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Thank you for this. I played today at the Flying Armadillo course in San Marcos. I aced the 12th hole on the smaller course today. It was 108 feet, par 2. I could not believe it. Your video made this happen.

Great simple video 🤙🏽

Same here...discovered the game a little late. I've been playing for about 7 years, 58 years old, but unsure if I've developed poor habits because I'm not getting any better.

I find that funny too about calling someone who throws far a big arm but people also say they cant' throw far because they have a noodle arm. If they could try to have a noodle arm and throw with the rest of the body then they would have a "big arm" too.

Thing to keep in mind with step 3 is when you go to engage your off arm, don't allow it to make your shoulders dip. It can be really easy to lean to the left as you dive with the back arm causing your front shoulder to come up and making you throw nose up. If you're going for a sky hyzer, ok. But if you just want a standard power shot, it's going to wreck your distance.

hmmmm makes me think "big arm" should refer more to the length of your arm rather than your muscles. Because mechanically with the trebuchet a longer arm could increase distance pretty dramatically

Good summary and advice. IME, PDGA #308, the rubber band effect and off arm movement should not be taught to beginners. Why? 1. It isn't used on touch shots or approaches. 2. It tends to cause overreach, rounding, and posture problems. Instead, I teach feeling the timing of the whip. Specifically, the timing of accelerating the torso as the front leg straightens and pushes backward. This is the magic of throwing far, with spin, yet looking effortlessly. It applies to all throws, BH, FH, thumbers, standstill, and even putting.

I love the flying curve of the disc. It is a great sport!

This made a ton of sense to me. Looking forward to some field work now! Thanks for sharing!

I’m going to try this and I’ll post how it goes! Thanks for the advice.

The left arm is the counter weight in the trebuchet. So push down with arm to start the throw (at the same time right foot is planting), then the left arm also pushes backwards (slightly) at the snap. Time all that and you will find effortless power. Im 52 and I am finally starting to throw 350+. Next goal is 400!!

this actually helped, I was muscling from baseball. hard to let the momentum take it sometimes

100% this is the key! This guy explains it faster and better than anyone else!

I'm three months into the sport and throw forehand. Have you studied the biomechanics of the forehand? Thank you for this backhand analysis as i have literally no ability in this style.

Good stuff. The hardest part is that to get the tribuchet effect and snap, you have to keep your shoulders closed until the hit happens. It's very intuitive to spin your torso even a little bit when you throw, but you skip the snap and miss that effect.

Awesome video! Excited to work on this.

3 years of bad habits to break. Once I get time to get to the fields for field work. Wanna get past 250 soon. #400'summer

Sorry, but there is no follow through...at all. The entire left side just locks up. This might be ok for up shots or even mids...but this is a DISTANCE video. Not safe.

Good stuff! Notice that the offset in stance is also helping you get into a position to rotate on the heel. If you are throwing a shot where more traction is needed you might rotate on the ball of your foot, which won't require as much, if any offset.

heck yeah, brother

trebuchet for the win!!! i fell into the mistake of "pulling through".... so many bad videos, but this is very rooted in bio mechanics.... thank you

I’m no form expert but I noticed that in the last shot of you throwing from behind you round with your throwing arm. Extend out not back

Thanks dude. Turning 68; 3 years throwing. I've been getting to the same conclusions. And since we experience folk get cranky uptight joints, I offer number 4: work on your flexibility every day and 1 through 3 get immensely easier.

Good evidence here, about about Brad's circle and how importa circle 2 is! ... my Trebuchet effect... good simulations of that 90 degree angle (upper arm to shoulders ) that is what I'm working, personally. Also really good proof that throwing with power is available to all shapes, sizes, ages +++ and the learning curve is dramatically accelerated with the application of the knowledge about the amazing mechanical, bio-mechanical ... science of disc golf! czcams.com/video/_DenVu3kaKI/video.html

Overthrow disc golf hadt a video teaching this over a year ago.

Just finished my first year at disc golf‽ And I have to say I love the sport but the one thing that's confusing is the terminology they use! I wish they would get their terminology straight before posting videos, your video was excellent thank you sir!

The trebuchet is a good analogy. A lot of people call it a bullwhip or towel snapping effect but trebuchet better describes the anatomy. That said, I mentally know what it should look like but just can't execute it consistently. I fall into old habits. Thanks for the video.

Where does all the effort to execute the shot come from if the arm is the noodle? I'm always torquing something when I try executing any kind of distance... so that's why I'm curious.

Your upper arm is collapsing, causing your elbow to flap across your chest and back open. This is called "rounding" by some. I call it flapping because it goes two directions. A Spin and Throw fundamental is that the upper arm remains basically fixed 90 degrees to the chest at all times. This fixes most if not all issues with maintaining the plane. Thanks for the mention. Bradley

Indeed..

Beautiful!

Great video Gerry! We must find the Still Centre in ourselves from which we can calmly act and respond to others and to life. Thank God for Jeremy's work. Being informed to understand the origin of our distress and our dis-ease. Understanding Jeremy's scientific explanation of our dysfunctional psychosis is the path to integrating all the disparate elements within us. Thank God we have Freedom - The End of The Human Condition. Jeremy Griffith's scientific biological insights are the most precious gifts.

Thank you Gerry - insightful

I love this video so much! Griffiths work does allow us to understand our true nature and i love how simply you speak about this understanding Gerard! Just amazing.

Wow Gerry, this is so honest and pure. I can feel your calm and happyness! And how great it is that everybody can now feel this same calm and happyness with understanding the Human Condition now found!

So well articulated Gerry. Thank so much for sharing your thoughts on calm and wellbeing and the root-cause of calm. Just awesome.

Wonderful stuff Gerald! I can’t wait until the whole world can access the calm you are through this groundbreaking book FREEDOM!! Thank you.

❤️yr video! I agree Gerry. I read the book Freedom and these science based understandings are definitely the KEY to calm! This book has helped me an incredible amount to be more calm by UNDERSTANDING where my human upset comes from & has enabled me to better manage/lessen my upset behaviours.

Well said, Gerry. And with this understanding it is much easier to keep calm. We understand the upset in the world and we know that our true nature is loving and good. Thx for sharing this.

Wonderful words, it is just so incredibly relieving to finally understand all the turmoil in ourselves and how that brings the calm, thank you very much Gerry!!

Cool video about Calm Gerard - great to hear people talk about their experience with Jeremy Griffith's work.

A great video Gerard, thanks for sharing! Bring on a calm and healed world!!

Understanding the root cause of why everyone's anger button has been held down to the floor is the most relieving and healing moment EVER! It only gets better with time too. Crazy zen, Gerry, crazy zen!

What a rocket of a video! Makes you run to the closest WTM Center!! I really love how you say we can create a new world reflective of our true essence. Thank you Gerry

I share your awesome relief Gerry! Who would have thought there was a very good reason for our crazy upside down bizarro world : ) all now fully biologically explained and loved. Understanding sets us free! Love this video Gerry.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience

Nice work, Newgerry. I totally took in your explanation. Very well said. Thanks for sharing. ~ Bo

I love your passion and enthusiasm Gerry, and with my experience with the World Transformation Movement and this biological explanation of the human condition I 100% agree with everything you have said. I am so thrilled that you have opened a WTM centre in Philadelphia and are doing so much amazing work in sharing what you have discovered. Well done and thank you, this really is a life changing discovery!

Thanks for this heartfelt and thoughtful video Jerry. Your enthusiasm is awesome! I’m also a strong endorser of the work of Jeremy Griffith and the WTM though I’m based in Australia. I hope and trust this video will “reach” a lot of people in the USA, the “land of the free and the home of the brave!”. We’re certainly standing at the threshold of a “Brave New World” (Aldous Huxley), now that we have this amazing liberating explanation of our tortured human condition.

I agree totally to how radically simple this explanation by Jeremy Griffith is. Great video Gerry!! FREEDOM explains so clearly the fundamental goodness of us humans and liberates us all from the Human Condition!!!