@@DrewGibson Just for your own edification, the audio levels are fine, slightly high but not by much. They peaked at about -8db and was averaging about -14db. -16db is the typical goal of a podcast. Also whatever you do don't click on his profile and listen to his "songs."
@@HeavyHouse I love all of you including drew. Sometimes when he is further away from the camera I wish his audio was louder. I agree, definitely do not check out my music unless you want to be grossed out and dissapointed LOL
Honestly mate, you've been the best online teacher for me. I've gone through all the others but nobody hits the mark of what I need to hear as much as you do. Cheers
@@DrewGibson well the thing I probably struggle the most with now are scramble stances or slopey surfaces that throw off my balance. Nobody has really done any good instruction videos on how to adjust regular throwing form for unbalanced stances/step-ups.
@@DrewGibson I think we all want a video dedicated to explaining how the hell you can throw 600 ft +. Surely there must be techniques you apply that to some degree sacrifice consistency and accuracy for straight up bombing distance?
@@DrewGibson (Agree with Ross … your teaching is excellent and you break things down so well.) One thing I would like to know is thoughts on your jump putt. It seems so simple, but so accurate. What are the most important steps? What is going through your mind at the time you jump putt (are you focused on the pole, keeping the disc on an imaginary line, bringing the disc to a stop before moving forward, etc … focusing on too much “stuff” is confusing)? Is your thinking similar to an inside the circle putt?
This video really helped me out with footwork and engaging my hips. There is a lot of power to be had when you get that right, and this video was extremely helpful!
Hey there Drew, I have viewed a number of your videos over the years and this for me is the best one, it is concise covering the phases that get form in the track needed for consistency. I love it, explained in a truly basic way, thanks for sharing your knowledge!!! Gene Senior Disc Golfer 73 Years Young
One of my favorite disc golfers to watch! Aggressive play, not dumb plays, but Aggressive smart plays. You can play Aggressive and smart Drew has shown me, and now he's actually giving lessons on RUclips! Always intense watching Drew play! I want/need to get a signed disc from drew for my collection!
I’ve watched a lot of form breakdown videos, but the way you describe WHY and HOW staggering your plant foot engages your hips is better than I’ve ever heard. Thank you!
This is a good video Drew. You explain the form very well. I watched a video when you were a kid and you could throw it a mile, but you did not know how to explain it. That is changing, and you are becoming a really good teacher. Thanks.
I've watched about a hundred form videos, this is the best one I've seen that gets all the important points presented in good order without getting buried in too much detail, so following this for practicing form helps make real changes. Emphasizing the rear foot push for the follow through is clearly very important and that is so obvious when watching you throw. Exactly what you are preaching is exactly what I see when you throw, that is not always the case with others. Thanks Drew.
Drew is slowly becoming one of my favorite pros to watch, love these vlogs. The close up on the foot work to really helped illustrate lining up heel to toe idea when driving. Love ya drew, keep up the good work! Good luck on tour!
I can't wait to try this technique. I've doing everything wrong, I just started playing but I can't get any distance and the disc is all over the place. Today I skipped a hole because it was across a pond. I decided I needed to learn how to drive, this video is simple and corrects many issues. Thanks Drew.
this helped a ton, I've been playing ages 13-25 and recently picked the discs back up, realizing how much the game has changed in 6 years from where I was throwing fairway drivers on a tiny course to now, jumped too far in too quick and injured my shoulder trying to bomb a backhand. Spent the last week looking into form and trying to root cause analysis the issues in mine, and the big pointers here are all things I need to work on. Thanks Drew
I was literally rewatching and rewatching the video you did with Brodie today trying to get my hips involved. So glad you added this quicker break down!
I love those little tidbit tips that make me picture doing something. I can be on the course and just repeat "break down the door" to myself, and it makes the good form so easy to remember and visualize.
Might be one of your best videos so far man. I can’t wait to try it in the field. Definitely enjoy the explaining of where to start and finish. Good luck in the next tournament brother.
Keep this up man! I finally decided to break down my form to the basics after about a year of mediocre play. Stuff like this helps a ton. You and Schusterick have been by far my favorite people to learn from.
Something that helped my form was realizing on the reach back the disc should be on a bit of an angle in order to throw flat. It’s helped so much with the consistency of my drives over the last few rounds. You can see Drew demonstrating this at 4:49.
Thanks Drew. I found my low reach back was leading to a high/downward pull through as I tried to get myself level mid throw, the air bouncing was unreal! Highly suggest anyone to get some slo mo video of themself throwing, you'll be surprised just how much you may be moving your disc vertically in your form.
Great tips Drew! I'm sure this will help me with my game. Consistency is my biggest problem right now. I'd also love to see you do one on forehand sometime soon.
Nice work Drew! It's really hard to explain things that come naturally, but every point you made was spot on without going into too many details. People need to figure out their own bodies, and what they are capable of before going too crazy with things. Thanks for bringing up avoiding injuries. I think too many people try to go all out before they know what they are doing, and end up causing damage to their lower body because they NEED that extra 40' An extra 40' doesn't mean crap if you can't walk or play for 6 months.
Hey Drew, if I get agile and ready to move in the tee box, and someone is razzing me, am I still supposed to go ahead and throw, or should I stop and cry about it?
I’d love a video about the non throwing arm and when to punch it down and how to practice this, it seems to be a big part of the throw and is rarely covered thanks
I learned to play Disc Golf before there was RUclips and all you could do was try and was try and figure it out on your own. Back then, the "good" disc golfers rarely shared what to do and never let you play with them so you could watch. Really appreciate that Disc Golf has changed and people are willing to share. Of course, I learned all wrong and have to redo everything as I'm just now getting back into the sport. I've been struggling to relearn how to drive. While I feel like I have the timing down, I can see that people can throw 300ft with a putter and I struggle to get a driver that far. The difficult part for me to see is your release or the pull through. As most videos are only 24 frames a second, the end of the throw is the hardest to see. Where is your hit point? 10o'clock? When you pull through, do you continue to open up your shoulder or do you lock it at some point until you release? If you could do some high speed shots from different angles that would certainly be helpful.
New here to the sport and the bit about the footwork really helped me today, especially the deets about foot wt distribution and contact after the X-step. Thanks Drew!
Sup Drew! I’m from Sacramento and I’ve been playing for a year now. I can already throw sidearm 400’ and my backhand is at best 325’ but with no accuracy on either throws 😂 I can see from this video that I need to plant my right leg on the last step at 10 or 11 o’clock. Right now I have it at 12 o’clock and sometimes at 1. Could possibly mean more rotation and distance if done correctly. I don’t follow through either and I can see why my left arm sometimes hit my right arm after a backhand throw 😂 thanks for the tips and I’ll work on it. GL with the tour and keep at it with the videos
Great video. You're the first person that I can recall to mention being on the balls of your feet to generate power like a boxer. I always have trouble remembering that and stay too flat footed
Happy I watched this. I've been lacking consistency and needed some form help.😅 Thank you for posting this video. I really appreciate you sharing your disc knowledge 🙏
I'm pretty new to the sport. Getting more consistent drives, but there's work to be done. Wanting to also get those drives from the 200's max to the capability of the 300's. Short game's getting better, of course, still MUCH work to be done. :-) Thanks for posting this. God bless.
Drewkies thank you so much for the video. Been having a really hard time with engaging my hips with proper foot work but I really think these tips are going to help. Love u G, stay well and good luck this season!
Thanks brother this helped!! I feel like one of the only things I missing with my form is my follow through but Im working on it thanks again brother!!
such helpful information DG, I come back and refer to it often, my goal is break 400 feet this year. So far i've gone form 340 to 380, I'm confident I'll get there with your help. Thanks!!
Thank you for this video. I watch it a lot . It is a short video on what we should be doing. So helpful. I trying to fix my form . I am kind of accurate with my form because I have been using it for years but I think I am losing a lot of power because it is not the best form . Thanks
Thanks for the tips Drew. Good stuff just getting back in after a long hiatus. I can consistently hit 350 but I realized my form is trash. Plenty to work on. Keep it up.
2014 at Sunrise course in Citrus Heights, CA. I was absolutely freaking stunned 😳 This is tremendously helpful ! (Just did some research and it says the course was designed in 2015 so maybe I’ve lost track of the years / don’t doubt It! )
Awesome tips Drew! Always appreciate advice from the pros. Really working on getting my hips engaged but I'm just not understanding it. Hopefully watching this video can help me out. Thanks a bunch! Keep killing the game dude.
Newer player here but I have done that as well. One thing I learned that Drew likely does without thinking that helps with timing is ripping his off arm behind him in his form. I noticed he and a lot of players have slow walk ups to long shots cause they don't pull through the lead arm until their off arm activates hip rotation right before their last step is fully planted.
Thanks Drew im definitely gonna try and implement these tips in my game today. Im having alot of issues with rounding and a few others but hopefully this will help. Maybe you have some other pointers for me!
You're a really good coach and make the content easy to understand, Idk if you do clinics at all but if you did offer clinics or 1 on 1 lessons I'm sure you'd get tons of people signing up for those
This is the first form video I watch and I gotta say great video! To the point, good length and great that you compare with other sports as well. I've played several different sports and I have been getting along okay with just relying on that. But sports specific instruction will always be ideal.
Huge thanks for this video, Drew. I'm new to the sport and have become a big follower of your techniques and lessons. Took this video out on the frozen frigid practice yard today to get some slow and smooth reps in! Best of luck in 2021, will be watching.
The first step is to nail down the main points of the form like he presented in the video. The word snap is kind of a conceptual, over the top type of word. It’s not a easy thing to define. And it’s even harder to understand what it is in form. One thing is that your hand isn’t opening with the release of the disc. The disc rips out of the fingers. That is where you get the drew gibson snap noise from. But it’s not about hearing the noise, you have to have a lot of power to achieve that and that comes from good form. Then you just have a good grip and the disc will naturally (at the hit point or release point) rip out rather than you having to think about it. It’s just a thing that develops with good form. Build the essential pillars of good form up and other things will start to fall into place. One thing is people will be always be stuck in the slow form stage. You use “slowing down” to work on your form and develop the muscle memory and having your arm speed and legs speed be the same. But then you overall want to slowly ramp up the speed to get more distance. You don’t want to be slow the whole time. But you don’t want to start out like james conrad also. Or to have every distance of throw be the same runup and pull thru. sorry for the word dump.
@@micah_lee I get ya :) I would say that I have OK form but I never seem to get my discs to rotate/spin fast enough to achieve full flight. I've even seen people with funky form throw farther than me. And their discs are spinning more. Heck I've even played with 11-12 year old kids who throws farther than me just because they can generate more spin. And I can see the difference compared to my sidearm throws. I can generate way more spin with my sidearm :)
The main key to getting more spin/snap is to keep your hand on the outside of the disc (or even wrapped back behind it a bit) until the last millisecond of the throw. If you let your hand swing into this heavily wrist-cocked position late in the throw and then let your loose wrist swing open during the release, then the motion of your hand whipping around the disc will create the large amount of spin that gives the disc a smooth, carrying flight.
You know that scene in the Matrix where Neo is learning karate with the cable plugged into his head? I need the Drew Gibson disc golf cartridge injection lol
Interestingly, in the Forehand form the release of the disc IS the followthrough, and so you absolutely CAN come to a total halt at the release. In fact, it is preferable.
Great video. Any specific advice about how to transition the weight back to the heel to be able to pivot on that last step? Also, it's great to see someone not shaped like Simon and Eagle (Over 6' and 75 lbs) that has some serious distance. Trying to make that push to break 500'
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how about you "reach back" to the volume meter when you edit these videos
How about you complain about free videos to improve your skills? Oh wait! Enjoy your day man, sorry the sound wasn’t at your ideal level.
@@DrewGibson great reply, people don't realize how privileged they are getting free form tips from a pro.
Great video Drew! Thanks for the tips. And NADA will be a virgin for life. What a douche😂
@@DrewGibson Just for your own edification, the audio levels are fine, slightly high but not by much. They peaked at about -8db and was averaging about -14db. -16db is the typical goal of a podcast. Also whatever you do don't click on his profile and listen to his "songs."
@@HeavyHouse I love all of you including drew. Sometimes when he is further away from the camera I wish his audio was louder. I agree, definitely do not check out my music unless you want to be grossed out and dissapointed LOL
"Follow Through. It's Just Sports" I'd buy that shirt
haha! beat me to it
Honestly mate, you've been the best online teacher for me. I've gone through all the others but nobody hits the mark of what I need to hear as much as you do. Cheers
Ross Batten thank you!! Anything else you’d like to learn? I always need video ideas!!
@@DrewGibson well the thing I probably struggle the most with now are scramble stances or slopey surfaces that throw off my balance. Nobody has really done any good instruction videos on how to adjust regular throwing form for unbalanced stances/step-ups.
@@DrewGibson I think we all want a video dedicated to explaining how the hell you can throw 600 ft +. Surely there must be techniques you apply that to some degree sacrifice consistency and accuracy for straight up bombing distance?
@@mrksgo6122 Here’s a video Drew instructing Brodie Smith about Maximum Distance. ruclips.net/video/dyhekGmjxjQ/видео.html
@@DrewGibson (Agree with Ross … your teaching is excellent and you break things down so well.) One thing I would like to know is thoughts on your jump putt. It seems so simple, but so accurate. What are the most important steps? What is going through your mind at the time you jump putt (are you focused on the pole, keeping the disc on an imaginary line, bringing the disc to a stop before moving forward, etc … focusing on too much “stuff” is confusing)? Is your thinking similar to an inside the circle putt?
This video really helped me out with footwork and engaging my hips. There is a lot of power to be had when you get that right, and this video was extremely helpful!
6:06 Drew releases a bird trapped between time and space.
😂
it's flying in the foreground, if you go frame by frame it's visible (almost black as a shadow.) I actually think it might be a dragonfly
Hey there Drew, I have viewed a number of your videos over the years and this for me is the best one, it is concise covering the phases that get form in the track needed for consistency. I love it, explained in a truly basic way, thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
Gene
Senior Disc Golfer
73 Years Young
One of my favorite disc golfers to watch! Aggressive play, not dumb plays, but Aggressive smart plays. You can play Aggressive and smart Drew has shown me, and now he's actually giving lessons on RUclips!
Always intense watching Drew play!
I want/need to get a signed disc from drew for my collection!
I’ve watched a lot of form breakdown videos, but the way you describe WHY and HOW staggering your plant foot engages your hips is better than I’ve ever heard. Thank you!
This is a good video Drew. You explain the form very well. I watched a video when you were a kid and you could throw it a mile, but you did not know how to explain it. That is changing, and you are becoming a really good teacher. Thanks.
One of the best form breakdowns I’ve seen in a while. Great job!
I've watched about a hundred form videos, this is the best one I've seen that gets all the important points presented in good order without getting buried in too much detail, so following this for practicing form helps make real changes.
Emphasizing the rear foot push for the follow through is clearly very important and that is so obvious when watching you throw.
Exactly what you are preaching is exactly what I see when you throw, that is not always the case with others.
Thanks Drew.
Drew, Thank you so much, you answered a 57 year old Rookies Questions regarding form
RE watching this after playing for about 15 months. Realizing anything good from my form was learned here. Thanks Drew.
Drew is slowly becoming one of my favorite pros to watch, love these vlogs. The close up on the foot work to really helped illustrate lining up heel to toe idea when driving. Love ya drew, keep up the good work! Good luck on tour!
I can't wait to try this technique. I've doing everything wrong, I just started playing but I can't get any distance and the disc is all over the place. Today I skipped a hole because it was across a pond. I decided I needed to learn how to drive, this video is simple and corrects many issues. Thanks Drew.
this helped a ton, I've been playing ages 13-25 and recently picked the discs back up, realizing how much the game has changed in 6 years from where I was throwing fairway drivers on a tiny course to now, jumped too far in too quick and injured my shoulder trying to bomb a backhand. Spent the last week looking into form and trying to root cause analysis the issues in mine, and the big pointers here are all things I need to work on. Thanks Drew
I was literally rewatching and rewatching the video you did with Brodie today trying to get my hips involved. So glad you added this quicker break down!
I love those little tidbit tips that make me picture doing something. I can be on the course and just repeat "break down the door" to myself, and it makes the good form so easy to remember and visualize.
Might be one of your best videos so far man. I can’t wait to try it in the field. Definitely enjoy the explaining of where to start and finish. Good luck in the next tournament brother.
Keep this up man! I finally decided to break down my form to the basics after about a year of mediocre play. Stuff like this helps a ton. You and Schusterick have been by far my favorite people to learn from.
Thanks Drew, Solid video. Please keep them coming
Best explanation ever!!! Pls more of this!! Good job
Thanks for the comprehensive collective of tips Drew.
Something that helped my form was realizing on the reach back the disc should be on a bit of an angle in order to throw flat. It’s helped so much with the consistency of my drives over the last few rounds. You can see Drew demonstrating this at 4:49.
Best breakdown of the backhand throw I’ve seen. Thanks for that.
I shared this around your form should be everyone’s goal
Excellent breakdown, Drew. Thanks for the lesson!
Good tips Drew. Look forward to seeing you do some course uploads of you playing.
Thank you Drew. Been playing 10 days and having a blast. Looking to improve.. I will be practicing these things going forward.
Spot on Drew. Very nice break down with both facts and personal opinion. I like that you differentiate the two.
Best explanation on footwork I have heard yet. Thank you Drew!
Thank you for this! Can't wait till tomorrow morning to see what I need to change in my form!..
I've been strongly considering taking more time when I'm at home to revamp my form due to transitioning from standstills to run-ups.
Awesome video, thanks man! Seriously the best explanation on form I've seen
Great video! I have watched countless form breakdown videos and this is 100% one of the best
Love your videos drew, as a beginner that really wants to learn, this helps tremendously.
Thanks Drew. I found my low reach back was leading to a high/downward pull through as I tried to get myself level mid throw, the air bouncing was unreal! Highly suggest anyone to get some slo mo video of themself throwing, you'll be surprised just how much you may be moving your disc vertically in your form.
Great tips Drew! I'm sure this will help me with my game. Consistency is my biggest problem right now. I'd also love to see you do one on forehand sometime soon.
Thanks for the video Drew. Went out and practiced after watching this and felt I could throw far with less effort.
Nice work Drew! It's really hard to explain things that come naturally, but every point you made was spot on without going into too many details. People need to figure out their own bodies, and what they are capable of before going too crazy with things. Thanks for bringing up avoiding injuries. I think too many people try to go all out before they know what they are doing, and end up causing damage to their lower body because they NEED that extra 40' An extra 40' doesn't mean crap if you can't walk or play for 6 months.
Thank you Drew. This video has been very helpful for my footwork.
Hey Drew, if I get agile and ready to move in the tee box, and someone is razzing me, am I still supposed to go ahead and throw, or should I stop and cry about it?
Id strongly suggest just throwing! lol
🤣😂
lmao
Love the end when he throws the disc (probably 600 ft) with the shades. BOSS!
Yes.... this is what I have been looking for. Thank you .
I’d love a video about the non throwing arm and when to punch it down and how to practice this, it seems to be a big part of the throw and is rarely covered thanks
Thanks for the tips man and congrats on the Vegas win. You played amazing!
I learned to play Disc Golf before there was RUclips and all you could do was try and was try and figure it out on your own. Back then, the "good" disc golfers rarely shared what to do and never let you play with them so you could watch. Really appreciate that Disc Golf has changed and people are willing to share. Of course, I learned all wrong and have to redo everything as I'm just now getting back into the sport.
I've been struggling to relearn how to drive. While I feel like I have the timing down, I can see that people can throw 300ft with a putter and I struggle to get a driver that far. The difficult part for me to see is your release or the pull through. As most videos are only 24 frames a second, the end of the throw is the hardest to see. Where is your hit point? 10o'clock? When you pull through, do you continue to open up your shoulder or do you lock it at some point until you release?
If you could do some high speed shots from different angles that would certainly be helpful.
New here to the sport and the bit about the footwork really helped me today, especially the deets about foot wt distribution and contact after the X-step. Thanks Drew!
Sup Drew! I’m from Sacramento and I’ve been playing for a year now. I can already throw sidearm 400’ and my backhand is at best 325’ but with no accuracy on either throws 😂 I can see from this video that I need to plant my right leg on the last step at 10 or 11 o’clock. Right now I have it at 12 o’clock and sometimes at 1. Could possibly mean more rotation and distance if done correctly. I don’t follow through either and I can see why my left arm sometimes hit my right arm after a backhand throw 😂 thanks for the tips and I’ll work on it. GL with the tour and keep at it with the videos
The way you articulated and demonstrated the opening of the hips was awesome! I like the new intro as well.
Great tips! Love watching you play. It’s all based on your form!
Great video. You're the first person that I can recall to mention being on the balls of your feet to generate power like a boxer. I always have trouble remembering that and stay too flat footed
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I revisit a lot of your videos; they’re awesome🔥🔥🔥 best of luck and pay off for all your hard work for the 2022 season💪 always rooting for you
Happy I watched this. I've been lacking consistency and needed some form help.😅 Thank you for posting this video. I really appreciate you sharing your disc knowledge 🙏
Way to keep things simple and concise Drew. Looking forward to more content like this!
You’re one of my favorite players! Thanks so much for these tips, much needed.
Great to see you back!
Thanks Drew as a beginner i feel this is helpful!
Great video. Very useful and understandable info thanks Drew.
Great content Drew! Definitely saved for a rewatch. Thanks!
I'm gonna start quoting you when I try to teach others "you have to follow through, it's just sports" great video 😊
Great win at Vegas Drew! Classy nod to Gannon too.
I'm pretty new to the sport. Getting more consistent drives, but there's work to be done. Wanting to also get those drives from the 200's max to the capability of the 300's. Short game's getting better, of course, still MUCH work to be done. :-) Thanks for posting this. God bless.
Great video Drew! Very concise
There's almost like a martial arts to it. Can't wait to get out and try these techniques. Thanks man!
So many great tips in this one, thanks Drew!
This was explained very well, thank you!
Great video! Your delivery of info in terms we can all understand is top notch. Keep up the good work
Drewkies thank you so much for the video. Been having a really hard time with engaging my hips with proper foot work but I really think these tips are going to help. Love u G, stay well and good luck this season!
Thanks brother this helped!! I feel like one of the only things I missing with my form is my follow through but Im working on it thanks again brother!!
such helpful information DG, I come back and refer to it often, my goal is break 400 feet this year. So far i've gone form 340 to 380, I'm confident I'll get there with your help. Thanks!!
Thank you for this video. Really good presentation of the various aspects of the throw.
Thank you for this video. I watch it a lot . It is a short video on what we should be doing. So helpful. I trying to fix my form . I am kind of accurate with my form because I have been using it for years but I think I am losing a lot of power because it is not the best form . Thanks
Subscribed! That’s good content dude. I’m a beginner and I’ve watched a bunch of these videos and yours has got me excited to practice. Thank you.
Thanks for the tips Drew. Good stuff just getting back in after a long hiatus. I can consistently hit 350 but I realized my form is trash. Plenty to work on. Keep it up.
2014 at Sunrise course in Citrus Heights, CA. I was absolutely freaking stunned 😳 This is tremendously helpful !
(Just did some research and it says the course was designed in 2015 so maybe I’ve lost track of the years / don’t doubt
It! )
Awesome tips Drew! Always appreciate advice from the pros. Really working on getting my hips engaged but I'm just not understanding it. Hopefully watching this video can help me out. Thanks a bunch! Keep killing the game dude.
A good thing I do is practicing the reach back over and over at home .
Newer player here but I have done that as well. One thing I learned that Drew likely does without thinking that helps with timing is ripping his off arm behind him in his form. I noticed he and a lot of players have slow walk ups to long shots cause they don't pull through the lead arm until their off arm activates hip rotation right before their last step is fully planted.
"Like youre breaking through a door" I really liked this
I really appreciate this video. Great pointers.
Short and sweet, thanks drew
This helped me out a lot. As i tend to throw my shots high because im leaning back in my throws.
Great video thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for actually teaching in your instructional. This is solid, I’ve been shooting myself in the feet by not having that staggered stance.
love the tatts dude. and thanks for all the tips!
Thanks Drew im definitely gonna try and implement these tips in my game today. Im having alot of issues with rounding and a few others but hopefully this will help. Maybe you have some other pointers for me!
You're a really good coach and make the content easy to understand, Idk if you do clinics at all but if you did offer clinics or 1 on 1 lessons I'm sure you'd get tons of people signing up for those
This is the first form video I watch and I gotta say great video! To the point, good length and great that you compare with other sports as well. I've played several different sports and I have been getting along okay with just relying on that. But sports specific instruction will always be ideal.
Awesome Video. Thanks Drew!
Huge thanks for this video, Drew. I'm new to the sport and have become a big follower of your techniques and lessons. Took this video out on the frozen frigid practice yard today to get some slow and smooth reps in! Best of luck in 2021, will be watching.
Drew teach how to achieve the snap. How do you get the disc to spin more?
The first step is to nail down the main points of the form like he presented in the video. The word snap is kind of a conceptual, over the top type of word. It’s not a easy thing to define. And it’s even harder to understand what it is in form. One thing is that your hand isn’t opening with the release of the disc. The disc rips out of the fingers. That is where you get the drew gibson snap noise from. But it’s not about hearing the noise, you have to have a lot of power to achieve that and that comes from good form. Then you just have a good grip and the disc will naturally (at the hit point or release point) rip out rather than you having to think about it. It’s just a thing that develops with good form. Build the essential pillars of good form up and other things will start to fall into place. One thing is people will be always be stuck in the slow form stage. You use “slowing down” to work on your form and develop the muscle memory and having your arm speed and legs speed be the same. But then you overall want to slowly ramp up the speed to get more distance. You don’t want to be slow the whole time. But you don’t want to start out like james conrad also. Or to have every distance of throw be the same runup and pull thru. sorry for the word dump.
Do these steps and the snap will be there.
It's the disc exploding out of your hand and it takes all these steps, plus more, to make it happen!
@@Archizombie totally agree. I just started getting the snap in my forehand..man it feels good
@@micah_lee I get ya :) I would say that I have OK form but I never seem to get my discs to rotate/spin fast enough to achieve full flight. I've even seen people with funky form throw farther than me. And their discs are spinning more. Heck I've even played with 11-12 year old kids who throws farther than me just because they can generate more spin. And I can see the difference compared to my sidearm throws. I can generate way more spin with my sidearm :)
The main key to getting more spin/snap is to keep your hand on the outside of the disc (or even wrapped back behind it a bit) until the last millisecond of the throw. If you let your hand swing into this heavily wrist-cocked position late in the throw and then let your loose wrist swing open during the release, then the motion of your hand whipping around the disc will create the large amount of spin that gives the disc a smooth, carrying flight.
You know that scene in the Matrix where Neo is learning karate with the cable plugged into his head? I need the Drew Gibson disc golf cartridge injection lol
Thank you Drew! This has helped me develop more consistent throws.
Great advice man
Great clip very helpful thank you.
Helpful stuff, much appreciated.
Interestingly, in the Forehand form the release of the disc IS the followthrough, and so you absolutely CAN come to a total halt at the release. In fact, it is preferable.
Love from Phoenix. Thanks for the tips! Ima get it!!!!! ❤ 💿 ⛳
Great video. Any specific advice about how to transition the weight back to the heel to be able to pivot on that last step? Also, it's great to see someone not shaped like Simon and Eagle (Over 6' and 75 lbs) that has some serious distance. Trying to make that push to break 500'
That ali tattoo is fire