Big thing that I have learned when pitching out is go stand at the position that you want to pitch out to that will give you the best next shot. Its easy to let frustration take over and rush the pitch out and then put yourself in a less than ideal spot for your next shot. Before throwing, walk out to exactly where you want to take your next throw to make that concession worth it.
All I heard from tip #5 was: “You can go for the hero shot, you can go for the small gap that’s way up in the trees that can definitely put your disc right next to the basket”
I was driving this morning 9/3 on the highway about 7:15am in Fort Smith AR and saw a DD camper pulling a DD trailer. I was on the other side of the highway and gave’em the thumbs up lol
I threw my first successful thumper yesterday! It was in an open field without a target but it had the correct flight pattern. I'll definitely be practicing these more
I like to throw a low upside-down slider, namely for low ceilings or fast greens. This allows you to get around many obstructions, has low impact from the wind, and still get some distance to the basket. Yes it may/will scratch up the top of the disc, and yes it is fairly old school.
I save a lot of shots by getting a tomahawk to reliably land flat on its back and stick on shorter shots than Danny threw by throwing it on more of a left tilt (RH player) and aiming left of target, and only high enough to land flat on its way down. It's big in Ultimate, where it has to be accurate.
Turbo putt should definitely be in the arsenal. While these all shave strokes working your way to the basket, turbo putting helps you to scramble and hole out
Tjis weekend i landed behind and close to a bunch of trees. There was 2 ways i saw that i could do. Either pitch out and take my par (it was a par 4). Or skip it under the trees. The ground didn't have any gras there and the dirt was hard. So i tried it and made a birdie :)
he’s super chill just met him in Illinois couple weeks ago at Dellwood actually bought one of his tour discs. Ill have to look up his shot it sounds super useful
Pitching out is easy for me, being new I don't have the confidence to try and hit gaps or crazy different shots so I take the easy way out until I can learn them.
That's a very good list. I would add a putter anhyzer as well to get around some really large stuff or a mando tree. Scoobie might make the list as well, but it needs to be a preeety specific circumstance, like a diagonal window or something.
Good list. Some people mentioned turbo putt and scoober. Both can be useful, but I don't do those even every year, but all the shots in Danny's list yes. I would add skip shot. It might be debatable whether it is a scramble shot or not. There are several holes where I throw skip shot as a tee shot.
I even use a sidearm thumber for approach shots because I'm so comfortable with how thumbers fly. (it's a higher arm slot than a normal sidearm though.)
I have saved many pars with a forehand roller around a bush or stack of trees from 80+ feet. And that's crazy haha I do that usually a few times per round, rolling a putter to the next tee.
My favorite is an inside out shot where I face the target and flick the disc underhand from behind the back. Sunk an 80' using this technique. Due to old injury I cannot throw anything overhand without extreme pain and/or losing the disc.
I know the Zeus is a distant driver but I have one in my bag that I only use for forehand rollers and short flick shots. Tends to do the trick most of the time.
My scramble game is 1000-rated. My tee shots and putting, not so much. My favorite recovery shot is a forehand (flex), high with a fairly steep angle, so it doesn't really "flex" so much, but pans out straight at the end giving me lots of distance.
I throw all of these shots every once in a while...not because I want to, but because that's the only shot available. I'd add a few points: 1. When throwing tomahawks or thumbers, if you throw them low, you'll often get a big skip. 2. Don't be afraid to just pitch out. A 4 is better than a 6 if you're hyper-adhesive. But, I'd say try to advance them to a place where your 3rd shot will be the easiest. 3. A grenade takes more power than you think, so don't try to throw over a gigantic tree with it.
PITCH OUT?? !! Danny no longer may you throw wardens...lol j/k. How about a shot where you learn to throw a bit with your opposite hand. Can help out where a patent pending is problematic.
So on a patent pending shot, the foot not behind the marker, cant be forward of the marker or the disc? Wow guess i did foot fault at a mini a couple of years ago, that through off the rest of me game after that. Oh and for former regular frisbee and ultimate players, the scoober through also.
Foot or what what ever part of the body is touching the ground must always be behind marker or disc in the line of play, regardless what kind of throw you throw. Marker or disc has to be between you and the basket/mando.
Danny Lindahl Obviously I was just joking. I live in Finland and I bet I was here when you were filming. Keep up the great work, your videos are the most usefull for me trying to get better in discgolf. Thanks man!
The only kind of scramble shot I think you could also include is a scoober, which to my knowledge combines the logic of a tomahawk and like, kind of a forehand. It lets you start high and pan down and right hopefully landing flat with the top of the disc hitting the ground (for rhbh), which can be useful in some situations
I’m still not sure what a scoober is good for. I have yet to find myself in a situation where it would be better to throw a scoober than anything else.
@@theexoticgamerhd3456 it's been useful to me mostly when I'm behind something that is at chest-level (there I can scoober over instead of a tricky nose-up putter) and when I'm behind something but have a clear enough path to scoober around instead of patent pending (because I think the scoober is a bit more controllable than a PP)
A tomahawk and a scoober are the exact same throw... a forehand grip overhand shot. The difference is a tomahawk gets the full flight and a scoober will land upside down before getting the full flight.
ethan L gotcha, I throw a lot of tomahawks for recovery and sometimes I throw them soft so they don’t get a full flight I didn’t think that gave it a different name haha
Big thing that I have learned when pitching out is go stand at the position that you want to pitch out to that will give you the best next shot. Its easy to let frustration take over and rush the pitch out and then put yourself in a less than ideal spot for your next shot. Before throwing, walk out to exactly where you want to take your next throw to make that concession worth it.
good advice, thanks
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I imagine pitch outs to be like a lay up put, only sideways lol
All I heard from tip #5 was:
“You can go for the hero shot, you can go for the small gap that’s way up in the trees that can definitely put your disc right next to the basket”
I constantly throw aggressive hero shots and fail miserably. 😂😂
sometimes that shot is all you have =)
It's the occasional success that keeps me coming back for more fails! ;)
Hero or zero is the only way to fly!!! Lol
A scoober has come to my rescue on occasion.
The horseshoe putt is super underrated!
I've definitely gotten out of thick woods with too much canopy to go tomahawk using that exact shot...I call it the granny lol
Every shot is a creative shot for me.
Putter forehands and truth forehands are some of my most consistent shots.
I was driving this morning 9/3 on the highway about 7:15am in Fort Smith AR and saw a DD camper pulling a DD trailer. I was on the other side of the highway and gave’em the thumbs up lol
I threw my first successful thumper yesterday! It was in an open field without a target but it had the correct flight pattern. I'll definitely be practicing these more
A nice seasoned Valkyrie is my go to tomahawk disc
I like to throw a low upside-down slider, namely for low ceilings or fast greens.
This allows you to get around many obstructions, has low impact from the wind, and still get some distance to the basket.
Yes it may/will scratch up the top of the disc, and yes it is fairly old school.
I save a lot of shots by getting a tomahawk to reliably land flat on its back and stick on shorter shots than Danny threw by throwing it on more of a left tilt (RH player) and aiming left of target, and only high enough to land flat on its way down. It's big in Ultimate, where it has to be accurate.
Scoober?
Thanks for another great video, I’m learning...
A turbo putt in a bush maybe falls in this category as well, either it be upside down disc or not.
Turbo putt should definitely be in the arsenal. While these all shave strokes working your way to the basket, turbo putting helps you to scramble and hole out
@@discgolfinrude Are you saying to turbo putt forwards, through the rough?
@@BryceRogers_ i dunno, im saying its a valuable skill.
Or a scober
thanks for doing the videos like this.
Tjis weekend i landed behind and close to a bunch of trees. There was 2 ways i saw that i could do. Either pitch out and take my par (it was a par 4). Or skip it under the trees. The ground didn't have any gras there and the dirt was hard. So i tried it and made a birdie :)
I would like to learn Tristan Tanners weird super understable disc grenade flex shot he’s figured out. It’s super weird but seems useful.
get a D-Line FD, beat it up a lot, then throw it hard on a high grenade line. Presto!
he’s super chill just met him in Illinois couple weeks ago at Dellwood actually bought one of his tour discs. Ill have to look up his shot it sounds super useful
What about a thumber roller in the good old thumber time ?
Thanks for the info. I always turn to you for excellent advice
and great tutorials for the beginner!
I only just recently found out people use that grip for grenades... But i've been using it for my backhand for over a decade! lol
Coming from Charlotte, yea these are all a must.
Pitching out is easy for me, being new I don't have the confidence to try and hit gaps or crazy different shots so I take the easy way out until I can learn them.
These tips are great and will always be important!
I could have used that grande shot yesterday.
Great advise and tips.
That's a very good list. I would add a putter anhyzer as well to get around some really large stuff or a mando tree.
Scoobie might make the list as well, but it needs to be a preeety specific circumstance, like a diagonal window or something.
Good list. Some people mentioned turbo putt and scoober. Both can be useful, but I don't do those even every year, but all the shots in Danny's list yes. I would add skip shot. It might be debatable whether it is a scramble shot or not. There are several holes where I throw skip shot as a tee shot.
I even use a sidearm thumber for approach shots because I'm so comfortable with how thumbers fly. (it's a higher arm slot than a normal sidearm though.)
I have saved many pars with a forehand roller around a bush or stack of trees from 80+ feet. And that's crazy haha I do that usually a few times per round, rolling a putter to the next tee.
Good video Danny. Miles would be proud of your Grenade preference.
As I always say: If you don't know what to throw, nine times out of then the answer is a hammer (read: tomahawk) with the Maco3
I throw a Firebird for thumbers, especially ones that need to stay right.
Good job, keep them coming Danny! :)
My favorite is an inside out shot where I face the target and flick the disc underhand from behind the back. Sunk an 80' using this technique. Due to old injury I cannot throw anything overhand without extreme pain and/or losing the disc.
Thank you for this!!🙏
Culverin - best thumber disc for me.
One of the furthest flying thumber discs for me is actually a justice although the blunt rim makes it harder to control for me.
I know the Zeus is a distant driver but I have one in my bag that I only use for forehand rollers and short flick shots. Tends to do the trick most of the time.
My scramble game is 1000-rated. My tee shots and putting, not so much. My favorite recovery shot is a forehand (flex), high with a fairly steep angle, so it doesn't really "flex" so much, but pans out straight at the end giving me lots of distance.
Nice
I think the title should be fundamentals instead of beginner's guide. It is always good to review the fundamentals.
in your outro it sounded like you said Danny McDiscs. :)
I was going to comment the same thing. :)
Forehand overstable putter flex shot.
I throw all of these shots every once in a while...not because I want to, but because that's the only shot available.
I'd add a few points:
1. When throwing tomahawks or thumbers, if you throw them low, you'll often get a big skip.
2. Don't be afraid to just pitch out. A 4 is better than a 6 if you're hyper-adhesive. But, I'd say try to advance them to a place where your 3rd shot will be the easiest.
3. A grenade takes more power than you think, so don't try to throw over a gigantic tree with it.
Did he just say dynamicdiscs like "DannyMcDiscs"?
Turbo putt pitch out
PITCH OUT?? !! Danny no longer may you throw wardens...lol j/k. How about a shot where you learn to throw a bit with your opposite hand. Can help out where a patent pending is problematic.
How about the chicken wing roller?
I like throwing my ahti on a thumber line
You forgot the upside down sliding disc. Use it to slide along the ground under trees and debris
So on a patent pending shot, the foot not behind the marker, cant be forward of the marker or the disc? Wow guess i did foot fault at a mini a couple of years ago, that through off the rest of me game after that. Oh and for former regular frisbee and ultimate players, the scoober through also.
Opto River for overhands
Foot or what what ever part of the body is touching the ground must always be behind marker or disc in the line of play, regardless what kind of throw you throw.
Marker or disc has to be between you and the basket/mando.
Srsly how many takes filming to get that forehand roller to park under the basket? 😉
Dave Lindberg I was on the same course while they were filming. I would say 42.
Literally first try. I couldn't even see it!
Danny Lindahl Obviously I was just joking. I live in Finland and I bet I was here when you were filming. Keep up the great work, your videos are the most usefull for me trying to get better in discgolf. Thanks man!
You called the thumber a grenade when describing the throw. Just fyi.
Yeah I realized that in the edit and I'm not gonna go back and reshoot at that point.
The only kind of scramble shot I think you could also include is a scoober, which to my knowledge combines the logic of a tomahawk and like, kind of a forehand. It lets you start high and pan down and right hopefully landing flat with the top of the disc hitting the ground (for rhbh), which can be useful in some situations
I’m still not sure what a scoober is good for. I have yet to find myself in a situation where it would be better to throw a scoober than anything else.
@@theexoticgamerhd3456 it's been useful to me mostly when I'm behind something that is at chest-level (there I can scoober over instead of a tricky nose-up putter) and when I'm behind something but have a clear enough path to scoober around instead of patent pending (because I think the scoober is a bit more controllable than a PP)
A tomahawk and a scoober are the exact same throw... a forehand grip overhand shot. The difference is a tomahawk gets the full flight and a scoober will land upside down before getting the full flight.
ethan L gotcha, I throw a lot of tomahawks for recovery and sometimes I throw them soft so they don’t get a full flight I didn’t think that gave it a different name haha
Shot #5 also known as "Take your medicine" Sometimes you just have to swallow that bitter pill.
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Who is this guy if he’s so good how come his not playing tournament’s ???