Brychanus
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If you download the pdf, the Table of Contents will function as hyperlinks!
Change log:
1.0.1.: Added 1.X.X. series and applied typographical edits from timothy42b.
1.0.2.: Applied typographical edits from lastchancer88.
1.0.3.: Streamlined language & applied light revisions
1.0.4.: Corrected error
1.0.5.: Improved vignettes about anterior pelvic tilt and related concepts (post 108-113 here)
1.0.6.: Added additional caveats and calls for study on injuries and overuse. Further clarified that multivariate throw forces can be approached in the context of overall human locomotion.
~~~~Initial message~~~~
Dear DGCR,
There have been calls before to make the vast repository of information on DGCR more accessible to everyone. There is deep wisdom here, yet the path to enlightenment is fraught for the uninitiated.
Once upon a time, Blake T mentioned that he thought this was a good idea, and that he would try to put it all down in one place. Due to his circumstances, he never quite got there.
I have been working hard to onboard every mechanic I can possibly learn from SW22 in my own form. Whether I have learned to do a mechanic myself or not yet, I work to gain an academic grasp on how the DG backhand works.
During this journey, I have developed the opinion that there are true fundamentals of DG backhand form, and that the majority of that knowledge exists on these forums and the older DGR mirror in one format or another. I am organizing it all into a conceptual framework, and playing an editor's role in compiling what has been show and written. I am filling in accessible prose and linking ideas where necessary to make a standalone document.
Of course, there are lessons yet to be learned for myself, SW22, and the broader community. The goal here is to compile what appear the be the most well-established concepts into one technical guide. It will not be a coaching manual per se, but a reference companion for those who are deeply interested in mechanics and want to either coach them or just to understand them better.
I am scraping and organizing content from this forum and have an initial outline and approach to organizing the concepts. The guide will be replete with definitions and rich in images, most of which will draw from DGCR with full attributions. This project is intended to be a living document that I would hope myself and others can update as we learn more and especially as scientific approaches enter disc golf.
To achieve this goal, I am asking for your help. I already have collected a rich repository of content. Necessarily, this project draws heavily on SW22's contributions and external sources from other sports, but information from Blake T and HUB and so many others is of course relevant. I am certain I won't get it all in the first pass by myself, so:
I would humbly request that you to please link any essential threads or specific posts and images that you think pertain to the fundamentals of the disc golf backhand in this master thread. Out of necessity I can't mention every single thread or post, but please liberally share content with the key filtering thought in mind: "what distinguishes fundamental mechanics from more superficial ideas?"
This is a labor of love. One of my goals is to consolidate what I'm learning. As an academic, it helps me to reconcile what I read, write, see, and do. More importantly, I view it as a service to disc golf, SW22, and so many others in the broader DGCR community to express my gratitude. I will share it here once it is sufficiently developed.
I deeply appreciate any and all of your assistance.
Sincerely yours,
Brychanus (John)
If you download the pdf, the Table of Contents will function as hyperlinks!
Change log:
1.0.1.: Added 1.X.X. series and applied typographical edits from timothy42b.
1.0.2.: Applied typographical edits from lastchancer88.
1.0.3.: Streamlined language & applied light revisions
1.0.4.: Corrected error
1.0.5.: Improved vignettes about anterior pelvic tilt and related concepts (post 108-113 here)
1.0.6.: Added additional caveats and calls for study on injuries and overuse. Further clarified that multivariate throw forces can be approached in the context of overall human locomotion.
~~~~Initial message~~~~
Dear DGCR,
There have been calls before to make the vast repository of information on DGCR more accessible to everyone. There is deep wisdom here, yet the path to enlightenment is fraught for the uninitiated.
Once upon a time, Blake T mentioned that he thought this was a good idea, and that he would try to put it all down in one place. Due to his circumstances, he never quite got there.
I have been working hard to onboard every mechanic I can possibly learn from SW22 in my own form. Whether I have learned to do a mechanic myself or not yet, I work to gain an academic grasp on how the DG backhand works.
During this journey, I have developed the opinion that there are true fundamentals of DG backhand form, and that the majority of that knowledge exists on these forums and the older DGR mirror in one format or another. I am organizing it all into a conceptual framework, and playing an editor's role in compiling what has been show and written. I am filling in accessible prose and linking ideas where necessary to make a standalone document.
Of course, there are lessons yet to be learned for myself, SW22, and the broader community. The goal here is to compile what appear the be the most well-established concepts into one technical guide. It will not be a coaching manual per se, but a reference companion for those who are deeply interested in mechanics and want to either coach them or just to understand them better.
I am scraping and organizing content from this forum and have an initial outline and approach to organizing the concepts. The guide will be replete with definitions and rich in images, most of which will draw from DGCR with full attributions. This project is intended to be a living document that I would hope myself and others can update as we learn more and especially as scientific approaches enter disc golf.
To achieve this goal, I am asking for your help. I already have collected a rich repository of content. Necessarily, this project draws heavily on SW22's contributions and external sources from other sports, but information from Blake T and HUB and so many others is of course relevant. I am certain I won't get it all in the first pass by myself, so:
I would humbly request that you to please link any essential threads or specific posts and images that you think pertain to the fundamentals of the disc golf backhand in this master thread. Out of necessity I can't mention every single thread or post, but please liberally share content with the key filtering thought in mind: "what distinguishes fundamental mechanics from more superficial ideas?"
This is a labor of love. One of my goals is to consolidate what I'm learning. As an academic, it helps me to reconcile what I read, write, see, and do. More importantly, I view it as a service to disc golf, SW22, and so many others in the broader DGCR community to express my gratitude. I will share it here once it is sufficiently developed.
I deeply appreciate any and all of your assistance.
Sincerely yours,
Brychanus (John)
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