HyzerUniBomber
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I just re-read the hammer to the right (here: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112863) thread from a few years back and it's interesting to think back on how many times I thought I'd discovered something that ultimately fell to the wayside and I never really addressed it... hammering the disc to the right, hips this, wide rail that, grip that...
I think quite a lot of what I was doing back in those days was fumbling around in the dark, seeing what worked at all, fixing one thing, breaking two and then trying to make it stick.
If I come back to the table now and put my strongest hand down I'd argue that the BIG ticket items are:
1. Forehand and backhand: learning to brace. Settling on the front side: crushing the can, swinging a hammer, 1-leg drills. If you can't throw from 1 leg, it's almost assured that you will be a mess with an x-step.
And that's it: A list of ONE item. It's so damn important it pretty much lives a lonely life of solitude. Yes, other things will be required, good angles, timing etc - but if you just put your mental brain juice into that thing, so much other stuff works out.
Let's say that you've got solid bracing worked out, but you're stuck at 350-420'... AND YOU REALLY HAVE #1 WORKED OUT... you might just need to point that off shoulder target-ward at the top of your backswing. I forget this sometimes and get lackluster power.
It's not reaching back more, it's coiling your core more - specifically by taking your non-throwing shoulder and "pointing" it targetward. Easy to forget when you're trying to keep an eye on the target and still want power.
The other thing that saps power with regards to good coil, is that we forget that loose long toss lesson: loose muscles do everything faster. Muscle up, you lose speed.
As soon as I incorporated good bracing and staying loose into my forehand, I went from using FH as a get out of jail card to using FH for anything right breaking.
Lastly and most importantly: have fun. I'd be lying if I said that any aspect of being obsessed with form is fun. I lost that part of the game for a while and I didn't like that. If it stops being fun, take some time and enjoy other things. Hell, your body may even thank you for it. I've found a great balance of regular life, running, and disc.... well, maybe not enough running.
I think quite a lot of what I was doing back in those days was fumbling around in the dark, seeing what worked at all, fixing one thing, breaking two and then trying to make it stick.
If I come back to the table now and put my strongest hand down I'd argue that the BIG ticket items are:
1. Forehand and backhand: learning to brace. Settling on the front side: crushing the can, swinging a hammer, 1-leg drills. If you can't throw from 1 leg, it's almost assured that you will be a mess with an x-step.
And that's it: A list of ONE item. It's so damn important it pretty much lives a lonely life of solitude. Yes, other things will be required, good angles, timing etc - but if you just put your mental brain juice into that thing, so much other stuff works out.
Let's say that you've got solid bracing worked out, but you're stuck at 350-420'... AND YOU REALLY HAVE #1 WORKED OUT... you might just need to point that off shoulder target-ward at the top of your backswing. I forget this sometimes and get lackluster power.
It's not reaching back more, it's coiling your core more - specifically by taking your non-throwing shoulder and "pointing" it targetward. Easy to forget when you're trying to keep an eye on the target and still want power.
The other thing that saps power with regards to good coil, is that we forget that loose long toss lesson: loose muscles do everything faster. Muscle up, you lose speed.
As soon as I incorporated good bracing and staying loose into my forehand, I went from using FH as a get out of jail card to using FH for anything right breaking.
Lastly and most importantly: have fun. I'd be lying if I said that any aspect of being obsessed with form is fun. I lost that part of the game for a while and I didn't like that. If it stops being fun, take some time and enjoy other things. Hell, your body may even thank you for it. I've found a great balance of regular life, running, and disc.... well, maybe not enough running.