semisensei
Par Member
I was throwing in the field today and started with a stack of judges. Feeling good snap and release off my pinch and getting about 280 ft. Then I switch to drivers and I I realize that they are not going that much farther than the putters. There was a steady left-to-right wind which was definitely pushing the hyper angle down, but I felt like something else was missing.
I don't think it's the nose angle- I'm throwing them pretty nose down and flat. Rather, I think it could be my grip- I don't think I'm getting the same hit as I get with the putters. With the judge, I feel the disc leveraging around/ripping out on my index finger pretty clearly. I'm gripping with a modified fan, index and pinky on the rim, middle and ring finger on the flight plate.
With my drivers (a couple 11 speeds, couple 9s), I feel less rip. I'm gripping the 11 speeds with a 4 finger power grip, and the 9 speeds with the modified fan. And they feel like they are slipping out rather than leveraging a rip, like with the putters.
2 theories I'm going with: first, the judge, with its deep rim, is just more forgiving and easier to grip for longer.
Second, maybe I'm bringing too much speed into the power pocket with the drivers maybe because I'm trying to throw super fast, and it is slipping out early.
Or third, maybe I just forget to grip it hard at the right time?
Ok that got long winded fast. Here is my question: what should it feel like to have a full hit on the rip? How do you know when you get it right?
I don't think it's the nose angle- I'm throwing them pretty nose down and flat. Rather, I think it could be my grip- I don't think I'm getting the same hit as I get with the putters. With the judge, I feel the disc leveraging around/ripping out on my index finger pretty clearly. I'm gripping with a modified fan, index and pinky on the rim, middle and ring finger on the flight plate.
With my drivers (a couple 11 speeds, couple 9s), I feel less rip. I'm gripping the 11 speeds with a 4 finger power grip, and the 9 speeds with the modified fan. And they feel like they are slipping out rather than leveraging a rip, like with the putters.
2 theories I'm going with: first, the judge, with its deep rim, is just more forgiving and easier to grip for longer.
Second, maybe I'm bringing too much speed into the power pocket with the drivers maybe because I'm trying to throw super fast, and it is slipping out early.
Or third, maybe I just forget to grip it hard at the right time?
Ok that got long winded fast. Here is my question: what should it feel like to have a full hit on the rip? How do you know when you get it right?