THUGNIFICENT763
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Also, I would avoid any contact on the leading edge of your disc when tailoring a forehand grip. It can cause all sorts of hitches in release.
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What the hell is a one finger grip?
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da Crippler
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I use a one finger forehand and a two finger backhand. For my throwing style, less fingers = more spin.
Thug, I'll give your two finger technique a try. It looks like your fingers area bit longer than mine though. You can't argue against what works for someone though. I can get drivers out to just over 300 with two straight fingers. How far can you throw it?
Anothe forehand question is where does Ricky Wysocki get his power from. He can forehand it a long ways with very little what I call windup compared to others. Is he just that much stronger?
THUGNIFICENT763
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Hahaha man, my toes are just as bad. Long digits since birth. A 300+ ft forehand is more than enough to get the job done, but it is really fun to achieve the distance, no doubt about that. If I really try to juice it, I can get forehands out into the upper 300s, lower 400s with the right tailwind assistance hahaha. I have a really stupid build, though. 5'5", 126 lbs, and my arms are three inches longer than my legs are. To answer your Wysocki question, he just waits for the right time and EXPLODES. All timing and technique. He basically does a one step. I can get mine out about 350ft that way. If you really want to see some ridiculously effortless forehand technique, watch some old Scott Stokely or Timmy Gill videos. My forehand is pretty much a hybrid of these two legends. Which is funny, considering they are both well over a foot taller than I am hahaha. The wrist does a lot of the work in a forehand throw, it is where the majority of the spin comes from. So more wrist = more spin = more accuracy. Strength is not the attribute you want for forehanding. Explosively is. To quote Bruce Lee, "be like water".
Hell yeah dude, I am glad! It is not for everyone, but when it works, it works. I push that grip on everybody that I teach, from my 8 year old nephew to my 6'9" ogre of a buddy. Without the right grip, trying to throw forehand is redundant. To quote Pirelli tires, "power is nothing without control".
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THUGNIFICENT763
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BTW, jackal, the two fingers straight grip is called the pistol. My style is called either a stack or a figure four, depending on region.
DiscinFiend
* Ace Member *
I used a one finger forehand grip for a few years. I switched back to a stacked two finger grip. It was a hard transition & my forehand actually got worse at first. After awhile I got the hang of the two finger grip. My distance has improved a little but my accuracy has improved a lot. I roll my wrist a lot less. I feel I can control the flight plate a lot more with two fingers.
HeavyCritters
**Stickin'Putts**
I throw a one finger FH shot.
Ditto. Eating with chopsticks feels more natural than using that grip to FH for me.
Hampstead
* Ace Member *
You don't use the two finger chopstick grip? Doesn't your food wobble off the sticks?
THUGNIFICENT763
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Maybe because you are used to something else entirely. If you give it time, it might click. No guarantees, though. I would give it a legit chance if forehands are a big part of your game, or even if you do not forehand often but would like to implement them effectively, as once it starts to feel natural, you will not find a more effective forehand grip. It is actually really comfy once you get it down, because unlike the pistol grip, it does not torque your fingers laterally. Also, it uses the pad of your middle finger as the principle contact point instead of the side portion of it. Not to mention, the wrist likes to move up and down more than left and right. My grip puts the disc in line with the up and down motion. Makes it really easy to integrate the wrist, especially for short arm shots, which are from the elbow out. Not to mention, it accommodates all rim sizes. The same grip I use to throw something like a Buzzz...
...is the same grip I use to throw something like a Torrent. Does it get any easier? Or better?
Your thumb looks longer than my any of my fingers. lol..
THUGNIFICENT763
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I am a freak, what can I say?
I can break my grip down really easily. Imagine you are flicking somebody off. Now, place the disc on your swear finger and pinch it between your thumb and index finger. Get the other two little fingers out of the way. Boom.
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THUGNIFICENT763
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So I was playing around, and I had to show a one finger forehand grip as a comparison hahahahaha. Sooooo floppy. Do people really use grips like this? If so, how?
Hampstead
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So I was playing around, and I had to show a one finger forehand grip as a comparison hahahahaha. Sooooo floppy. Do people really use grips like this? If so, how?
Why do you assume that is the only way to use a one finger grip? I've never met anyone who uses that grip.
THUGNIFICENT763
Banned
Show me your one finger forehand grip.
I am trying to wrap my head around how they work.
TheRainbowBoxer
Newbie
@Thug
I tried your grip while practicing drives yesterday and am pretty sure I added another 40 foot to my drive. My front yard is officially too short for my drives now. Thanks +1,000,000
I tried your grip while practicing drives yesterday and am pretty sure I added another 40 foot to my drive. My front yard is officially too short for my drives now. Thanks +1,000,000
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