Control & Thusly Accuracy

Hi

 

When you're in the woods and needing to aim...

 

How do you aim?

 

Do you just look and throw?

Point certain body parts at certain things or the basket?

 

second part:

 

Can you throw a beeline for the basket on this hole with a forehand?

How do you take the right and left out of the disc and throw it on a rope up the middle?

Where's the stress point or main muscle that you concentrate on?

 

This hole is 270 ft. 

 

(Cottage Grove, OR)

 

 

 

[Justin Thomas]

how far is the basket from the tee?

[ColonelDracula]

It's 270ft.

[Justin Thomas]

I'd try aim for the tree to the right, the one that the person looks like they're standing next to, and throw my flattop roc or try a roller and hope there's no roots in the way. In reality though, I'd prolly eat the hell out of the trees and take a 4 or 5. I know how my luck goes.

[ColonelDracula]

Me too sometimes, but sometimes I get an accurate shot...

I think I need the absolute basics about aiming.

[Hippy]

Aim where the dude is!!!! Take my putter and let it fling!!!!!!!!!!MAybe my KC pro roc!!!!!

[mark ellis]

I throw forehand so aiming is comparatively easy. I can see the line as I release it. Backhand is much trickier because you aim with a combination of your mind's eye, your shoulder and your peripheral vision.

Shots like the one pictured show that control is much more important than power.

To make this shot you need to do two things: Hit the line and throw a disc so that it flies straight. Each of those tasks is difficult. To do them together is harder. Practice is the answer. Lots of practice. Lots of the right kind of practice.

Most players, if they practice at all, go out to an open field and throw as hard as they can. That kind of practice does nothing to help you when you walk up to this hole. You need to practice hitting tunnels. Practice at different speeds and with different lines (because tunnels bend).

So walk out to this hole early in the morning when the course is empty. Drop a mini at 100 feet away from the basket, another at 150' away, another at 200' away and finally use the tee pad as your final spot. Start at the closest spot and with a stack of discs throw at the basket. Pick them up and do it again. And again. Until you can hit the line consistently and park the basket. Then move back to the next spot and learn that line. As you move farther away from the basket you may need to change discs (from putters to mids or mids to drivers). You need to learn which discs work best on which lines and which distances.

If you spent an hour on this hole at a time and did it three times in a week your ability to hit the line at each of the distances would vastly improve and with it your overall ability to hit tight lines at different speeds.

You, of course, do not need to use a hole on a course to practice tunnels. Any mowed area with lots of trees (and no people around) will do. Pick trees as mandos and throw at your bag for a target. Or better yet, play catch with a buddy picking lines to navigate.

[Charles Isaac]

As always, great advice.

[Chuck Kennedy]

A basic concept for "stand & deliver" throws is to line up your heels in the direction you plan to throw a backhand. That way, if you are pulling across your chest in a straight line, your arm and hand will continue to consistently uncurl and release toward your chosen direction throw after throw.

[Brandon Swanson]

This is huge! About the only time I mess up a hyzer shot is because of the line of my walk up. If you run up on the line you want to start the disc, you don't have to be frenetic about keeping an eye on the target. When you practice you'll find it to be true. When you get to the point where you have a consistent release, you'll find Chuck's approach works very well. Know where you want to finish. The line of your walk up is going to be the initial path of the disc. We won't get into nose angle, snap, height, etc... :-) But then again none of that matters if your line is off to begin with.

[Ryan S. Flahive]

I utilize a alignment technique from my ball golf game--the intermediate target method. look at my intended line and create an intermediate target--maybe a leaf or twig--or perhaps I make a mark in the dirt with my foot just a few feet out from the tee or your lie--line up the intermediate target with your intended line and try to hit it--it will make you think about your line and where to start it...there are a lot of other variables that can affect it (stability of the disc, wind, obstructions, release angle, etc.) but this is a start.

[Rescue]

Yup, that's the same thing I do. Then it just doesn't matter if you are throwing forehand or backhand. I've found that you can apply a few things from ball golf. That can help your disc golf game. When I've played up north (OR or WA) I find the majority of my throws are done with stable to understable discs. It's funny, I looked at that hole and the first thing I thought was...break out my Leopard or Vision!
God, you guys have some awesome courses up there!

[Justin Penrose]

there not awesome. We just find a way to put 18 holes in 5 acres and its very technical. We manage to find a way to go around the trees and not have to have a huge hole where you bomb it 450 and have a 150 foot up shot. We can play the tight technical courses no problem. But put us out with the bombers in an open course and we tend to look crazy and to overly happy. Where did you play when you where up here?