro in our group. Not consistently, just outdriving him now and then past his consistent distance. The disc comes out of my hand and makes a long straightish turn to the right, holds flat then comes back left at the end.
YEAH!
And I am approaching par, 57 was my last game.
BOMB the basket, putt it in.
That light weight Wraith allows me to get it up to speed and send it down there. I've sent a couple past 370' on a dead nuts flat course.
It feels good to stick to something and have it pay off, knowing that you can do it, that you can figure it out.
...and I am going to learn rollers next.
But I just don't see myself dragging a cart along. Cool if you do, not for me, yet.
A 147g Wraith is not the magic disc, it just isn't. It is magic to me as that little chip just sails, glides and goes.
Stick to it, you will find out what works. For me, it is a light weight Wraith.
I'm playing other courses too besides my two regulars, three regulars now that I think of it. I played Morely Field the other day. I played it well.