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Throwing Tips

Here are some tips about how to improves your thorws;

1)       Practise over a short distance; this is how you learn the technique to be able to throw further.

2)        Keeping the disc low reduces the amount the wind affects it.

3)       Any throw needs two things: spin and forward momentum. If you have the correct grip, you can apply both of these with a simple flick of the wrist.

4)       Don't try too hard. Practising over 10-15m shouldn't require any arm movement.

5)       Release the disc, don't throw it.

6)        Increasing the spin will stabilise the disc. Get more spin by releasing the disc faster, not harder.

7)        To increase distance once you have control of the release of the disc, use your arm and body to add forward force. The angle and spin at release have to be more precise over longer distances. Again, do not throw the disc, accelerate it smoothly in a straight line.

8)        A good throw requires all the forces on the disc to be in line. Prior to release the disc should be at the angle you want it to fly, and move in a line in the direction you want it to go. The spin should also be applied in this sense.

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