Three Ways to Improve Your Sidearm in Disc Golf 

Watched him demonstrate this info with a throw after and he bombed it into a headwind about 450'. Very impressive watching it in person.

@@Judge_Jon I’ve been looking for good forehand information, and this is it. Makes me want to sign up for lessons from him.

@@prestondier7046 I do too, but his waitlist for the 6 person seminars he does is a long one. Maybe I'll get in one 5 years from now lol

I think this is funny. This is one of the thing a lot of the disc makers push. I've gone through a lot of their sidearm tutorials and it just never felt natural. This does.

You know how long I’ve been being told to keep my elbow close to my body?? All this time wondering why the disc won’t go far, and why my side arms wobble until the end of flight fade. Thank god I found this channel. The saying is true, “don’t underestimate the old guy on the course.” Thank you so much man❤️

@@pepperonistromboli8034 that’s what they told me too. Ready to try Stokely method tomorrow

@@J52d-g highly recommend, I went from throwing way too high and stalling, to throwing 10 foot high lasers. His method is definitely the way to go. Helped a bunch, let me know how it goes for you tomorrow bud, have a nice night👌🏻

It’s good to notice though that if you execute sidearm correctly (even Scott’s technique), your elbow will end up going quite close to your body in the middle of the swing, but it’s just a consequence of throwing with the correct technique, leading with the elbow as Scott Stokely explains in one of his other videos. So, you shouldn’t avoid your elbow getting close to your body in the middle of the swing, it just shouldn’t be the focus.

Yep, Eagle also does a bunch of Yoga to keep being able to throw this way. My dad does nearly what Scott does but has the arm in such an angle that the elbow can be forward on the throw. He is powerful enough to use his 172 Star T-Rex/Xcalibur as modern equivalent from Innova for his forehand or could, yet can use a 148 DX Archangel he has on it forehand too.

In case anyone is reading a year later, it is worth pointing out that Eagle’s forehand form might be a big part of his injuries right now, and his forehand video should be watched with that in mind.

Same here. Been playing 4 years and my sidearm is weak and hurts my elbow. Excited to try this way!

@@EDECO79 how'd it go man?

@@michaelmeteviet9702 had a daughter born in May 2021. Barely been playing. Someday.... Lol

Like the old saying goes , show Me don’t tell Me .

I agree, but you can watch his sidearm shot in his other sidearm videos though

I thought that when I watched another video of his. I changed my mind afterward. He shows a lot, but he doesn't depend on the flight of the disc when he shows. He's an excellent teacher. It's frustrating to any golfer for someone to show them their shot and then saying "that's how you do it." The devil is always in the details.

The short explanation is sidearm will be easier for you to throw on the side you more naturally throw a baseball. The long explanation is a great idea for a video. I'll add it to my list.

Nothing about being lefty makes sidearms easier.

I'm making a video shortly about Rolling Your Wrist. Be sure to hit the bell to be notified of my new videos so you don't miss it.

Glad you found what works for you

Great question. This comes up at my lessons at times... Submarine pitchers can be amazing but they did not throw at the velocity of those throwing with a three quarter delivery. Also, most of us have grown up throwing objects like a ball and not with a submarine motion. Throwing a three quarter delivery is what we’ve always done and for most players be more natural. Also, I found this in an article about submarine pitchers ... “If you look at many of the submariners, there really isn’t a lot of difference in their mechanics from a regular pitcher other than the extreme shoulder tilt. The arm still operates in a similar fashion, and the same mechanics still apply to the shoulder and elbow. The arm circle should still be applied and you will see a similar layback of the forearm into maximum external rotation.” What they are basically saying is what I say in that arm mechanics remain similar to three quarter throws but with a shoulder tilt. I call it leaning but we are saying the same thing :-)

I saw Paul at GMC and he looked through me. He confirmed what we both assumed lol

90% of the time when someone thinks they are rolling their wrist, that's not what they did wrong. If you are right handed and your shot is wobbly and shanks off to the left that is not a result of your wrist. That happens when you are turned sideways and throw across your body (opposite of the backhand). The solve is to end the throw facing forward not turned 90 degrees from your target.

This is hole 2 long tee shooting up the hill on the gravel road