PMantle1
Eagle Member
I am lost here. Disc drops so much I have to release like I'm putting over a house. So lost I don't even know where to start. Help?
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PMantle said:There must be something about my release that's different Mark. I say this because I am WAY better into the wind than I am down. Into, I just aim lower and firm it. Only when I get lazy and soft do I mess up into. Down? Lost, just lost.
The only thing that has worked somewhat is: turning sideways and tossing it like an approach with lots of spin. Seems like a crutch though. Would like to learn to stay in a putting stance and get it right.
Well, we obviously have different air here. Everyone's downwind putts get knocked down.Mark Ellis said:PMantle said:There must be something about my release that's different Mark. I say this because I am WAY better into the wind than I am down. Into, I just aim lower and firm it. Only when I get lazy and soft do I mess up into. Down? Lost, just lost.
The only thing that has worked somewhat is: turning sideways and tossing it like an approach with lots of spin. Seems like a crutch though. Would like to learn to stay in a putting stance and get it right.
This makes no sense to me. If you can aim lower into a headwind then you should be able to aim higher with a tailwind. If you can putt uphill with no wind by aiming higher then you can putt higher with a tailwind on flat ground. Maybe some evil Putting Genie put a spell on you? Anyone know any good counter-spells?
PMantle said:Well, we obviously have different air here. Everyone's downwind putts get knocked down.Mark Ellis said:PMantle said:There must be something about my release that's different Mark. I say this because I am WAY better into the wind than I am down. Into, I just aim lower and firm it. Only when I get lazy and soft do I mess up into. Down? Lost, just lost.
The only thing that has worked somewhat is: turning sideways and tossing it like an approach with lots of spin. Seems like a crutch though. Would like to learn to stay in a putting stance and get it right.
This makes no sense to me. If you can aim lower into a headwind then you should be able to aim higher with a tailwind. If you can putt uphill with no wind by aiming higher then you can putt higher with a tailwind on flat ground. Maybe some evil Putting Genie put a spell on you? Anyone know any good counter-spells?
andrew said:Mark is acknowledging that downwind/tailwind putts get knocked down, that's why he's saying to aim higher. I'd add to give it more mustard- throw the thing with confidence which may seem counter-intuitive because you're worried if you miss it will blow way past the basket. Don't miss.
Edit: Note that Mark doesn't buy into the throw it harder theory.
This is what I shall do. Unfortunately, putting with mustard seems to take longer than throwing a driver far. Well, and I have T-rex arms.andrew said:I'd add to give it more mustard-.
PMantle said:This is what I shall do. Unfortunately, putting with mustard seems to take longer than throwing a driver far. Well, and I have T-rex arms.andrew said:I'd add to give it more mustard-.
I have an upside down turbo putt that works well.It doesnt fly it just drops.Learnerd it 20 years ago from some pros.JHern said:PMantle said:This is what I shall do. Unfortunately, putting with mustard seems to take longer than throwing a driver far. Well, and I have T-rex arms.andrew said:I'd add to give it more mustard-.
I agree, you have to get the disc moving through air for it to generate lift and glide, so you have to throw harder downwind...throwing at wind speed is like not throwing at all, it just drops dead. You have to throw above the wind speed, just give it a bit more snap and slam center chains. Also, putting with a lot of nose up/down in wind can tend to make the disc dance in the chains, and blow out (I had a 4-putt like this during a windy tourney, I was putting nose down, each one hit dead center of mass, danced around, and then blew out...going flat instead fixed this issue). Another alternative: you can also turn the putter upside down and practice putting like that...an inverted disc has less lift anyways, so the wind will have less effect (I've known several 1010+ rated players who always putt like this inside 10' regardless of conditions).
Releasing anhyzer, or even flat for that matter, is nearly impossible for me. Working on it though.Terrence said:A 150-class (or even 165ish) putter works well if the wind is directly at your back. Add a little anhyzer angle and you'll get good glide without having to throw beyond a comfortable power level. I deal with windy conditions nearly every round since Ludington sits on Lake Michigan's west coast.
I may have a deformity. Not sure.zeike524 said:Just curious how its impossible to release like that?