What to DO and NOT DO with Fieldwork | Part 1 | Disc Golf
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- This is part 1 of a planned two part series on how to properly do fieldwork. Part 1 teaches you the good habits to form while avoiding the erroneous habits of many disc golfers. Part 2 will go over some drills and techniques you can implement into your fieldwork to get the most out of your practice sessions. Like, subscribe, and hit that notification bell!
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Continuing to kill it! Man, this channel deserves to blow up. I know I keep commenting on how much I enjoy these videos, so I'm going to (maybe) lay off, but everything you've released has been quality.
Oh, and this video somewhat hit on what I've been after: how to know when you're doing something right!
Also, a good field work tip: learn to not care about what people think about the weirdo chucking frisbees in the park!
Thanks for the support! I really appreciate it. I like your last point a lot haha
@@GladiatorDiscGolf it's an important step! I spent a minute worrying about how weird I looked, being the dude throwing frisbees to no one in the local park! Eventually you learn to not give fuck.
Keep posting, and I'll keep liking. You're killing it. Been playing for years and still getting massive value out of your videos.
I like to aimlessly throw (for distance) every once in a while. It gets out aggression, it conditions the arm, and frees the mind.
I would be lying if I said I didn’t do the same thing haha but when you’re practicing and working on a specific skill, it’s important to be aiming at something. If your only purpose is to relieve stress and aggression, then fling away!
bro you're making me want to go buy a set and give disc golf a shot - you know i love ultimate frisbee so i know discraft (s/o my ultrastars, love them) but ive never played disc golf - would love to see you do a video of something like "best entry level disc golf discs" - loving these videos!!
Of course! You're actually not the first to ask that haha I am working on it. It will take some time!
Gladiator Disc Golf sweet! Thanks ton!
Pick up either the Innova 5 disc starter set for about $30 or the Dynamic Discs 5 disc starter set for about $40. I have both and I like the DD set. Put them in a backpack and bring a water bottle and you're ready to play!
The best discs to start are a starter set from any of the major brands bc u get 2 driver mid and a putter for like $45 so if u end up hateing the sport u have not dropped a lot of money on it
I've been putting in a lot of field work lately. Thanks for the info. Helpful indeed. Looking forward to more.
Keep it up man very helpful and I believe that if you keep pushing on with RUclips you with grow greatly. Love the vid and keep pushing
My favourite video so far. I've been doing tonnes of field work lately and this will help me. I think I'm going to pick up a portable basket. Think my friend and I would have a lot of fun taking it to the park. Keep up the awesome videos.
Thank you! Stay tuned for part 2!
hola!!! la verdad imprecionante video lo disfrute bastante ansioso de el siguiente grabación me voy les mando besitos muchas gracias
I was wondering how applicable to a beginner this video was, and then you gave your last tip, and I think you must have had an intermediate level disc golfer in mind when you made the video. If I’m not supposed to practice with bad form, then I’m not supposed to practice. 🤣
Seriously though, as very new beginner, it seems nearly impossible to practice at the level you are saying is necessary. I don’t know how to work on one thing at a time, because everything is interdependent. Hitting a line is one of the things I need to work on, so that’s automatically two things I’m working on every time I throw. I don’t think I do anything particularly right or consistent, so it becomes impossible to work on any one given thing.
One of the things I’ve been wondering about is whether throwing without aiming at anything wouldn’t be helpful in some sense, because I wouldn’t be bound by my incorrect notions of where the disc “should” go. For instance, I watch a pro like Tristan Tanner and then I start to wonder whether things I think are late releases, grip lock, etc. are actually me doing something correctly. They certainly sometime feel like I’ve done something “better” but go way right of the line I thought I was going for.
Anyway, if you have any tried and true methods for developing skills in the first few months of playing (which, it's all sort of relative), I imagine a bunch of people would find that helpful.
If you are absolutely brand new to the game of disc golf, fieldwork isn't necessary right now unless you want to take it serious and begin competing in tournaments asap. If you're looking to have fun and get outside, spend the first few months playing some short courses and learning some new discs.
You're completely right in saying that for a very new beginner this can all be overwhelming. You need to be patient with yourself and not take it too seriously. If you want to do some fieldwork, throw a little bit before playing a round (10-15 minutes). Definitely begin by throwing from a standstill so you can learn proper mechanics and make sure you aren't throwing anything too fast (a beginner shouldn't be throwing past a 7 speed in my opinion). Recording your throws will help you see what you're doing right and wrong as well.
I never recommend throwing into an empty field. If where you are aiming and where the disc is going are always different, then there is a miscommunication between your eyes and body. You might be looking one place but based on your foot placement, hips, release point, disc choice, and follow through, it's possible to miss your line. It will take time and practice to learn where you need to aim for each disc based on its flight characteristics. These kinds of things will take time but it's a fun adventure! Hope this helps!
Gladiator Disc Golf I’m about 4 months in. About a month of hitting to many trees and not ever being able to make hat one corner was all I could take before I started trying to do some off course work on my ... pull? swing? throw? whatever we want to call the act of making the disc move toward the basket.
I’ve played ball golf for years, so my natural instinct is to get some range time in as well as playing, but it’s not like I’ve stopped playing. I probably have at least 120 rounds in the last 4 months. My home course is 5 minutes away and only takes about an hour to play. Quite short and fairly technical. A decent player could probably go 18+ down only throwing a putter.
But the first time I filmed myself throwing, I knew my form just wouldn’t let me get very much better or play holes that were really any more than just putter shots. I’ve also been “collecting” some other courses in the area and, just last week, elsewhere in the state, and the first time I played elsewhere it just beat me up so bad, as it wanted shots I couldn’t throw.
Working on form for a noob without really any resources to draw on is very ... painful. It’s easy to see that you look like a squid falling out of a tree while trying to do the Macarena, harder to figure out how to make the changes needed. Sure I could just try and muscle shots and top out at 250 feet, but that’s not all that satisfying to my mind.
Anyway, not sure whether I have a point here, but disc golf is maybe the easiest sport to start, in comparison to what it takes to start to improve.
I actually use a kan jam bucket as a target most of the time when I do field work works until I get a portable basket
That’s a solid idea!
Great content 👍 I subscribed.
Thank you for a very helpful video! What are your thoughts on filming yourself during field work, to spot bad form, etc? Speaking from the perspective of a beginner to intermediate thrower. One tip for content could be to have viewers submit videos of their form that you could comment on and make suggestions for improvement. Thanks again!
I’ve thought about it! I’ve given feedback to people on Instagram. DM me if you want some feedback. I strongly recommend recording your throwing motion. It will help you improve immensely.
Great video. I think it's difficult to work on just one thing if you don't have multiples of the same disc though.
Not necessarily, but it does depend on what you’re practicing. If you’re practicing throwing putters, then yes, having multiple putters is helpful. If you are working on engaging your hips, then you can throw every disc in your bag to practice that. It all depends on the practiced skill.
I've always had the problem where I go to a field, I run after my discs and after half an hour I'm winded and my form goes out the window. It should have been obvious but this makes a lot of sense.
Glad I could help!
What I don’t understand is how one day I can have a particular form dialed in, walk away that day confident and the very next time I go to practice it’s like Ive never thrown a disc before. I know my body pretty well and never play thru fatigue, so I’m really baffled and frustrated when this happens.
I'd be lying if I said that hasn't happened to me before haha I don't get to practice enough, so for me it is due to inconsistencies in playing and fieldwork. Do you practice multiple times a week?
Bro, would love you as a coach!
Haha thank you!