2019-09-03




                        Front Foot Offset



Yesterday I re-watched Simon's video on driving form.   [0]  This
time  I realized his emphasis on the front foot position, that it
should be noticably offset to the left (for RHBH). I gave this  a
try  today.  It  was  a  bit harder to implement in my standstill
throw than it would be into an X-step, but it was  possible.  And
the result:  I gained 5m more distance instantly! :-) Impressive,
how such a small change can make such a difference!

In three quick rounds with eleven discs, I threw several 90m far:
DX   Eagle,  DX  Teebird,  ES  Teebird,  Champ  Roadrunner,  Star
Valkyrie, Pro Valkyrie, Lucid Felon. The  Star  Eagle  flew  even
into the hillside, for 95m distance. This is a general gain of 5m
on about all throws.

Of course, as I focussed on one single aspect  of  the  technique
only,  I  had  some failures on other parts (grip-locks, too low,
too high), but this is to be expected. Still,  most  drives  were
just fine.

Besides the front foot offset, I realized the  explicit  need  to
generate  the power from the hips. On some shots I strong-armed a
bit too much, then I focussed on not doing so, but  working  with
the  hip rotation, and the next shot was more powerful in effect.
Seems as if I would get a feel for it. :-)

I need so film myself again, sometime soon.


[0]  http://youtu.be/q9e_lEs7ASE


http://marmaro.de/discgolf/   markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>