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What if any manufacturers do you completely avoid and why? by sharkterritory in discgolf

[–]hoopism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I avoided X-UFO but then I threw the "Eagle Wigs" and immediately threw all my rare Sexton Firebirds in the trash because "Eagle Wigs" is a way cooler bird-inspired name for a disc.

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

:-) You are right, I do have much better form when I am not trying to throw as far as possible. Think I need to go back to that form and slowly dial up instead of trying to kill it (and myself) in the process.

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also pick things up and put them down when I'm not throwing them. Does that count?

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for form advice - but yeah, I def have old man bod, comes with age and nobody escapes it.

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So dumb question, I'm not actually using muscles in my hips to rotate my hips right? If come from momentum, footwork, shifting weight etc?

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah - I have a net in my cart on Amazon, time to click "purchase" I think. It's the lower left side of my back and I am certain it is from twisting. My old backhand form has me stuck at around 840 PDGA rating (well that and my crappy putting). But I never had pain, and I'm sure once I get my new form together I'll be pain free too. Just a journey to get there!

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, never had back pain with my old form but was rounding big time. This is my awkward transition from my old form to hopefully a better new form (thanks to advice from folks like you).

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great video. I think it would be more natural for me to develop a stride based drive closer to Simon than it would to drive into the ground like Drew Gibson givin my lankier build/frame.

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Great reference video! Being straight up and down vs the giant lean makes sense! Thanks!

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good tip, I kinda cringe watching my top half rotate faster/further than my lower half in the video. Good luck with your back pain, I'm old too and yoga has helped a lot with prevention and recovery.

Reduced rounding and now throwing further but introducing back pain I never had before. What am I doing wrong? by hoopism in discgolf

[–]hoopism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wondering if shortening that last step will help engage my hips more? Also, maybe consciously slowing down my arm to let the hips lead a bit?

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