Simon Says, Do THIS To Throw MASSIVE BACKHAND DRIVES 

600+ foot thrower here. You have to shorten the last step by maybe a foot or so. Over-stepping doesn't let your hips snap through and it leaves your back foot behind way too far and you can see it just sliding off the ground rather than using it to propel your front hip back. If you really feel the front foot land THEN rip the front hip back in combination with the upper-body work you were attempting to implement in the video. I feel you can add like 5-7 mph on your throw if you really iron out the hip action. You're really close!! Keep it up.

I'm 72 so I was well past my formative years before the game got on my radar in rural Ohio. I was a multi-sport athlete and coach but sadly never disc sports. I was mostly self taught meaning I stunk. But in the discussion regarding your off arm, on my own self taught journey I made a comparison between figure skaters and throwing a disc with your fastest arm/hand(?) speed. I noticed when skaters began a spin with their arms out they would spin slowly. But their velocity increased exponentially as they brought their arms in close to their body. That seemed relevant in throwing a disc. Obviously at the end of your throw your release arm is away from the body but that is your last act when your need your top velocity. Dillon, your point about clearing your off arm to facilitate getting your back shoulder away to open the power pocket is spot on necessary. I however wonder if your suggestion that the position of that arm not as important once you start pulling into the power pocket might need to be reconsidered. Look at a really old video from Bike Adventures Okanagan channel on RU-vid of McBeth, Schusterick, Koling and Feldberg's slow motion drives. I would suggest they are clearing with the left shoulder but all 4 are getting the off arm low and close to their back thigh as they move through the power pocket prior to creating their max speed just as skaters with both arms/hands close their body before the obvious extension and snap of the release for those pros or any disc golfer. I would agree that mastering the elbow up, opening up to "clear" the path for accessing the power pocket "cleanly" adding Simon's leading foot position much like a closed stance by a baseball power hitter must be done but last and not least keeping the off arm close and low to maintain acceleration through the power pocket and "snap" your release is essential since at the very least it maintains if not completes the maximation of your "acceleration " move. Just a thought by a fading old athlete. :)

I remember Joel Freeman's window drill from his video and tried to implement it in my game. It made me use my hips and lower body more or at least made me more cognizant that I should. Interesting stuff.

Definitely gotta try it out

I hope you come back and do an update on this after you work on it a bit more.

Staggered final step is for distance and power shots. For accuracy you still want to step in line with your runup/throw.

For the elbow up issue. Reach out and not back. Really over emphasizing out. A pump fake helps quite a bit. Or the Nikkalas baby cradles.

What a disappoint year for MVP. The new Discmania took the keys and never looked back. Gannon alone had 8 wins

You've countered your foot placement by reaching 'behind' yourself, you need to adjust your arm out as a consequence of your new foot placement. A straight pull-through generates A LOT more power versus trying to go around your body as you currently are your path is a bit like a left bracket now ( reach out a bit and pull with elbow over arm for the deep pocket. Willing to bet with a smoother pull through your off axis torque will go away and that bolt will go the furthest by a good 40-50ft

My name is Dylan too! I didn't know for years we shared the same name but I'm into it! hopefully they are spelled the same :s

If Simon says

300 ft thrower here.. I suk thats all lol

I swoop sooooo often

Hey Dillon have you noticed that you always look at the target?

bruh what took you so long? This video might as well be in black and white