When I was a beginner I would always throw rollers and needed a overstable disc that would go hard anhyzer. Since I’ve had allot of time to get a smoother toss but this and Eagle’s tips have changed everything I thought I knew for the better
This is my hand, there are many like it, but this hand is mine. Without me my hand is useless, without my hand, I'm highly sexually frustrated, and cant play disc golf.
I've been throwing sidearm/forehand many years using the simple (walk up: right, left, right, left) technique. Changing to Sexton's 'hop' technique adds much more power, flight height control, release angle control and consistent distance. I'm 63 and throw 8 of 10 practice shots 360' +. Study the hop in Sexton's other videos too. It's not hard to get it down in a couple of days.
Thanks for the tip, I'm 62 and have only been playing since last season. I'm just now deciding that I need to have a forehand, especially since I'm left handed and my home course is not friendly. I will work on the famous Sexton hop. ;-)
This is why I love disc golf. The pros are so relatable to all of us, no egos. I’ve played with so many really good players that WON’T help me with any of my questions. I’m all about building the game for all. Any way I can help someone I do.
I've been watching disc golf videos for an hour straight and this guy gave more useful information than the other 20 videos I watched combined. THANK YOU. The tips about wrist movement importance and not trying to learn a straight shot with your weak hand first were both GREAT tips.
Dude Nate, I have to say I have been struggling with sidearm technique for a long time. This video helped so much! At first I didn't want to do the Crow Hop for some reason, I'm not sure why. I tried that today, and I was so much more consistent! I am definitely adopting your Technique LOL thanks man
Just bombed over 400 ft forehand for the first time after utilizing these tips in field work the other day. Wouldn't say its repeatable yet, but man it was such a rush watching the disc fly that far out of my hand.
they had to cut this video short, jackass team had a reunion, they were going to film the toiletshot again, yes, you see those 2 toilets in the backround, things did hit the fan.
Thank you Nate and Infinite. Great tips to keep in mind when I'm busting out my sidearm. I tend to rely on my destroyers to hyzer back in the end, but I think I will really benefit by testing out more understable discs and focusing on form.
Forehand is one of the hardest things to learn in my opinion. I just cannot do the 2 finger thing, its so very uncomfortable. I can do short technical shots but can only do it with one finger underneath. For a lefty like me i think a good forehand can do wonders, most courses arent set up for us.
I agree with everything you said. I'm a lefty too. My local courses require lots of power forehand hyzers that turnover shots can't really deliver on. It takes a lot of consistent work to get a solid forehand throw. I'm still working on angle control after 1 year!
Why is it that when I throw my overstable discs like a Zues I will get the wobble? Is that me still turning my wrist over before I've released? I have greatly improved my nonexistent forehand over the last year (advanced am level player) but I spent zero time using it over the first 25 years of me playing disc golf. I can now throw any forehand with confidence but I get the wobble when going for "everything". HELP! Because I know I have more in my forehand I'm not attaining yet. Scott Stokely's video made a lot of sense for me but I'm still struggling with max distance and power shots. Thanks in advance guys!
Have the elbow out a bit instead otherwise u will hurt your elbow when learning forehand IF you are not a sports person like myself. I get more power and less pain with the elbow like 6-8 inches away from body during the swing but its important that you Still leading with it so your wrist come through behind it for it to lag behind.
backhand is just more natural motion vs forehand. similar to how baseball pitchers throw about 100 pitches to keep them healthy, but soft ball players will pitch 5 games in a row haha i can play a bunch of no forehand round and have no pain really but when i throw forehands, i try to keep it under 50 forehands in a day
My forehand is bad. I think he's totally right, I'll probably always be backhand dominant, but I really need the forehand for those fade to the right shots. It's just hard to get used to it when I don't use it very often.
This is all the opposite of what Scott Stokely teaches haha. He teaches long reachback and tells ppl to keep hips facing forward while twisting upper body.
thank you Mike...I have a recent right knee injury and want to develop a better forehand to keep playing effectively during rehab. Awesome instructional video.
This is good stuff. But I can't help see and hear Lamar Maughan here! Thanks, Nate - I'll try the grip, but the hop is not going to happen. Thanks very much to Infinite.
Annnnnd this was the forehand video that I needed to see. Simple advice of learning the forehand hyzer and using more flippy discs with wrist speed. When I am a backhand player that is all I really need. Pure Gold.
ive been playing for about 3 months now weekly. a strong grip yet a loose wrist; all you have to do is keep your thumb in the right spot. your elbow should be right below the hand and you should be coming through with your arm acting like a robot, keep it flat and smooth. just like the backhand
The only issue with this tutorial is the comparison of the crow hop in baseball. Paul McBeth's footwork is more similar to a crow hop. Either way, thanks for taking the time to teach folks your skills!
Nate just knows his stuff. While I have a stack of sexybirds, as Nate says, don't try to learn a flick with them. Heavy overstable meathooks for a beginner. Hyzer flip those leo's until you can pop up a bird. Flexing a forehand is just compensating for not having a real one. When you see pro's flexing a forehand, it's 400+', or 30' in the woods.
Finally a tutorial that takes into account that we all are different with different finger lengths and step styles due to just our basic anatomy differences. Great job, my first mistakes when learning to throw forehand was to follow too strictly to instructions, same with backhand especially with grip when I got short fingers. With backhand if I followed the generally instructed powergrip too strictly, I would always get nose up with the disc.
I want to know does the inside rim of your discs line up with the last line on your index finger that's what feels natural to me but I have a little pencil hole gap because I like to have my thumb sitting right on top of the rim.
Good video, but a crowhop in baseball is not a double step off the same foot. For a righty it's a jump step off the left foot right after the ball hits the glove, throw with body, land on right foot.
A proper crow-hop in baseball is not done with a double hop on one foot, it's just a pop up step after fielding the ball to generate power after bending over, but the same steps as walking occur. LRLR or RLRL. Still get what he means, but yeah. :)
Yasiel Puig and 98% of baseball disagrees with you. I played over a thousand baseball games as a pitcher and an outfielder. That is not a proper crow hop. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5FEsXGyTraI.html
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