Im 14 and a relatively strong arm, but it seems i can never throw anything over 300 ft, and the only way i can do it is by performing one of those S anhyzer shots( im RHBH) My main drivers are ESP Nuke 172, Elite z Nuke 174, Elite Z NukeSS 169, Wahoo 172, ESP FLX SurgeSS 168. Pretty much all the discs are new... i cant throw sidearm well at all either. I cant seem to get the discs to flatten out like i see a lot of pros do too. Just leave any suggestions, thanks (btw, ive watched all the discraft clinics)
edit: i used to have a beat up pro d crush 172 that i could manage to get it straight for about 250 ft too
as i cant see you and your body, i can make a very blanket suggestion...
Lighten up.
i am 5'8" 170lbs.... I work out regularly, am athletic and pay attention to my body, weight, etc....
i only throw in the 170-171g range. For my first year, i could only reach the 325' ranges. Only in recent months have i been able to surpass the 400' mark consistently. (i hit 465' last week with a pro boss, i was soooo proud of myself! But that's not course distance.)
I can only imagine how i would have thrown (when i started) if i had been given 175g discs. I would have tried to overpower them and (as a result) i would have, assumably, learned improper form.
I bet, if you could find discs in the 164g-167g range you would find immediate results, be able to throw flat and have control. (you would probably find a bit of distance too).
some on here, will mention that, "a 11 year old kid threw 600', or some noise like that, but to me, you would throw a lot better than most other guys your age. And with the right discs you can be a very good player. Your age and size will limit you super long range, but in most courses if you have control and a range up to 325' you will do quite alright.
Lighten up and sit back and relax. You arent a grown man yet - you shouldnt expect to throw 500' like most of the 30-40 year old pros. At the same time, with proper experience and growth, you could (maybe) by the time you are 18 or 19, and be waaaay ahead of most of the rest of us. ????
* assuming you are like most 14 y/o kids i know and not some monsterous phenom that is built like a grown man already. To me, at your age, and with obviously heavy discs, 300'+ is very impressive.