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Jon Andrews replied to Andy P's discussion 'What did you do for Disc Golf today?'

I convinced my boss that we needed to finish the course at the school I work for. We are ordering baskets and cement for teepads. So for disc golf today, I am putting in a new course.

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Grandpappy D commented on Jon Andrews's blog post 'Physical Disabilities and My Intent to Get Better'

Did you ever try a arm band

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Jon Andrews replied to Danger Dave *X*24 Chains*X*'s discussion 'Starting the Winter Season'

I never thought I would disc golf in December. I was fortunate enough to have very nice weather on the 1st and 2nd. I shot my two best rounds all year on those days. It kinda stinks that we are going to be up to our armpits in snow soon. Perhaps I...

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Do you normally drive forehand, backhand, or other?

Forehand now! Usually Thumber.

When did you discover and begin playing this best of all sports?

A few years ago, some friends approached me to go with them, and I bought a Shark, loved it. I play all the time, and I can't wait for spring each year.

City Where You Live

Mount Pleasant

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USA

What is your "home" course?

Odyssey

What are your Top Five courses?

Deerfield Park in Mt Pleasant
Tittabawasee Trails in Freeland
Bandamere in Ann Arbor
Brewer Park in Grand Rapids
Flip City in Shelby

How many discs do you own?

A bunch of them, but I prefer throwing Flicks, Makos, Comets, Kites, Cyclones and Soft Challengers

What is your favorite disc golf-related website?

discgolfersr.us

How many rounds of disc golf have you played in the last 12 months?

71-100

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http://s4.bite-fight.us/c.php?uid=130013

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Physical Disabilities and My Intent to Get Better

While playing a casual round on Thursday, I felt my elbow do something weird. Hurt like heck for the rest of the match. My loving GF Nikki is a physical therapist, and she diagnosed me as having loose tendons in my right arm. Nothing I can do to strengthen them or make them tighter, so guess what ? I have to give up golfing with my right arm. Son of a BITCH. This sucks, it totally does. But it does afford an opportunity to train my left arm correctly. I already write left handed, so my hand has… Continue

Posted on April 27, 2009 at 8:25am — 3 Comments

The obsession continues.

Even though I am strapped for cash, I didn't even hesitate getting out my checkbook to buy a new groove last night. It's nice, my first ever first run. 171g Champion Groove in bright orange. Looks really nice in my bag. I also got my first ever disc golf teeshirt. It's a little tight, but as most of you know, I am losing weight every day. Keep checking in with my blog to see how my life is going !!

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At 3:17pm on November 22, 2009, Hailee Sattavara said…: haha rahhhh!

At 8:45pm on November 20, 2009, mark ellis said…: Thanks, Jon.

Diagnosing a throwing problem via the internet is sketchy at best but I'm glad my suggestions helped. One day I will get to actually see what you are doing, then I can really interfere with your development. :) Good luck.

At 11:59am on November 18, 2009, Tom Westphal said…: Jon,

I'm a founding member of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Area Moustache Society (BCMAMS) and a fellow disc golfer. We raise money for local charities in Battle Creek with all sorts of fun events, including disc golf tournaments. We have a big fundraiser in August called 'The Stache Bash' that we always have a band come and play. It sounds like you guys would be perfect for that. Plus, before the Stache Bash we could all go out and play a round. Do you guys have demos of songs that you could send me? We'd really be interested in having a band called "That Mustache Feeling" play and you'd only be 2 hours away. Sound like something you'd be interested in? Please let me know.

Tall Tom Westphal in Battle Creek

At 7:46am on November 12, 2009, mark ellis said…: Jon, you inquired:

Hey Mark, I know you get a lot of requests for forehand shots, but hopefully mine is fairly simple. I throw a flick forehand and it tends to stall out and die hard to the right. If I go less stable, I flip it over and it goes left (this just seems weird to me). Any ideas ? Do i need to increase my arm speed ? My snap ? Thanks Mark.

Jon,
The problem is likely your angle of release. Whatever degree of power and snap you have is what you have to work with. Your power will only change slowly and gradually so don't worry about that. Work on controlling what you have.

In your perception the difference between how you throw the shots which hyzer and the shots which anhyzer is very small. With practice you will learn to throw somewhere between the two and learn to differentiate them.

Forehands have a small margin of error, so tiny changes in the angle of release result in big changes in the flight pattern. Start with whatever disc you are best at making fly flat and straight during the flight (don't worry about the bend at the end of the flight at this point). Just try to throw it flat and straight. Don't worry about how far it goes or if it is on the exact line you want:just flat and straight.

Once you release a shot, good or bad, watch what it does and think about what you did to create that flight. Once you throw a good shot you will notice that your release was flat and your balance was good (the disc never lies). Pause for a moment to memorize what you did. You need to develop muscle memory to repeat this as needed.

As you develop the ability to throw flat and straight you will start to notice small differences in what you do that create slight hyzers or anhyzers. Most shots you want during a round are basically flat and straight with small variations that impact how the disc finishes. Good luck.

At 5:19pm on November 3, 2009, Disc Golf Live said…: Hey, Jon -

What's happening in Mt Pleasant? Let me know if anything's happening on the broadcast front. I've got a line on a contact in the area and am wondering whether I should call or not. Hope all is well, I know there's a new course in the area so that should be sweet.