Putt BETTER in 5 steps (a real game changer for me!) 

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I just want so say one thing as a beginner. Jonathan's videos are the absolute main reason I bought some L64 discs. I am convinced his content makes higher sales to begginers more then any of the endorsed pros. He's so relatable to us with all the struggling, practicing, fails and wins its unbelievable and I'm sure I'm not alone with that opinion .Keep him close L64, because he's totally worth it!

I’ll try not to overstate this…. You have the best dg content on RU-vid. Thank you for really “putting” 😉 yourself out there. Keep up the great work! I highly suggest you find a local putting league (or start one yourself). It’s a ton of fun and a huge confidence builder for putting under pressure. Cheers!

I’m not gonna lie. I’ve loved watching you journey and seeing your form improve! It’s really motivating and you putt release looks so clean after all the practice. Your “timing” is also way way more consistently smooth and looks the same in all the clips be really jerky before hand.

My friends showed me a great putting practice drill that sort of automatically finds the putting range at which you start to get inconsistent, which for me is one of the biggest things to work on in my own putting. The drill works like this: Get a random disc and put it on the ground 10 feet from the basket. Putt 2 putters in succession at the basket. If you make both putts, flip the ground disc backwards to extend the distance slightly. If you make one putt and miss one, leave the ground disc where it is. If you miss both putts, flip the disc forward, decreasing the distance slightly. Use 4-8 putters so you don't have to run to the basket every round. After a few rounds, you'll arrive at an area where you might make both, you might only make one, or you might miss both. It'll show you the range you need to work on (spoiler alert: it's a much smaller distance than you probably think it is! My challenge range ends up about 18-20 feet...). And the more you work on it, the larger that distance should get. Soon those 18 footers that you use to step up and think "uh oh, I have to make this one, but I could totally miss it..." become automatic for you. And plenty chance to develop shot style, grip, routine, etc.!

The dude really put on a full suit and tie looking all dapper just for a 2 sec clip.

I love it. Someone named Paul? This was entertaining. The hardest to imitate disc golfer becomes the one that gives you the greatest success.

As always, the best Disc Golf content on RU-vid. It's not a pro player showing off pro player things it's a player starting from the beginning, showing the full beginner process. We all start somewhere and it's nice to see that not hidden!

Even your misses were closer, Jonathan! One thing I like to do before I putt is tell myself "Stance, Grip, Line, Rip" and those things help me dial in my positioning before I putt. I get in the correct stance. Once settled, I make sure I'm holding the disc exactly the way I need to, then I build a line from my body where the disc will go back to, to where it needs to go. Then I let it rip along that line.

I could tell the biggest thing from the old putts is the new putts you're really following through and committing to the line. Looks so much better!

The amount of strokes saved is great in it self, but the actual close misses is the best improvement I'd say. All the old misses resulted in a not at all easier comeback putt where'as your new photage shows an easy comeback putt in most cases. Saves even further strokes being able to miss "safe" and thereby trying even longer putts with more confidence! I have tried some different putters and I think the DD Deputy feels really good in the release, not had the time to practice with it though.

2022 is going to be such a great year for disc golf! Cant wait to see more content come out from Latitude 64. Jonathan is the best!

Jonathan, about your routine; in the future, you should add walking up to the disc/mini to it and my suggestion is that you walk near the spot, look at the basket, and do that "successful putt" weird face with the hand's motion too definitely... whatever - just so the basket knows what is coming and can fear for it. Also, this might prepare you for the putting. But scaring the basket, that is the most important! ;)

You look like you are shooting AT the basket now, while some of your first putts look like you were just trying to hyzer/float them in. I still have a lot to learn but shooting AT the basket has really helped. Keep it up and thanks for taking us along.

these videos constantly have the highest production quality in all of disc golf- love it!

Practice making putts, don't practice missing. Find a distance where you never miss and just putt alot from that distance, it sounds weird but it works. Someone else probably said this, but it's the best tip I've ever come across.

This might be the best and most helpful discgolf video on the internet. I started sinking 25m putts more often than not after doing this instead of trying to copy what one's "supposed" to do.

This is awesome. I have always taught people looking to improve putting that the first step is to find your "true natural" putt; the one that you can re-create without thought. Once you find that, pointing it in different directions is trivial. And the first half of the video shows you doing that. The other thing you need is data and feedback, and I see you doing that too. One suggestion. When thinking about how to practice, the very best distance to focus on is your 50% make range. For that, I putt in pairs, and if I make both I step back a pace for the next, and if I miss both I step in. Make/miss stays right there. This puts you right at your 50% range and then I work on extending my 50% range. How far back can you push it? Also, don't forget to work on longer putts. Those 40+ footers take more power and are different, so make sure to include some distance putting in the mix. Finally, practice hyzer/anhyzer and straddle putts. Not only do you need those specific putts sometimes, but they'll make your default putt better too. Cheers, and GREAT VIDEO!!

Just one final tip that I have found to never fail! Smile. Smile prior to putting, it puts you into a better mindset make or miss.

Why does this not have millions of views. I have searched for this lost ark video, and I have finally found it! if your passionate about disc golf, and want to get better! Learn about discs and flight patterns then immediately watch this video!!! Then Practice A metric ton!!!

It's great that Thomas could be so open about how much he really likes you. I know most of us in the comment section agree with him.

I will someday figure out why I just love this guy. He is so much fun to watch. I truly enjoy it. If I am having a not-so-great day, I watch one of his videos and I am back to the "me" I like. I can't thank you enough for that. Nope, just can't. And I even improve my disc golf to boot. Win-win!

Finally, someone else putting with Mercys, I'm not the only one! They are great

I have been playing a long time but definitely still consider myself a beginner amateur. I do have one tip that I always tell all my friends. Have you played catch with a friend? It is so much easier to throw a ball a disc whatever to your friend. Think of the basket as your friend. My friend is named Rob and he sometimes drops the disc but when I really think about throwing to a person and not a basket it makes it so much easier:). Jonathan, you should give the basket a name:)

A little bit of colored tape makes a really good budget disc dot to aim at!

When I first started putting, my outs were going left as well, like hyzers. I rectified this by turning my palm up on release. It acted more of anhyzer making the disc fly straight for the entire flight. With more of a flop putt I found major success.

Great to see you getting in that practice and seeing the results!

quick tip i got from a friend on spinputs: tuck the disc in towards your forearm so the disc touches the arm, try to throw it flat and BOOM. now i can put comfortably within atleast 7-10 meters.

Always enjoy your videos, glad to have you back!

I was practicing my putting last night in my backyard! I've found out that my straddle putt is most accurate up to 20 ft. My rock putt is legit up to 25 ft. After that my plush putt turns into a full out spin putt. Bending the elbow into your waist line generates a lot of power but I miss right to left a lot. Eventually I'll get the hang of it lol!!! Much love!!!!

Hey, it's great to see you in action! love the content and I'm looking forward to see more! My own putting looks actually pretty similar to what Calvin seems to be doing and in case it will be of any help to you I'd like to share my thoughts about it. I tried to come up with the simplest way of explaining it and the most effective thing would be to just take your putter and the grip you found. It looks just about perfect for this. (have mercy and get a grip Jonathan) and just start gently popping and hopping it upwards with the fingers under the disc. (in a way it wont leave your hand ) When you find that nice spring-like fluid tempo you can try uncurling your wrist while doing it and the disc should move from next to your hand to in front of it. That's the release point when you are actually putting like this. Now you just add that to your normal arm motion and the disc should have a nice clean straight up and forward flight. This is how I found my own putt, Instead of building from stance to release. I tried what I can do with literally just my fingers, then what happens when I add the wrist movement, what does the elbow movement has to add (I can pretty much putt from 5 meters by just using fingers, wrist and the elbow) and (finally for me lol) if the movement starts from my shoulders. At this point I started feeling it's pretty much all I need and ended up what I would like to call a "minimalistic" stance. Adding any more to it just doesn't do anything for me but add more variables that can result in a miss.(maybe just little more hip and leg action if it's a long putt) And finally some overall tips I'd like to give is to just be relaxed. Like seriously, try putting in slow motion. You'd be surprised how slow you can move and still have a decent putt. This way you also have time to really observe yourself and take notes of for example the angle of your disc and where you release it. Which leads to the next tip which is just to experiment with the angles when you putt (flat, hyzer, anhyzer, nose down, nose up) and another angle to watch is your shoulders, avoid slouching. (not that you'd be doing so Jonathan) I have that tendency and it helps greatly to put my otherwise useless arm behind my back while putting.. the other useless thing that came to my mind is that I sometimes feel that my pinky is in the way and scrapes the rim on release so sometimes I just lift it up or hold it behind the ring finger if it's a problem. One important thing for me is also the plastic and firmness of the disc, I prefer a more softer, bendy, eraser like surface which I think kind of softens the springy release to make it more smoother in flight versus a very hard stiff kind of plastic. so that's another thing to experiment with that as well (I putt with westside discs soft Bt Shields but I have a Pure and the zero medium plastic kinda works too, sadly I don't have a soft one to compare) Phew. a long one.. this is why I don't write much comments. But I hope it's clear and offers some help or insight to anyone reading :)

I think he is finally getting the itch to get better.

Love this content! Thank you Jonathan

Nice to see You're back!

Thanks for inviting us on your journey! Your “approach” is entertaining and educational. Fun game and Fun instruction!

Super stoked your back! I gotta get out there and practice

I love your approach to disc golf!

Great stuff, Jonathan, as usual! Keep it up!

Great video as always Johnathan! So glad your back! 👍

I love these

Jonathan! Love watching your disc golf journey!

What helped me alot was to get more spin on the disc by making sure my hand stays in the front until the release....and focus on the spin of the wrist at the end ...hit your release point at the same time

Great to have you back!

Nice work Jonathon! another great vid!

Great job on the putting practice! And a quality video like always 👌🏻 The thing that helped my putting style the most in recent years was a tip from an old Eagle McMahon putting video where he suggests to grab a stack of discs and start putting from the distance you make all the putts. For me that was 3-4 meters. Then with the stack of discs just putt away at a relatively fast pace. For me it was a putt every 5 seconds. Just focus on making the putt and with every putt start to make slight adjustments to the swing so that the disc doesn't flutter so much, releases every time at the same angle etc. Even though it's not the focused golf putt it helps with finding the right rythm of the down and up swing along with a clean release. You'll quickly notice if your grip doesn't allow for a quick grab-and-go type of putt. I hope this helps someone!

Thanks for the awesome content. Looking forward to watching you grow more throughout 2022! 😀

This video is awesome! Love watching the journey you took and I'm in a similar place in my game right now and this has given me some great ideas of where to go from here. Thank you Jonathan

Love it!

You’re back!!!!!! Awesome

great job - thanks for taking us along on the thought process and experimentation

The progress Jonathan.. it's progressing!! 🧡

Great video, cool to see your progression. Keep up the good work.

This was a really great video. It’s so nice to see some direct context as to how working on your putting can improve your game 👍🏼

Awesome video ! Love to see it

Welcome back!!!! Have missed the videos

Out there so long, the snow started melting lol. Good stuff!

Just getting into disc golf. Love the videos

Jonathan should be added to the Ambassador team!

Awsome as allways, and the end-riff 🔥

Another cool video! I can very much relate to your process!

Welcome back we've missed you're awesome videos and hope you had some great family time! Fun in fundamentals are key to not only playing well but enjoying the game! A lot of people forget this key factor, even myself. It's frustrating when you hit a slump, you just have to have confidence and like you said...... practice and keep the rhythm!

This is great!

Yes! I love putting with mercy

This is so awesome! I was so happy for you seeing how much smoother your putting stroke was looking by the end and i think the process you used to get there was awesome, try everything for long enough to get an idea of it would work for you or not and only keep doing what feels right. Definitely want to try this out for myself now!

Most entertaining videos on disc golf form out there! Keep um coming!

Love your videos Jonathan ! Always fun and instructive !! Good job ;)

Jonathan that was such an amazing video!! 👏👏👏 Loved to see how much you have improved. You motivated me to find my putt and to "putt in" the work. 😁

This is amazing. Thank you for breaking down your process AND the follow up recreation of the putts. Your journey has been incredibly inspirational!

Love it

Good stuff here, and hilarious too!

Thanks you so much for the content. Sometimes I feel like I’m never going to get it but watching you and knowing I’m not alone makes me not want to give up. Much love man!

Love your videos ❤️ , and the music 🎸!!!

Best video yet. Keeping it real, but also showing real results. Congrats!

Liked the follow through, I will incorporate it in my putts. Thank you

Well done! Really really enjoy the style of these videos and your sense of humor. Keep them coming!

Great video as always! Funny to see "tossing the disc around" until it feels good with your grip. That's what I do & don't even know why I started doing it, but it felt right. Hahaha! I have been wanting to get a Pure, but will have to pick up a Mercy as well. I mainly throw an Innova DX Aviar3, just love how it feels, but have been wanting to try out different putters.

Glad to see you back! I am inspired to re-jigger my stance... To the backyard!

You are hilarious man. Great video and awesome to see u improve and share what is working for you.

Some of the best DG content on RU-vid!! One of the many reasons why I started with Trilogy and continue throwing Trilogy Discs!

I've missed these videos. This one especially is really helpful. It encourages me to use my basket and actually put some work in.

Great stuff! I was very excited to see you made a new video. Best of luck to you and your awesome new putting style!

That song in the beginning is awesome! Thanks for helping with all your amazing videos.

Nice to see how much your putting has improved since starting discgolf😀 good job Jonathan!

That was cool!! Definitely a big improvement. Even the misses were just so much cleaner and on tighter lines past the basket. Nice work!

So glad Jonathan is back!!! Lat 64: Great discs and the BEST content hands down.

You are my spirit child. This was great.

I'm so happy Jonathan is back! As far as I'm concerned this is the best and most entertaining DG content out there. Welcome back!

Definitely my go to for dg tips. I began playing in the fall of 2020 and have been watching your videos since. Thank you for doing what you do!

This video got me out of a putting rut. Thanks for sharing your experience. Super helpful

”when I do everything high….” 😂😂🌿

Your videos is simply among the absolute best for new players. Awesome content :)

Thank you for this fantastic video. I really appreciate your experimental approach to developing practical putt solutions. I am new to the game but passionate to get others in my community in NZ playing. Your vidoes are really helping to develope my game and lesson plans for others. Love your work bud.

All of you videos rock!! Entertaining and informative!!

What was first? The chicken or the egg? The egg ofcourse, because dinosaurs lived before the chicken...... love your videos!

Jonathan once again you are speaking to me. I have been working on my putt too this winter

This is great. Love, love your style. 👍 one super great tip is to have fun like Jonathan. Thanks for this great content.

As usual you provide the best discgolf content on YT. I have been really struggling with my putting game, and since your video of "how to throw more accurate" helped me a ton im excited to implement the tips from this video as well ;) Cheers from Sweden! :D

I seriously enjoy your content! As a rookie disc golfer myself, I appreciate your trials and tribulations. Thanks for puting it out there!

Love your content. Learned so much from you. Hope you keep it up. Thanks!

yer back! My day is made!!