AlphaFoxFL
Newbie
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- Jul 29, 2020
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Just a disclaimer, I am very new to the sport and am still trying to understand everything in the game, so forgive me if what this post contains just sounds stupid, but I want to get better so I might as well ask a forum.
I've played a few rounds recently and noticed a trend that is killing my score: I can't achieve any considerable distance on throws. Because of this, when others are at the hole in 1-2 throws, I'm aiming to putt in the amount it takes for par (typically 3). This makes birdies impossible, pars extremely difficult, and bogeys very common.
Since I am new, I only have four discs in my bag:
> Innova DX Leopard [6|5|-2|1]
> Innova DX Cobra [4|5|-2|2]
> Innova DX Shark [4|4|0|2]
> Innova DX Aviar [3|2|0|1]
I constantly find that my only "good" shot is a decently wide anheizer, typically landing right ahead of me and reaching 150-160ft. If I try to throw a reasonably straight shot, the distance goes down to only about 100-125ft. I may be a beginner, but I know that these are terrible numbers.
I have been searching online and asking around, as I'm trying to find the root of this problem. At first I thought it was my technique, then my release angle, disc angle (heizers/stable/anheizers), and everything in-between, yet nothing so far has worked.
My constant researching and endless hours of throwing with no sign of a good result stopped when I heard something that caught me off-guard. A "disc golf basics instructional" video made a statement that "If you're throwing too hard for a disc (on a RHBH), it will fade to the right rather than to the left."
This threw me for a spin. As a beginner, I've heard tons of times that "You shouldn't go for higher speed discs, as you won't have the strength for them," and I haven't even dared touch anything beyond my speed-6 Leopard. When I was just starting out and had crappy, weak technique, my shots were flying more straight (but not as far) even with more effort, typically getting some nice S-curve. But now that I have better technique with more arm extension and rip, suddenly all my shots are fading right despite all efforts to compensate.
Another thing I have heard in my studies is that you "shouldn't upgrade until you can throw your mids 300ft and your putters 250ft." But, if the speed thing is true, how am I supposed to get a 300ft mid throw when even with a good mix between power and curve, I can get at max 175ft...?
I'm just lost, and this is something I really want to fix before I get back out for 9- or 18-holes... Any criticism, advice, help, pointers, anything, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in-advance...!
I've played a few rounds recently and noticed a trend that is killing my score: I can't achieve any considerable distance on throws. Because of this, when others are at the hole in 1-2 throws, I'm aiming to putt in the amount it takes for par (typically 3). This makes birdies impossible, pars extremely difficult, and bogeys very common.
Since I am new, I only have four discs in my bag:
> Innova DX Leopard [6|5|-2|1]
> Innova DX Cobra [4|5|-2|2]
> Innova DX Shark [4|4|0|2]
> Innova DX Aviar [3|2|0|1]
I constantly find that my only "good" shot is a decently wide anheizer, typically landing right ahead of me and reaching 150-160ft. If I try to throw a reasonably straight shot, the distance goes down to only about 100-125ft. I may be a beginner, but I know that these are terrible numbers.
I have been searching online and asking around, as I'm trying to find the root of this problem. At first I thought it was my technique, then my release angle, disc angle (heizers/stable/anheizers), and everything in-between, yet nothing so far has worked.
My constant researching and endless hours of throwing with no sign of a good result stopped when I heard something that caught me off-guard. A "disc golf basics instructional" video made a statement that "If you're throwing too hard for a disc (on a RHBH), it will fade to the right rather than to the left."
This threw me for a spin. As a beginner, I've heard tons of times that "You shouldn't go for higher speed discs, as you won't have the strength for them," and I haven't even dared touch anything beyond my speed-6 Leopard. When I was just starting out and had crappy, weak technique, my shots were flying more straight (but not as far) even with more effort, typically getting some nice S-curve. But now that I have better technique with more arm extension and rip, suddenly all my shots are fading right despite all efforts to compensate.
Another thing I have heard in my studies is that you "shouldn't upgrade until you can throw your mids 300ft and your putters 250ft." But, if the speed thing is true, how am I supposed to get a 300ft mid throw when even with a good mix between power and curve, I can get at max 175ft...?
I'm just lost, and this is something I really want to fix before I get back out for 9- or 18-holes... Any criticism, advice, help, pointers, anything, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in-advance...!