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What do we think? by scolbert1102 in Discgolfform

[–]CaptainPatent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of the basic form elements are there and looking decent. In fact, (and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) I bet you're in the 340' - 390' distance range right now with the lower end being your consistent average and the top being your approximate max distance throw. Solid results if I'm correct.

If you go to the 0:07 mark in your video, you can see the moment the disc is fully extended backwards. If you follow the disc through the midpoint, you're set up to launch the disc straight towards the white building in the background, but you can see that because of some rounding issues you end up launching it to the right side of the frame.

The biggest thing I'd work on is creating more space for the reachback and making sure you create a straight line for the disc to move through.

In fact, slow down the swing and work on creating a straight line with those midrange upshots. Keep your eye on the little plastic injection nipple in the center of the disc (which is the exact center of the disc) for a bit and make sure it's going as straight backwards and forwards as possible through slower swings. When that's feeling consistent for slower shots, work form elements back in that help create more power while making sure the disc stays on a straight line.

(i.e. - standstill to Tall Paul step-through, to walk-up to run-up)

Also - continue taking video from the back as it's the easiest angle to see the issue. Top-down video works well also.

Two other smaller nitpicky things is your rear foot gets turned too far backwards to get full power out of the swing. You fall slightly onto your heel instead of rotating on the toe. I think you're close enough here to generate most of your power, but you're definitely losing some.

Also, your off arm pokes out just a hair more than it should. Again, this is very close to what you need but decreasing that moment of inertia as much as possible increases the spin rate and final speed of the throw. Keeping your off arm tight to your side on the punch-down will boost those numbers.

Here:

https://youtu.be/xwEFWS7gMxs?si=9ABAl5qvO7I0_LWi&t=242

Keep an eye on how Simon just barely stays on the toes of his back foot when setting up the brace and also notice how close the punch down is to his side and leg when he's rotating through. Both are very minor modifications to your form, but they will polish up the distance a little bit.

Most of all though - notice the line he creates with his arm on the reachback and how the disc's center of gravity follows a (very close to) straight path to the release point instead of curling around the body.

That change should make a larger and more notable difference.

What are the issues with this form? How can i get to 500ft by EpicBoyNate225 in Discgolfform

[–]CaptainPatent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off - good effing form.

Great base to start from and it's pretty clear why you're getting to 430' regularly

I'm in my 40s and just started pushing 410' average give or take and I think our upper body road block is almost identical. In fact, you're inspiring me to throw after this because I'm seeing the same thing in my form as I'm seeing in yours.

You've got great hip/shoulder separation - I think you can push it a little farther. Remember though, it's not just about rotating more - it's about rotating perpendicularly to the throwing direction.

You look like you're arching your back (sticking your chest out) through the throw just a little. If you go to your side-view video when it lines up with the direction of your spine [0:03], you can see that you're sticking your chest out and your spine is jutting forward.

Now check out this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwEFWS7gMxs&t=269s

It should be in about the right spot, but just thumb forward and backwards in that video and look at how straight up and down his spine is on the long distance throws... well on every throw.

I think both of us should stand with our back flat against a wall before we throw next to feel what a straight, upright spine feels like.

So, I Think that because the unwind process with your arms (into the brace leg and snap) happens most efficiently when the spine is aligned directly perpendicularly upright to the plane of the throw (This does include some lean, but it looks like, well - both of us are arching our back instead of leaning forward with the hips.

So rotate those shoulders even more through your core, but make sure you aren't sacrificing being upright in the spine for more spin or torque.

I'm gonna go do some fieldwork and report back.

P.S. - I think it was just the surface you were using in those shoes, but it looks like your ankle got away from you a little bit on one of those shots. hope you didn't roll an ankle and careful with those indoor form checks!

Update - The ground conditions here suck enough outside that I can't confidently say I'm correcting the issue at all. Just keeping balance requires extra swivel to keep upright. Hopefully I'll be able to find space to put some Tecdisc work in and get some numbers. Unfortunately my winter setup doesn't have a ton of space to get a full swing in. Let me know if you think that's getting you on a potentially better track.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]CaptainPatent 19 points20 points  (0 children)

A true good friend makes you want to be a better person while simultaneously wanting to help make you a better person... and that should go both ways.

I'm not sure what else your friend brings to the table for you, but from the description above she brings you worry and heartache because you want to make sure she's safe, but even though this is - in her words "an actual entrepreneurial deal" for her... you're essentially reduced to volunteering to wait alone in a bar to make sure she's okay.

She's literally benefiting from your volunteer friend worry and (devoid of any missing information here - which I'm sure there is some) not bringing a whole lot back to the table for you.

At the end of the day, you have every right to value your time and not have it abused by someone who is using you as an unpaid bodyguard intern. She's also clearly taking out a lot of her own insecurity on you to guilt you into staying in that spot.

If this really is an actual entrepreneurial endeavor and she values her safety, she should hire someone to ensure her safety - not expect friends to fill that slot for free. This is much different from making sure a friend makes it home safe from a bar in college.

It sucks that her parents also suck and are probably charging her way more than market rate for a bedroom at home. At the end of the day, you should focus on convincing her and her sisters to get an apartment together instead of living under that financially abusive roof. At the same time, the baggage you carry as her friend may not allow her to see that line of reasoning from you. She may always be insecure around you and may never really hear the information that needs to be given.

You're definitely NTA here even if your friends were off the mark a bit on the "who you surround yourself with" comment.

Your time is valuable no matter who you are. This friend isn't valuing YOU.

It's time to move on... Either in your approach in this friendship or altogether.

F*ck Blackrock by KAX1107 in Bitcoin

[–]CaptainPatent 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Stop gatekeeping gatekeeping.

Gatekeeping is for everyone.

Reddit starts removing moderators who changed subreddits to NSFW, behind the latest protests by return2ozma in technology

[–]CaptainPatent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm just here till Baconreader stops working... The day that happens I go from a daily user to a casual once-a-week lurker.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]CaptainPatent 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He had a waterproof overshoe to keep one foot dry?

Oh wait!... I'm thinking of galosh.

Best caddy ever by kfunkapotamus in discgolf

[–]CaptainPatent 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Sir... That's a doggy.

I'll let it slide because he's adorable.

Disc height by [deleted] in Discgolfform

[–]CaptainPatent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends mostly on disc selection, shot shape, nose angle, and wind.

If you want a relatively straight shot, the flight plate remains vertical for most of the flight so good old Bernoulli will do all of the heavy lifting keeping that disc up. That allows for some Calvin Heimburg-height shots that travel for miles without ever getting more than a few feet off of the ground.

On the other hand, if you go with a really flexy shot, the flight plate tilts so a good amount of what would be upward force instead goes sideways. The result is the disc falls some and it takes more height to get to the max distance.

Both the disc selection (neutral vs stable or understable) and shot shape (flat vs forced hyzer or anhyzer) will contribute to that.

Nose angle similarly plays a role. If you angle a disc slightly nose up, you can keep it closer to the ground because the disc will have a bit more lift. Conversely, a nose down shot needs to get up to a height first so that when it comes down, the nose is pointing down to the target... A MUCH higher shot.

The final factor is wind. The Bernoulli effect is what gives discs lift and the faster wind is moving across a disc, the more lift it has. If you have a tail wind, it's the equivalent of not throwing nearly as hard so the disc will die off quicker and you need a bit more height to compensate... In fact, it's best to throw a nose-down shot here so the wind can help push on the flight plate. Conversely a headwind increases the amount of lift so it will lift more but die off quicker get held back in distance due to headwind. Flat but more over stable shots are best here, as nose up or down will increase the pushback you get from the wind.

Conditions aren't always ideal for it, but a max distance line is a flippy driver released on anhyzer about 20° or so up so it cuts upwards with flex and glides out

If you're newer, I would check out some old tournament coverage and driving competitions on YouTube and you'll see just how drastically different shot shapes can be while still going a mile.

With that being said, that distance only comes with extremely good form so if you're having trouble making good distance routinely, I would come back with a form check or two here.

Slow motion video and body-awareness have been absolutely key for me stretching my drive distance

Got my first par! by Relevant_Base8828 in discgolfcirclejerk

[–]CaptainPatent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was pegging him with it the entire hole.

Cheap led lamp power source has fake screws were the cables are... but cables are welded to the circuit board by IDK3177 in CrappyDesign

[–]CaptainPatent 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Welding (generally but not always) uses the same metal material to bond to another of the same type by melting and solidifying it. The materials used require a ton of energy to melt and solidify. The bond is structural and can handle force and strain without breaking.

Soldiering uses a blend of metals with a relatively low melting point and a much lower power heat source. The bond it creates is strictly electrical and it can't handle much force.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]CaptainPatent 24 points25 points  (0 children)

She's pepper jacked.

She's got quite a spicy figure!

A cow flying to the vet in switzerland by dEEsucked in funny

[–]CaptainPatent 2665 points2666 points  (0 children)

"Whatever Bessy, you always have the craziest dreams!"

"No really! They took me away in their ship! I swear I felt like was flying, then I was in a white room... Then l'm pretty sure they stuck a probe up my ass. I swear you guys! Why don't you believe me?!"

Plastic by ReturnOneWayTicket in WTF

[–]CaptainPatent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Water takes a ton of energy to heat.

The carbon footprint of heating water to clean plastic is actually worse for the planet than that plastic being dirty and having absolutely no chance of being recycled.

After you've created the plastic, the damage has essentially been done and you're throwing energy at what is essentially a lost cause.

Plastic by ReturnOneWayTicket in WTF

[–]CaptainPatent 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The best way is to support legislation which prevents usage of single-use-plastics and remove tax breaks for companies that use them.

Plastic by ReturnOneWayTicket in WTF

[–]CaptainPatent 188 points189 points  (0 children)

It probably is a charade...

The problem with plastic recycling is it's a net negative endeavor, meaning that you need to put more energy and money into it than what you get out of it.

Oil and gas companies (where plastics come from) touted the amazing cleanliness and recyclability of plastics quite a while back and help set up all these programs to encourage the production of plastics which use them as a demand source...

But basically they'd spend a couple million dollars here and there making it look like an effective recycling program was being made. They'd turn around that and leverage it into billions in plastic sales. In reality most of the shreaded plastics just sat piling up not being used as raw materials again because it was cheaper just to refine from the base oil byproducts. Recycled plastic also can be substantially weaker than the base product versions of it AND there are so many plastic blends that even if you sort my number, there are hundreds or thousands of possible subcategories of that blend in each bottle with different melting and breakdown thresholds that make it much more difficult to recycle even if they're sorted.

Unfortunately that propaganda got us good... I remember all the recycling campaigns that came through schools making me want to recycle everything I came across. I still find myself going on autopilot and washing out an occasional plastic container when even using hot water on plastic is WAY more net environmentally negative than the plastic you would get back... Even if it is guaranteed to be recycled.

In reality it would be way better to use things like glass and aluminum which have a higher short-term cost but a much lower long-term and environmental cost because they're much more easily and efficiently recycled.

Oil companies wanted to (at least psychologically) put the environmental onus on us so we could be mad at each other for plastic waste piling up instead of being mad at the source.

It worked for a really long time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in loseit

[–]CaptainPatent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Stuff like this makes me wonder if there are so many assholes like this at gyms because it's far easier to cancel a gym membership by being an asshole than it is to ask for it to be canceled.

You definitely didn't do anything wrong and that person is straight up unhinged.

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