PerpetualNewbie
Birdie Member
Only word of advice I can offer after reading through all this is to keep up with practice and don't get discouraged when you suddenly lose distance. When I first started throwing far it felt great and effortless, but then went away.
Yeah, I've actually had this happen three times already! Thankfully, I've managed to isolate and identify the final key to the timing of my rhbh shot this time. Before when it would "click" I couldn't figure out exactly what was different, and therefore could not bring it back when it "left" me.
This time is different... a couple days ago I felt myself strong-arm a throw during a round, and I was able to mentally and intentionally correct what I did and return to correct timing/form, and I haven't had another strong-arm throw since.
Famous last words, but I feel confident that this time "I've got it".
The point is until you drill all this into muscle memory, it will come and go. You got over the hardest part - learning how to actually throw the throw. The only challenge in front of you now is to not let your confidence take a blow when the throw magically goes away as quickly as it appeared.
Yes, been there, done that - several times in fact! Soooo frustrating!
That's normal. Don't try to force anything since the timing is so crucial it's almost impossible to make things happen "on purpose". You can't will it, you just have to relax and let your body do its thing.
Sorry, but I disagree with this. As I stated above, I can now identify by feel the correct timing, and more importantly I know what to tell myself and what to do if I start slipping back...
Glad you picked it up so fast! Keep it up!
~700+ rounds in 10 months to get to this point sure doesn't feel like it was "fast", lol, but thanks for the encouragement!