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It's really hard to throw a flat shot uphill without throwing nose up. If it's uphill without a low ceiling I find it can be easiest to throw an anny with something not too overstable...just throw it with the apex way up there and the disc should fly like it would on a level ground shot, just hit the ground sooner after the apex. Don't go too understable because it can hit the ground on edge and cut roll...won't have as much time to flex out.
It is also good to throw an understable hyzer flip, especially if there are trees and uphill. Go quite understable, let the disc do the work. You'll almost be throwing an angle like you would for a distance line on flat ground, high and with a decent hyzer, but nearly parallel to the slope. But remember to try to hit your height line properly, and keep nose down relative to your line.
If you are throwing uphill and not on a flat teepad, I find it very hard to get decent footing. I also find I lose a lot of power/distance throwing forehands uphill for raw power compared to expectations, but on bad or sloped footing I find the FH way easier to throw consistently and hit my line. Remember everyone is going to lose significant distance.
Agree. Nose is relative to trajectory through the air which has no orientation, nose is not relative to "flat earth", but attitude is. Throw upward with nose down.This may be splitting hairs, but I've never thought nose up had anything to do with the angle of the disc in relation to the earth. I've always thought it had to do with the angle of the disc in relation to its trajectory. For example, if a disc is thrown upwards at a 45 degree angle, but the disc itself is on a 44 degree angle, the disc is being thrown nose down. Even though the nose of the disc is up in relation to the earth.
Also, addressing one of the earlier comments. While gravity is the same for uphill and downhill shots, in one instance you're throwing against gravity, and the other instance you're throwing with gravity. So it does make a big difference between uphill versus downhill.