Driving the disc uses a very unique motion that involves a running start, wind up, and throw. When you throw, your arm must come close to your chest as opposed to out in a crescent shape, and must snap in front of you as you pivot on your outside heel and your rear leg spins around you. You want the disc to go as far as possible and so logic tells you that you must throw it as hard as possible. I have always used muscle and speed to throw farther which creates drastic unreliability and terrible accuracy. Today, I tried simply saying "slower" while I drove and it worked! A small amount of distance was sacrificed (20 ft max) but my accuracy improved by a ton! It is still a little rough but I can now throw far in the general direction in which I am aiming.
I have been watching a lot of professional Disc Golfers doing putting demonstrations to find the form that works best for me. I chose to learn the one based on the snake strike where your weight starts on your front foot as you line up the putt. It then shifts to the back foot as you bring the disc in to your body and comes back front when you release straight out. The point is to remove the inconsistencies of a crescent put coming across your body. If your arm moves in a straight line, the disc will hit its target. I realized today that I need to just release the disc in the exact spot that I lined up. I have been lining up and then releasing either lower or higher than where it was.
The final thing I realized today was that if I want an up shot to curve, I need to use an over stable driver. My mid range discs curve but very unpredictably. They are good for long straight shots with an obstacle near the end. If there is an obstacle in the middle that I need to get around, I need to use a driver.
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