MrHoversten923
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Hi All,
I have read reviews of courses for a while now, but am new to actually writing. Took me like 10 minutes to even figure out how to post here, so forgive me if this is already out there (probably is).
Question: Can anyone offer some general insight into proper form or technique for throwing thumbers and/or tomahawks? I am a baseball player, used to play for Kent State, can still rocket just about any ball, and I can throw a backhand drive about 350', so I am not lacking for arm power, yet my overhead throws have gotten shorter and shorter. I used to bomb them, 250' AND over trees. Then at a tourney this past weekend I struggled to throw it even 175' without elevation concerns.
I am still extremely accurate with it, I often use a soft thumber shot as an upshot instead of a traditional putter backhand to the basket because I feel 100% confident in accuracy...once at Am Worlds I actually "called my shot". I was in heavy woods and saw a fork in a tree (like a Y) and I told my group I was going to thumb it through the Y and did.
But I watched a pro throw what looked like a 450' BOMB with an overhand, with extreme elevation, over massive trees and up a mountainous hill (Slippery Rock University Hole 7) and I doubt he can throw as hard as I can being a lifelong baseball player.
Is a certain type of disc better (over stable, under, etc) Form? Snap? I usually throw a Disccraft Flick on my thumbers and as I said, very accurate, but distance is gone.
Thanks for your time
I have read reviews of courses for a while now, but am new to actually writing. Took me like 10 minutes to even figure out how to post here, so forgive me if this is already out there (probably is).
Question: Can anyone offer some general insight into proper form or technique for throwing thumbers and/or tomahawks? I am a baseball player, used to play for Kent State, can still rocket just about any ball, and I can throw a backhand drive about 350', so I am not lacking for arm power, yet my overhead throws have gotten shorter and shorter. I used to bomb them, 250' AND over trees. Then at a tourney this past weekend I struggled to throw it even 175' without elevation concerns.
I am still extremely accurate with it, I often use a soft thumber shot as an upshot instead of a traditional putter backhand to the basket because I feel 100% confident in accuracy...once at Am Worlds I actually "called my shot". I was in heavy woods and saw a fork in a tree (like a Y) and I told my group I was going to thumb it through the Y and did.
But I watched a pro throw what looked like a 450' BOMB with an overhand, with extreme elevation, over massive trees and up a mountainous hill (Slippery Rock University Hole 7) and I doubt he can throw as hard as I can being a lifelong baseball player.
Is a certain type of disc better (over stable, under, etc) Form? Snap? I usually throw a Disccraft Flick on my thumbers and as I said, very accurate, but distance is gone.
Thanks for your time