Personally I think Danny Lindahl and then the Physics of Flight series are the overall best, but this is definitely an extremely solid video.

@@chauncey33 i have a lot of trouble watching danny's wispy mustache for extended periods of time. Maybe it's just me

@@megamrsoftee its not only you.

@@GuysInGreenHats lol. He has shaved it as of late, so I'm open to the new videos. Theyre definitely a good teacher, I like their player form videos.

TheMahs Gaming I think Danny has a lot of interesting theories and breakdowns. However looking for tips on how to throw far and more acurate, I prefer taking them from Simon who is an actual world class distance thrower and player. These videos are great and to think that we get them for free is almost crazy. Imagine Michael Jordan posting weekly videos on how to become a better basketball player, when he was in his prime. Thanks for this awesome content Mr. Lizotte!

JomezPro yeah👍🏼😎👍🏼

Get ready for all them follow flights boys and gals !!!

Hey! Stop trolling! Don't you have some winter tourneys you could be covering? 😂

Such good basic reminders to look for and work on. Don't worry about the length, I would, and will, have watched more!

Hey I know you

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westin g Like for Dylan!

And my timing and my release and my grip and my arm speed and my angle control and my follow through

Lol

Don't forget about disc angle, follow through, rubber band, slingshot, power, momentum, and not injuring yourself lol.

That's awesome! This is a great sport for all ages.

I'm a 60 year old Brit. Have never played disc golf but am hooked on watching Jomez view and would love to start playing, although there are not that many courses here in the UK. What sort of distance do you throw and what should I expect as a reasonably fit 60 year old?

Cool! You can probably get by with a practice basket and any football field will do to train up your driving and mid range game. You can practice putts at home. A regulation practice target goes for 100$-200$. On the Innova website there is a page with all their discs listed by stability and speed. I started with Aviar for putter, Roc for midrange, and Eagle for driver. If you have strong grip, then use maximum weight discs. If you don't consider yourself to have hands of iron, then maybe around 170g. My magic number is 168g, but I throw a 180g Roc accurately from 40-99 meters, 170g putter for under 40 meters, 168g, 8-9 speed driver for 100-130 meters, and 168-170g, speed 12-13 for anything over 130 meters. Then you just need the discs that make the shapes that give you all the possibilities. Start with the discs listed toward the right side of the Innova chart, which are more understable. This will be more forgiving for new players. Start with speed 8-9 drivers and get your hand speed up til you feel you are ready for faster discs. That takes time and experimentation. One thing I did was start early throwing heavy midrange discs until I could launch them 100m. This made learning any disc easy. But to get started, you need to have one concept at the core of your throwing style: low, flat, straight. ALL beginners release early, aim the nose up, and hyzer out short and left. Figure out what kind of footwork, reach-back, and grip work for you through trial and error. Make everything as simple and clean as possible. Make only the moves you can name a reason for making. Then just work on getting your reach-back to a point that is "180"-ish degrees away from your target. Make your swing as flat as you can throughout the swing, so your starting point and finish point are the similar height. Hold the disc naturally, but swing it flat the whole way to the release, so the shot comes out low, flat. and straight. You achieve loft through spin, not angle trajectory. Think of your throwing mechanics as an arrow whip, where your body is the stick, your arm is the strap, and your disc is the arrow. Your body will bend and charge the energy, your arm will stretch back as if the disc were held like the knocked arrow. This energy storage and tension are the secrets to powerful throws. But you can only throw with the power you can control. Start with the midrange. Standing at half field, throw it into the net. Work the midrange at the football field until you can put it in either corner from the opposite end of the pitch. Then try corner to corner with your long range driver. The chart is going to help you learn about the disc ratings: there are 4 numbers- speed, glide, high speed turn, low speed fade. In the beginning, you will need some negative high speed turn numbers for your drivers. Otherwise, you might try to throw a destroyer right away, but the -1 might not show itself. So a destroyer will seem really stable and only turn left for you. (assuming right handed backhand) But a Daedalus has a -3 and will turn a little more even if you don't get the shot perfectly flat. This will give you longer straight flight in a helix shape, first turning right, then fading left, but basically ending up in a straight line from you to the target. As you learn to control your swing, you will get to a point where you are getting what the disc rating says it can do. This is how you will know when you are ready to move to more stable and faster discs. Try to do a few things instead of everything at first. Learn one driver, one mid, one putter at a time. Once you find a mid and putter that you like, you are good for now. The drivers take more time to learn. Learn the low, flat, straight shot first and this, when combined with good disc selection will give you 80% of the shots you would ever need. Sidearm throws are necessary for low ceiling shots that need to turn right harder than an anhyzer can give. Rollers are necessary for various reasons, but may require extensive experimentation. Overhand shots are necessary for scrambling out of trouble or shooting over obstacles. They are pretty easy to get: thumb under goes left then fades right, fingers under goes right then fades left. They slide in upside down so watch out for pine straw=zoom. Footwork is your foundation. Start by walking up like you were going to jump off a diving board, one step, hop step, foot together, jump= one step, cross step, foot plant, throw. Once you discover the rhythm that works for your body type, you can add speed later as needed. Grip is one of the most important, but individualized things to talk about. Some unorthodox players have two-finger grip or some other odd style that cannot be replicated by 99% of other people. I use a modified power grip for my midrange, which takes away a lot of power because I move my first finger to the rim instead of underneath. But for powerful drives, I need all my fingers under there pulling hard. Keep them tight together and let your thumb rest back away from the edge as if it was pointing straight down your arm. Keeping the fingers tight together provides more explosive spinning torque, so when your joints unfold, the spinning energy is driven from a smaller arc with more force. Imagine you are a giant spring. Each joint in your body is a lock. Wind them up in reverse sequence: fingers-wrist-elbow-shoulder-core-hip-heel. NOW imagine all the energy unfolding rapidly in succession: It starts on the run up. When the foot gets planted, you want to spin on your heel. This is why stepping out a little bit is helpful. Having your foot on a 90 degree angle will facilitate a smoother heel-spin. It also keeps your foot aligned with your lead shoulder for better balance. You will use more or less of any one portion for your own comfort and safety. I have to watch out for my double jointed elbows so I compensate by running up a little faster and really throwing my body into it. But as all the locks unfold, they are in sequence, but moving in an overlapping smooth form that blurs together seamlessly when done correctly. Finally: commitment=confidence. A good shot is a confident shot. A confident shot takes commitment. Golf is all about mental puzzles we unlock with our bodies, but we solve first in our minds. A good decision is more valuable than a strong back. 99% of bad shots come from a disc selection error that then leads to a miscalculation and faulty execution. Commit to a strong grip, a hard throw, and a smooth effort. Commit to low, flat, straight. Get comfortable with this shot and then anything becomes possible. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

Ian Barnes I have been playing for a few months now, that is exactly how I got into it. I ended up watching a couple jomezpro videos and got hooked. Then I ended up playing every day for a while. Now I’m really hooked!!

@@lokinakor1 This is incredibly good advice!

haha this is exactly how I feel when I see video of myself. But the more video i see of myself the more I can feel how off I am during the throw

Same here! My reach back always felt forced. That tip made a huge difference

I agree! I heard that and instantly thought about a trebuche... you know how the rock stays on the ground and the giant machine rotates until it snaps the rock forward? Cant wait to go practice.

@@jaronwatkins3103 great analogy!

@@friendlyplayer92 Yes, conservation of angular momentum is, I believe, a physics-styled way of saying it.

Interesting

i feel this as well. having to relearn my bag as i progress its a pretty rad experience

I experienced this change as well, but well before I discovered this video...only going from like 240 foot to maybe 280 foot drives, but had to change discs

Life in a Bus Hear hear! Definitely a forehand comparison would be an awesome tool for us hackers. Thank you.

Yes! It is mind blowing to imagine doing all the extra swinging like I used to and many others do. It looks more like a pure swing when you place the disc in front, then approach it with the run up, then move around and past it, all while it stays basically still. I love this concept! I wanted to think about the disc being clamped in place, and me stretching out in front of it and then a release like a catapult with my arm as the launcher. When I do it right, it DOES feel like the disc is held in place and my energy builds while I stretch out in front of the disc. Then it all comes out together on the rip. Watching this video gave me 3 things to work on... fixing one of the things gave me an extra 50 feet! If I fix the other two things, I'm going pro.