Can you hear the HIT POINT?

[@angrybuzzy]

Thanks for this, DG. I think both are great drills.

[@davidsherwood9278]

Yes I’m very musical as well this resonates beautifully with me. 500 ft here I come! Thanks Doc

[@dgspindoctor]

Wonderful! Let's jam!

[@HeronMarkHero]

its realistically all different versions of the same drill. towel drill, racket, loopghost's water bottle, hammer...if you're in tune with your body you should be feeling whatever thing you're using getting heavy(disc) and where, and being familiar with that feeling will probably be more beneficial in the long run.

[@dgspindoctor]

Absolutely!

[@mortenhalkjrjacobsen3621]

Hey Jaani, love your studio. Keep up living the good life. Love it

[@dgspindoctor]

This green screen looks so amazing and realistic, right?

[@OkieTradez]

a pro i love to watch where you can see him delaying the pull through "waiting for hit" is Chris Dickerson.. he is sooo relaxed all the way until that hit point and explodes!

[@dgspindoctor]

He certainly has very relaxed arm!

[@chodeus143]

Dickerson is great. Love watching him!

[@baustin612]

Cuuuhhhhhhriiiiiiiiisssssssssssss Dickersonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[@lancerobinson8738]

I hope the sun and sea air are not too hard on you. Thank you for posting great content even in adverse conditions.

[@dgspindoctor]

Conditions are not optimal, but I have a set of unique skills to help me survive.

[@lancerobinson8738]

@@dgspindoctor Mr. Neeson would be jealous.

[@HaikesXO]

A good way to test this would be to take 10 professional disc golfers, and have them do their normally throw and see how the towels respond. Does it snap for all? Is it a loud audible snap?

[@OkieTradez]

i can throw almost 600ft and i HATE the towel drill .. the towel always pops me haha

[@OkieTradez]

i dont get snap with the towel but i throw 600ft so i think im doing just fine!

[@jerdonclar8655]

And the snap need not be a loud pop when using the towel drill

[@dgspindoctor]

Mine sounds like a genuine whip crack, though.

[@jerdonclar8655]

@@dgspindoctor Guess I got more work to do. My game has improved immensely. I've been scoring below par much more at my local courses. Thanks for the content. You, Overthrow and Slingshot are the only ones I watch anymore.

[@sarinhighwind]

Hey, I know that guy in the video. Waaapow.

[@OkieTradez]

how i was able to get nose down was by NOT using the tip of my thumb for pressure when gripping instead i use the muscles of thumb "on palm of hand" as my pressure spot and that allows me to "pour the kettle" easily!

[@dgspindoctor]

The backloaded grip, yeah it's magic.

[@JohnSmith-ef2sx]

Yeah but what about the back leg though ? If i turn my back knee in quicker will I hear the racket swoosh louder

[@dgspindoctor]

Hah, you can try.

[@JohnSmith-ef2sx]

@@dgspindoctor That fella needs called out more by other coaches. His analysis is contradictory and just doesn't jive with me. He's modeling off dudes that squat lower like Mcbeth and eagle and thinks its some back leg phenomena , but you look at simon or drew who don't squat as low you can can clearly see it's all front leg bracing. Guy has dug himself into a hole where now in his latest videos his pretty much saying there shouldn't be any front leg brace.lol...

[@dgspindoctor]

It's very interesting for sure, how novel gimmicks get traction. Very interesting.

[@rainycity4]

I’m deaf, so I’m wondering how can I utilize the drill without being able to hear the sound?

[@dgspindoctor]

This is what TN Disc Sports was also lamenting: that this drill is not working for people with hearing problems.

[@ryanholmes8781]

Could you inch up to a wall until just the tip of the towel hits it at just the right time? If you have a friend that can tell you which swings are making the right sound, perhaps you will notice that it feels different as well, and that is the point too, getting the feel. Film some swings and and send them to me if you want, Ill let you know which ones have a good snap.

[@rainycity4]

I could try getting the tip of towel to hit the wall. Thanks for the tip, @ryanholmes8781

[@eoghana315]

I wonder if you could swing a fly fishing rod and reel like a disc and just gauge it by how far the fly goes?

[@dangreen3844]

Nice, we have some battered old badminton racquets, and I'm going to remove the stem from one and attach the hand to the raquet head to see if it's more disc like. I also like to make musical connections. Humming Mendelssohn's wedding march seems to match a 4 step backhand - da, da, dadaah ....

[@joebloggsjoel]

Hi, Jaani ❤

[@dgspindoctor]

Hey, Joel!

[@fullyawakened]

I firmly believe the towel drill (or holding anything) is one of the worst drills you can practice. It teaches you to continue holding onto your disc for too long and it forces you to remain tensed throughout the entire movement because you MUST tense to continue to hold onto the towel. I did this as part of my routine for almost an entire year before my form became so poor I had to seek help. One of the first things I was corrected on was the towel drill and why it was doing me a disservice. I stopped doing it, practiced my release point until it healed (which was never something I had to worry about until I started that drill), and it took almost another full year to get out of that terrible habit.

[@dgspindoctor]

Exactly! But then you haven't seen my videos on it? I specifically tell not to hold on to the towel but wrap it around the hand so that you don't learn the bad habit of holding on to it.

[@ryanholmes8781]

If you are "Letting go" of the disc, you are not doing a disc golf drive my dude.

[@dgspindoctor]

But also, if you teach your fingers to NOT let go, that will also backfire quite soon.

[@cured_bacon647]

Stopped reading when you said it teaches you to hold the disk. The disc will rip out with this technique…

[@JazzInATinCan]

Looks like this particular video was OK to film, even though you had to do 2 takes. Just based on the location. And now I have an excuse for swinging around my badminton racket in my apartment.

[@dgspindoctor]

Yeah, I came here just to film on location so it didn't bother me at all.