Discraft Disc Golf Clinic: Forehand Drives

A good thing to think about, backhand or forehand: Try to feel the weight of the disc as you go to throw. If you don't relax your wrist and arm, you won't be able to. This idea is essential to turning your arm into a whip, which leads to snap.

Practicing with understable discs will enhance you control, too. They'll want to turn over when you overpower them or throw them with any flutter. Sometimes, overstable discs mask bad habits.

these videos clinics are great guys! ive been playing for five months now and already got a third place trophy while playing with guys with at least two years under their belt. i started with a 200ft drive and thanks to this and many other videos of yours ive watched i am now easliy throwing 400ft +.

400 ft. is limited? Damn! I just started today, only have about 90 minutes of playing time to my career, but I'd KILL for even 300 ft....Actually I may have gotten close to 300 feet today, but I don't think I'd be able to get 400 feet ever. The course near my house has a 427 foot hole and with my forehand throw I got within 150 feet of the hole, after 3 times through the course. How much improvement in distance did you guys see in your drives after the first few months or first year?

I was thinking the same thing on 400 ft. being limited. Being close to 300 ft your first time out is really good. You should be able to improve the more you play by changing the flight path (slight annyhyzer) is great for most discs and perfecting your technique. I started off with drives around 250 a couple years ago and now can get around 350. Keep practicing though and you should see improvements!

that's my main throw, i cant drive backhand, only my midrange shots are backhand

I am a dominate forehand driver like Mr. Ellis. My backhand drives are terrible. Split fork grip and I get tons of spin. Average 430'. Best thing about forehand drives is that it doesnt take as much movement to get the disc out. I've been recently working on a forehand hyzer flip which looks fantastic when thrown low to the ground.

Well in a forearm shot, you won't produce that snap, you want a nice firm but relaxed grip. When starting out try to bend your upper torso towards the ground. When you release you should slightly snap your wrist forward. That is what produces the spin and the more spin you have the further it will fly without fading to the right so soon, and it shouldn't wobble.

I get TONS of snap on my backhand shots. For the life of me, I can't get hardly any spin on my forehand drives. The disc ALWAYS flutters, and gets hardly any distance. I know I get the majority of my snap on my backhand drives from my follow through, how can I translate that to my forehand drive?

This Ellis guy obviously never watches his throw in slow motion. He thinks he has no elbow movement unlike the others show cased, but its only in his backstroke that he keeps his arm straight. Everyone must lead their elbow through the throw, the key is releasing out in front of your body.

where do i get those disc golf knee hi sox?