2020-08-24 State of My Throws This is kind of a stocktaking of my different throwing tech- niques. I've been playing for 3.5 years now. Being able to facilitate a variety of different throws had been a central part of mine since very early. Here's where I'm at currently: - Backhand: My primary throwing technique. I can throw with hyzer and anhyzer angles. I can throw low and high (although low throws are still difficult sometimes). I can throw straight lines, pure hyzers, big annies, force-over flexlines, skip-shots, grenades. I'm getting better at throwing controlled turnovers and hyzer- flips -- neither is part of my normal game because I don't have discs for those lines in my bag. My nose-up problem has become smaller but still exists. My reliable course distance is around 80m (265'), I'd say. On good days I throw various speed 7-9 drivers 90m (300'). Best throws reach 100m (330'). All my back- hand throws are from standstills or 1-steps. I can throw from a patent pending stance. I can throw putters well. Putter ap- proaches are usually better than I think they would be. - Forehand: My forehand is realiable since I use Nate Sexton's grip. I can throw power forehands whenever it makes sense. Be- cause of the grip, it is difficult to release on anny. Slight hyzer releases are what I'm most comfortable with, but I can manipulate angles if necessary. Often I throw too nose-up. Power-forehands are a bit shorter than my backhands, reaching out to about 65m (215') consistent and 75m (250') max, I'd say. I can throw overstable and understable discs with forehands. Generally, my forehand is much better than I think and make use of it. Short flick approaches are not as reliable as I'd like them to be. - Thumbers are throws I like a lot. I sometimes use them for long throws (usually with Teebirds) and more often for short layups over something or up a hill (usually with the P3, landing on the flightplate). I also can throw fast turning low line thumbers that maybe skip on the flightplate, but that's nothing I use much or could facilitate reliably. - Tomahawks are new to my game, since I figured out the grip problem. By pinching the rim between thumb tip and index finger base, I get a normal two-finger grip working. With this grip, I can throw tomahawks the same way as thumbers, just not as far, as they aren't as natural to me. - Scoobers: That's a bit unfair, because the same throw inverse is what I listed as P3 layup thumbers. Thus scoobers are nothing different than P3 layup tomahawks ... only Brodie Smith has popu- larized them as something separate. I've thrown the thumber equivalent before he started to disc golf. I'm throwing scoobers as the logical counterpart when I need the line mirrored. This is possible since I figured out the tomahawks grip. - Upside down: I listed grenades under backhands. I can putt or layup upside-down if that seems to be an advantage. - Putting: I usually putt in a staggered stance, but can straddle as well, without much difference. I'm not sure exactly what kind of putting style I have, probably a spush putt, or switching from spin to push ... Definitely more spinny than in the beginning. I can jump putt for layups. I hardly jump putt to run it. I started putting from a knee, recently. I can turbo putt. I can miss putts ... no problem! ;-) - Rollers: I can throw backhand distance rollers, but it's not part of my on-the-course arsenal. (I would roll stable discs.) I do use (so called) forehand rollers a lot to get out of trouble. I can throw thumber rollers and tomahawks rollers. I can throw thumb rollers from the chest. Usually I'd roll a Teebird for longer distances and a P3 for short ways, sometimes the Zone. Not part of my game (yet) are: - hyzerflip turnovers - airshot cut-rollers - distance rollers - air bounces - active nose-angle use Turnover lines need understable discs, which I don't have in my bag. Airshot cutrollers are very difficult. Distance rollers are not much needed were I play. Few holes shape the right way and the ground seldom favors rollers. I couldn't get air bounces to work yet. Active nose-angle use is advanced ... currently I'm happy if I get the nose down. ;-) My main goal is to get the nose down (backhand and forehand). Furthermore work on the short flick approaches. The rest is okay right now. http://marmaro.de/discgolf/ markus schnalke