donatdiscs
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Would the data change based on elevation and if so what do we do to modify it? I might be over thinking it but everything in elevation seems to be different for me so why not the data lol.
The flight model would have to change, but the raw data of your swing is not altered by elevation. The flight model from the techdisc is by far the least helpful thing it offers imo.Would the data change based on elevation and if so what do we do to modify it? I might be over thinking it but everything in elevation seems to be different for me so why not the data lol.
I love charts like this. I think in the future you might put together a top 10 or top 15 for MPO and FPO fields, respectively. I think it would be good to see more than a few females on a list like that. There's a few who crush, and if anything it would give the ladies more examples to check out.I thought all would enjoy seeing (and comparing) the TechDisc numbers for most of the Top 15 Power Throwers. You can see each thrower individually if you go to my IG profile (snip)
I just posted a full review and takeaways of my experience and gains after a month of use with my Tech Disc driver - a Force here: Who is Using Tech Disc and is it Accurate?"My body has learned to throw in a specific way for the specific disc I prefer...which seems fairly likely given that I was throwing Shrykes before I could throw it 400 feet...and it seems unlikely I just lucked my way into the exact disc for what my form WOULD be today when i started throwing it a few years back."
Mostly on ripping it hard. That's primarily what I'm working on though. My 400 foot accuracy is pretty good. That has more to do with having a net than tech disc though. The advantage of the net is you can feel free to rip into it and work on fast-twitch muscles without the inconvenience of worrying about "where did that disc go". That's also the #1 thing I'm trying to overcome on the course during the "offseason". Letting myself just relax my body, not aim as much, and just "rip" the disc hard in situations where I can benefit from extra distance but don't need it to be very controlled.. Right now there's very little difference in distance between my perceived "aim this shot" and "let it fly". They all turn into "aim this shot".I just posted a full review and takeaways of my experience and gains after a month of use with my Tech Disc driver - a Force here: Who is Using Tech Disc and is it Accurate?
The biggest thing I hear reading your post is possibly how you use it to practice. Are you just throwing into a net as hard as you can? Or are you throwing shots visualizing a tee pad and course somewhere? It's important, and I learned that early on. What I was doing with full-on yeet-throws into a net never transcribed into the field. You have to feel and experience the same thoughts and anxieties as you would on the course.
Just saw this great write up of someone's progression journey with tech disc to guide them during winter.
My only question on the strategy is I'm not sure I love throwing 20 full sends and then picking "the best 5" (by whatever criteria) to analyze. Particularly given his penchant on some of the data sets to throw hard but into the ground. If I throw 20 full shots, pick 5, and I'm throwing 17 shots straight into the dirt but 3 shots with a positive launch angle...I'd want to know that because that's far worse than throwing a few MPH slower but consistently. Or more realistically...I gain 50 feet on 10 throws, the other 10 throws I lose 150 feet on because I threw them into the ground.I liked this person's strategy for using the tool overall. Important to note how he applied changes between sessions with the disc. I nudged to share results once they are back outside.
My only question on the strategy is I'm not sure I love throwing 20 full sends and then picking "the best 5" (by whatever criteria) to analyze. Particularly given his penchant on some of the data sets to throw hard but into the ground. If I throw 20 full shots, pick 5, and I'm throwing 17 shots straight into the dirt but 3 shots with a positive launch angle...I'd want to know that because that's far worse than throwing a few MPH slower but consistently. Or more realistically...I gain 50 feet on 10 throws, the other 10 throws I lose 150 feet on because I threw them into the ground.
I'm assuming he did that to some extent, but I'd care a lot more about the averages and spreads of the 20 shots than cherry-picking only the 5 "best" (or only throwing 5 full sends with Tech Disc and analyzing those). I think you run some pretty significant risk of mis-analyzing what's really happening when you start trying to pick your "best" of anything and then attribute that as "you".
I've only had mine a few days but this is my biggest challenge. I actually throw significantly slower when my ADD kicks in and I just throw. I have visualize like I am at a course. I try to see a specific hole in my head and pick a line by picking an aim point through the net which may be a coat hook in my garage. Being patient and intentional with your throws is key.I just posted a full review and takeaways of my experience and gains after a month of use with my Tech Disc driver - a Force here: Who is Using Tech Disc and is it Accurate?
The biggest thing I hear reading your post is possibly how you use it to practice. Are you just throwing into a net as hard as you can? Or are you throwing shots visualizing a tee pad and course somewhere? It's important, and I learned that early on. What I was doing with full-on yeet-throws into a net never transcribed into the field. You have to feel and experience the same thoughts and anxieties as you would on the course.
I forget if this picture made the rounds here, but one of the things I do in my "day job" is work with either making new technologies for old problems, or using old technologies in new ways. It occurred to me at one point that even among "serious scientists" this idea applies:I hope it works out for the guy, but to me that is...a little bit of a stretch to say you hit your 450' golf line goal purely based off of techdisc data, and even the data he posted has some weird stuff shown for launch angle.
"Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong"when you start trying to pick your "best" of anything and then attribute that as "you".
"Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong"
Pretty accurate representation of the dunning kruger effect.I forget if this picture made the rounds here, but one of the things I do in my "day job" is work with either making new technologies for old problems, or using old technologies in new ways. It occurred to me at one point that even among "serious scientists" this idea applies:
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It doesn't look the same for every new technology, but it's crazy to me how well that idea describes a lot of what happens in science and tech.
Being almost brand new, TechDisc is in the ascending phase on the leftmost part of the graph.
I often work with my research group to try and figure out how to "jump ahead" to the "plateau of productivity" for any given technology.
Man...I threw into a net for the first time yesterday at a friends place, not even with a tech disc, and this is so incredibly true.I've only had mine a few days but this is my biggest challenge. I actually throw significantly slower when my ADD kicks in and I just throw. I have visualize like I am at a course. I try to see a specific hole in my head and pick a line by picking an aim point through the net which may be a coat hook in my garage. Being patient and intentional with your throws is key.
ETA - it is kind of like if you are a golfer and go to the range and just bang balls until the bucket is empty instead of taking your time and engaging your routine every time. Golf ranges and sims have an advantage in that they usually have a hole to aim and and orient to vs a just a net. I need someone to paint a disc golf hole mural on a sheet for me to hang.