Backhand Form Critique

[Tyler_McGinnis]

Hi everyone! I have been slowly coming back to disc golf this year after a ~4 year hiatus, and am trying to build up better backhand form in the process. Finally got some videos of myself this morning while doing some field work, and would love some critique and/or drill suggestions.

Not totally sure what distances I'm hitting (haven't measured). I'd estimate ~250' with putters, ~280' with mids, and not sure with drivers. All of those distances on throws that I feel like are "good" of course.

Putter throws (Medium Ion and Anodes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZP8c1-ywHw

Mid throws (Lucid Truth and Opto Mace)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD5k4qO_c5E

 

[sidewinder22]

The putter throws, you plant open into open stance and turned the front hip open before your weight shifts/transfers forward. You are trying to shift your weight from in front of you, instead of from behind you(See best downswing weightshift). Big issue your rear arm hanging back, not getting forward. You are using your rear arm to brake behind from being out of balance, instead of speeding it up in balance and leading.

Your mids are rounded quite a bit with the same issues as above except your release is late/hooked from the open stance. Where you have your arm/disc line up at reachback is not on the same line of your initial trajectory/apex of the shot.

 

[Tyler_McGinnis]

Wow, thank you!

I definitely got the sense that my mids were releasing late, but I didn't even notice how open my hips are when I plant to throw. The rounded path of the disc from reach back to release definitely sticks out as well.

Thank you again! I will try to get more video as I work through those drills / fixing those issues.