How do you all go about form work during the season, if at all?

[JimmyBlundell]

I know there is plenty else to work on during the season that is directly beneficial - putting and upshots primarily.

My question is, is there a non-detrimental way to go about form work during the season? I'm playing in 1-2 tournaments a month from spring through the fall. I've only recently started getting out to actually work on form and have found a lot of enjoyment with it. However, it's also making me overthink said form during tournaments. Last weekend, for example, was a 2 day, 4 round tourney. Even without the best form in the world, I typically zone in and throw pretty well off the tee come tourney time. This weekend was terrible. I couldn't stop thinking during my drives and a lot of my upshots, and it really did a number on me. Nothing felt right and I couldn't get into a rhythm.

I'm wondering if form work during the season can be detrimental in this aspect? While I don't like the idea of waiting until fall to really get out and iron kinks out, my recent experience has led me to overthink my throws a ton. I've got a lot to fix, but is there a decent way of working on those fixes during the season, or do you personally advise against it?

 

[DRBDiscGolf]

I'm always working on my form except during the actual tournaments. I'm an over thinker but I think it helps to always work on it. It keeps the mental game going, and I never want to be satisfied. I want to constantly improve and the one time I don't work on it and just throw for fun, is a lost opportunity to get better.

But once the tourney starts, I try to clear my mind and just let the work speak for itself.

 

[sidewinder22]

Really depends on your goals, short term vs long term.

It takes at least 3 weeks of practice to engrain new form or "muscle memory".

 

[DiscJunkie]

Last tourney, on round 2 of 4, I had one of those that we all dread.
Couldn't predict where the disc was going..at all.

Decided to work to understand my form so that I could understand what I was doing wrong and correct immediately.
I work for consistency and play for fun.

What I mean is that I work in the field to improve my throw and then try to enjoy my time on the course.
I work hard to enjoy my play and try to keep those work/play concepts totally separate.

My experience is that working on my game within a few days of a tourney is counter-productive.
Putting is an exception. ALWAYS working on my putting.