I'm getting more back into disc golf these days. Not enough daylight/temperature to MTB as much so I've been getting out to throw/putt for like 30 minutes each day before the sun sets on weekdays. It's been a lot of fun and last time I made it out to the course, I went -5 through 6 holes, mostly tight, low-ceiling wooded holes < 300'. I was throwing every shot just like I intended and even hitting some big putts. Easily the best I've ever played on the course. Granted, I only need about 350' of power at my home course so I haven't really been pushing my distance max, but everything under 320 or so feels very smooth and relaxed. Trying to juice up from there usually just leads to less accuracy and not much more distance. I REALLY need to take some more video, because I certainly have a TON to fix still, but I'm trying to approach things still pretty casually as I once I start getting too serious it loses all the fun. Still love coming on here to try to help others, I sure can spot good form much better than I can do it myself.
Some notes to myself from putting tonight:
1. Gotta relax my shoulder and let it hang loose in the downswing just like a backhand shot. When I don't do this I lose accuracy and power. Abandon that disc/arm to gravity! I don't even need to bend my elbow and frankly shouldn't with my push putt similar to a Ricky style putt.
2. When I get good releases I'm not even thinking about opening my wrist, in fact I just think to keep it slightly curled the whole forward stroke and it just releases at the end without me knowing. I still get a lot of wobbly duck releases from opening the wrist way too early and not committing to the full stroke.
3. Once I relax the shoulder and let the downswing happen, right before peak "reachback" I have to initiate the putt by pushing with the rear foot onto the front foot. Trying to use the arm too early is the death of a good putt and kills all distance.
