Hands down the best tip on KZfaq. I’m a lefty the was stuck around 350-375 ft on backhand. My buddy sent me this video and I went out to the field to give it a shot and instantly threw 420ft!! It takes some practice and I haven’t quite dialed it in but I can get it out over 400ft pretty consistently. Thanks for the tip I cannot wait to see how it changes my game once I dial it in.

You are cracking the throwing enigma for me after 10 years of playing.....Thanks!

Thank you for this. It is so nice to get useful tidbits like this, especially when it isnt the same thing everyone else is talking about. Im really excited to go try to find some more spin! Please keep giving us more little secrets like this.

Can confirm. I am a long time player, MA40 currently. I've been stuck for a long time. Sprained my right hand and switched to lefty a couple years back. Over this last off-season, I have been working on my lefty game, realizing I should have been lefty all along. My wife bought me a TechDisc for Christmas and I immediately discovered my issue. As a "new" player (with no bad habits baked into my lefty form) the TechDisc immediately showed the deficiency in spin between my left and right arms. My right has 20+ years of wear and tear. I can throw farther lefty for sure, as my speed is a full 10mph faster (60 mph). But the spin was less than 1000 rpms. My right hand hits around 1200 but is only 50mph. As someone who throws approx 370 lefty.... I feel like getting my spin rate to 1200 should get me over 400'. It's crazy since I can throw my Hex righty as far as my drivers because you don't need the speed to get the midrange to glide...just spin. I am glad this video reinforces what the raw data pointed out.

Great description of the sensation you learned.

Awesome video! Thanks for the advice, I noticed your left arm is staying away from your body on the follow through… if you keep that arm tight and in front of your body you will be well over 400 every throw! Keep it up bro !

Very pleasant video! I appreciate how you talk about your own throws, and not just delivering silver bullets to the world. Keep it up! =]

I just hit 100m(330ft) yesterday, finally :O I will try this out for sure too, thanks for sharing!

Excellent tip! I have good days and bad days like everyone else. You may have just solved my problem with why that is... I kept thinking my form felt stiffer on bad days but the hand rotating around the disc for that final snap tracks with me. More to it than that I'm sure but that's a piece of my puzzle I haven't considered. Thank you!

I’m the same age and have been playing for the same amount of time. I am actually stuck at the same 340 mark as well when it comes to consistently throwing long. I seen so many vids on bracing and footwork but this is a nice golden tidbit I’ll definitely have to keep in mind. Have a good season, bro.

Great tip!

Great video! Took me a brief minute, but I recognize the old stomping grounds! (Cascade)

Like Mr Finland rocking discs to sleep ... Niklas Attila has smooth form...

Great tip. Good video. I’m excited to try it and see if I can get through my own 340 bubble.

Niklas Antilla does the disc pivot as well. It's pretty pronounced as he holds the disc in place with his off arm and right as he releases it comes out of his hand so fast that you can see his wrist extending out. Thanks for the tip good sir!

Bro dope thanks man awesome!!🎉

Yup indeed the greatest tip, my back hand is around 400-450 and feels like I can get more yet. I realized this early on from watching pros like Calvin and matty O. Coil the wrist heavily and remain coiled all the way through your reach back. Really generates a crazy amount of spins on the disk and makes it a lot easier to throw higher speed drivers. Amazing tip!!!

It is certainly true that we often neglect "spinning the disc" on release. Personally I play 90% of my rounds on wooded courses so it is quite natural for me to finish my throws with more emphasis on control and this tends to stay in my form when im throwing for distance in the open as well. In your case I think the next step would be getting the weightshift to trigger your "pull" as you are currently throwing more off the back leg and weightshifting midswing so the shift and brace "hit" coincides. If you instead plant and weightshift to trigger the pull your body has time to "switch sides" from left to right in terms of which part of your core becomes the "center" for your stability. This also allows the left leg to function better as the counterweight for your posturecontrol much like a kangaroos tail does as long as you "bring the leg with you" by dropping the knee and turning the foot/knee/hip in, the major change there would be that the "legdrive" is not so much against the ground but rather against the stored momentum of the leg itself after the weightshift. I think Gurthie is probably one of the better examples of throwing power from a seemingly "passive" left leg that is instead employed as a counterweight but most people may need to bring the knee further forward to account for lesser hipmobility. In my not so humble opinion the key to his power from the legs there is partly the downward motion caused by his "brinster hop" so he can work with a lot more downforce on both his brace and his counterweight compared to x-stepping flat without dropping his hips. In any case a more "counterweighted" or "stable" stance is what you need to get the swing to assist you in spinning that disc around by using the wrist-disc distance as the final lever in your "throwing arm"... we tend to focus more on spine-shoulder, shoulder-elbow and also somewhat on the elbow-hand levers but wrist-disc is essentially a 4th lever of extension that is important in "cracking the whip". I think Drew Gibson is also a really good example of a player using all levers and he almost exaggerates it in his distance throws where you see him pull the disc 20 degrees right of what would be a "control" throw.

Just saw this, and I will definitely give it a go. But I can already tell you that I've never had much emphasis on that part of the throw, so I'm excited to try it out. Averaging 300 feet Beginner.

Yes and yes. I was able to finally break 450 with this technique. It’s hard to explain, but it feels like you’re turning a wheel in your power pocket. You know? And like you said, turn the disc around you. That’s where the disc spins very fast. Like you wanna spin the disc very fast and whip all at once. The timing needs to be impeccable but once you get it, ooooh baby.

I wouldn’t call it an aha moment exactly, but a couple of times recently I’ve “felt” what it means to generate power from the hips. I’m hoping my body catches on to that more consistently because that is some truly effortless distance

Thanks man. I am an old guy that really enjoys the game picking it up last fall. I have trouble with my shoulder as I have drilled holes for 42 years. I workout and I am fit but last fall trying to figure out how to throw, I really pulled my shoulder and still working on recovery. I keep believing and to some degree its true, that hand speed is a must. We know if you can move your hand at 65 instead of 55 the disc must leave faster. But as you note, and I watch Simon, and the ease and smoothness of his throws don't seem like he is throwing that hard particularly on an approach shot. You are not last to the party but I have been trying to incorporate "wrist flip" into my putts and throws but this was helpful as you described it - Thanks!

I like how you threw towards the flag pole as it gives a good idea how your discs (like the glitch) fly in that approximate amount of wind.

Thanks brother

Thanks bro. Mr. D.😊😊😊

Awesome tip, my man. I'm gonna give it a try. I really struggle with BH distance; I think I'm maxing out at around 250. Back/neck/shoulder issues have a lot to do with that, but I'm thinking this tip might give me some extra distance.

this is an awesome video! just curious though, how have you noticed this affecting your accuracy when throwing? has it caused more griplocks/early releases?

This is so true. I discovered this to get me from 260 to 300 plus. Ive been working on my legs and hips now. Maxing out ariund 340. But the end of the throw is the do or die moment. Whatyoure talking about here is the difference between the whip cracking or not cracking

I feel like this is Ricky wysocki’s main emphasis for getting distance.

This might be the breakthrough I need. Except I'm trying to consistently break 200'. I've noticed pro's discs spinning like crazy when they hit the ground so I know lack of spin is part of it.

‘Round thee outside ‘round thee outside

Watch antilla aswell on his hand set up before he throws. A lot of spin generated. I need to focus on this more. Thanks man

dang.. never though of it this way!

what discs are you throwing? i feel like I’m close to getting the release down but i also need the right discs.

Hoping this is my aha moment. I feel like I'm doing everything right but still only throwing 200ft. I think I threw 250 once. I definitely haven't been doing what you do though. Excited to see!

Interesting. Yeah matty o does have a very exaggerated concept of this I always noticed but never put too much thought into it. I'll give it a try ... I would like to know what your spin rate is with using the tech disc. Seems to me like you're probably getting really good spin

In your demonstration, is this motion not causing you to drop your elbow significantly?

Haha your logo is great

If you want to get to 500' the last part is throwing the disc around your hand.

Cascade township Park?

I’m not so sure about this. I think it help for a smoother stroke, but not convinced it adds much distance. I’m 31 and have been playing for about 6 months and can throw my venom/destroyer around the 450 mark. I’ll tinker with this idea in the field but based on my experience (albeit limited) it’s more about torc and speed

I wont know the results of this advice but it seems sound. Ill get back to you soon.

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Good stuff. When you are describing distance, the word is FARTHER. Idk why it bugs me so much. Its fucking FARTHER.

Yeah pretty sure most everyone knew this but very good video. The last thing I needed to increase distance that I was stuck at was throwing my left side around. I always focused on my throwing arm and could only get 300 or a bit more. Once I started focusing on power pocket, coil, plant and then throw my left side around fast as I could then the 400s and 450s came.👍🏻🥏

Great vid. No bs. Great attitude, you look natural on camera. Keep at it my dude. Easy sub. Takes others a long time to get this quality of a video.

Great tip!