tcblank
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Up to a foot of snow to golf in, and footing not so great.
But can you see anything I can do to get more distance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQmwJGE4vX0
While you are moving with a little more force and start a bit more coiled with the throw, you are doing the same movements I mentioned previously.
First improvement would be to get your gut out of the way of your throw. Lean over, stick out that tush, and pull the disc through the belly button area. You are pulling through the sternum area to avoid your gut. Which makes your arm swing out far too soon in your throwing motion. You are losing a lot of centrifugal energy during your unwind with having your arm so high and away from your body to avoid your gut.
Having a gut makes throwing harder, but you can adjust for it. Again, I'm speaking from experience here. You just have to get it out of the way. Like me, you'll never throw 500'+ with that gut though as it does hamper other aspects of a smoother throw and release. That being said, the easiest fix to getting more distance for your throw with your current body is to get the gut out of the way. Work on leaning over farther when reaching back, and staying on top of the disc when pulling through. It might even be better to bring the disc under the naval line to keep it in closer for the throw release.
Good throwers tend to have at least a 35 degree tilt to their upper body/shoulder axis when pulling the disc through the release area. Your shoulders are almost perfectly level during release. Which means you are using more arm strength than body strength to throw with as well.