How I Threw 679' in the PDGA Worlds DISTANCE Contest!!!! // How To Throw Max Distance

[@jacob_coleman25]

Sick performance at worlds man! I was so excited to watch u on lead card and stuff

[@gaprofitt]

That ace run roll out of bounds was brutal..

[@barrelrollio]

I love the insight here. I've seen so many videos about distance form and they never really have the humility and breakdown of this video. The disc weight, run up, angle, and aggression definitely matter when going for distance - slow is smooth, but only so far.

[@lukerenner3905]

I'm so happy worlds was before I leave for basic it was awesome to watch ezra and that ending was amazing

[@EoinLenihan]

Visor would have given you that extra 7 feet on GG.

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Ugh, you're so right tho😢😂

[@jaymcmorris1629]

This is facts

[@maxmotors9497]

SCIENCE! Ya heard of it?!

[@Carrillo91]

What a pleasure to meet you today dude! Thank you so much for not only signing my Tour Series Nuke but also signing my buddies too. Can't wait to see you rip tomorrow and I look forward to all the content and coverages in the future! :D

[@dwmichaels]

congrats on your worlds finish. It was fun to see you on the lead card - man, you had some hard luck :( Keep at it. I look forward to seeing you on more lead cards. Thanks for sharing.

[@russellmayers8972]

360 for sure can't wait to see it, Simon did a video a while ago..... Collaboration!? Also great job at worlds man I was super stoked for you the more I watch you the bigger fan I become

[@Danny_S.]

Ezra!! Good to see you have a great World's! Kick @ss the rest of the year!

[@michaelcichetti6070]

Thanks, this was super helpful! Also, congrats at amazing performance at worlds and distance contest

[@soCyberWasTaken]

Ezra! Hope you're doing well man! I'm gonna go to the canyons at least tomorrow, and on Saturday and I'm looking forward to see you bomb in person!

[@austinbach9450]

Best home course you could ask for!

[@peterrayner1119]

Really in-depth description of the power shot technique 👌

[@bobbyswain7049]

Picture perfect form man.......congrats on the solid finish at Worlds

[@seanbinder8316]

Great break down Ezra I will give this a try..

[@danlewis1885]

360 for sure! Great showing at worlds - congrats!

[@bontonswanson8977]

Alright, you convinced me. Time to pick up a visor...

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂😂. Hopefully we have more in stock soon!

[@herbertgrunsteidl8430]

Great video. Seeing you go all out really shows the skill involved in your 530 ft shot!

[@onefahq]

Thanks for this. It’s helpful. Love it

[@jordonthompson3647]

Yes please do a 360 video. The analysis is helpful!

[@GoulashMike]

Ezra: "Controlled shot went 530 ft, parked it!" Me: Why do you have to abuse me in this way...

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂😂🤣

[@reeceryan1600]

So great to see you on the lead card at world's!! Big ups man, psyched to see your progress in the sport :)

[@toryroberts1343]

Great work at worlds! Cant wait to watch you on more lead cards Ezra. VISOR GANG BB!

[@benninio1]

So excited every time i see you on lead card!

[@joebrannon8843]

Thanks for taking time to put out content!

[@thewiz9727]

Excellent break down

[@justwondering1926]

Why was the distance competition not a bigger deal This is interesting

[@EzraAderholdDG]

I think it's partly because it's the same time as worlds and most of us are way more focused on that then instead of just throwing far🤷‍♂️

[@mad85123]

@@EzraAderholdDG I see it like a dunk contest... not the main thing but I think the fans would love to see it. Imagine that driving range surrounded with fans cheering you on. That energy could easily give you more distance... would've been awesome

[@mdv3215]

It would be sick to see you learn the 360 from Simon

[@JMRSplatt]

Love it man, thank you.

[@geraldmitchell6271]

Would like to see you throw a 360. I've always loved seeing Simon throwing 360s. Maybe one day you and Simon could have 360 face off 😀

[@nickbryant2318]

Ezra's giant muscles spinning 360 would create a gravitational field that the discs couldn't escape

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂😂

[@Iamzetroll]

Good luck at the Canyons! See you there!

[@JamesIsStainless]

A 360 shot video would be awesome. You might poke Simon Lizotte for some pointers as well.

[@bojeppe]

hi Ezra, yes please try the 360!!! and thanks for the in details thoughts about your distance throws! ( just cought my self in disc golf for the past 2 months= pushing 330 once in a while you guys are amazing and extremely kind and humble well done SIR!)n1! could i ask you a question regarding the 530 vs the 600+....is the point of release the same on both? or do you have to adjust? well done man! thanks for sharing this!

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Appreciate it!! The timing of the release is the same, the angle and height is different tho

[@ericwalker5204]

Team Visor baby! Bahahaha! Good luck at the Clash... my buddy is playing MPO. I told him to tell you your arms look smaller in person lol (never seen you in person).

[@brian6speed]

I've been hitting the weights. Ezra is great motivation. On a side note you would of had an ace if the basket wasn't a garbage can.

[@051biohaz]

Great seeing you at worlds man, totally robbed on that ace shot...thanks for the upload..:)

[@ajwilliams6551]

SOLID video. Great breakdown. Definitely going to do this to my own videos. Is there any special app you’re using to simultaneously play them side by side and compare like that?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Coaches eye works great

[@wakimura303]

It’s all in the beans, not the muscles or the physique. The beans

[@chrisfair11]

There is so much gold in this video... -7 feet behind Garret -a 530 foot control shot -I kinda parked it -no... Uuhhh... ummm, visor gang -disc choice is important *Nukes* -Bouncy Nukes

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Hahaha glad you enjoyed brother

[@thomaswinzy]

It really looks like its a collapse of the left hip that gives you your power. with gerret it looks more like a stomp into the right hip that gives him his power. simon used to do both. as well as david wiggins. the tall part is key to abusing both mechanics, Calvin goes from tippy toe balerina stance into the brace, garret and david wiggins does a bounce of the x step/tennis backhand step. both getting the pendelum effect. if during the rotation you also press with your brace to resist the downward momentum from a bounce or high step you can incorporate the pendulum effect to keep your left side collapse from not giving once its done, instead lead it into the brace press and pendulum. stand only on brace leg to practise, bending at knee up and down during throw. when hand goes out from power pocket is when you press. Mechanically in the hip the left cheek can do more than rotate your body with your perfect collapse if you also make it go from above your right hip to below, instead of just rotating around it, Then you incorporate even another power kind of power. here you can see seppu pajju get a hold of one. look at his hips not only rotate perfectly smooth but also check out the height difference in right vs left through out the shot kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ-umalvoMtpndU . you are kind of doing it on the left picture but your raw power allows for longer throws with sacrife of form, but you can have both.

[@JKIZZLEDIZZLE]

Ezra on the max distance how hard were you gripping?

[@Jimmy-fu3lq]

great job at worlds man. youre definitely one of my favorite players to watch. how many pull ups can you do?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Thanks man that means a lot! I think the most consecutive I've done is like 30 good ones without dropping 🤷‍♂️

[@austinthrowsstuff]

Nukes just go so far. I threw a forehand 420 today and my scorpius usually just go like 360 or so. I was shocked by the nukes. My old one was like a brick but my new esp one is a bomber

[@DiscGolfDom23]

360 tutorial would be sweet!

[@percipience2758]

go for it

[@kylehampton7693]

I hope you get some slower speed tour series discs. Nukes are a little much for me but i want you in my bag too 🤙🏼 maybe a lighter weight or use as a forehand 🤔

[@EzraAderholdDG]

We ran some Roaches with OTB and have some other discs planed with them as well!! Thanks for wanting to help support me!

[@kylehampton7693]

@@EzraAderholdDG sweet I’ll keep an eye out! Maybe see you at the Des Moines Challenge 🤙🏼

[@clawshooter5867]

The only form question I have is why do you, Paul and Eagle have the forward pump of the disc at the beginning of the xstep ?

[@outandabout259]

I don't think it does anything to the power of the throw, it might be just a habit or make correct timing slightly easier.

[@clawshooter5867]

@@outandabout259 thats what I was thinking as I suffer from an early reachback. I was wondering if pumping the disc forwar of you left xstep foot helps with timing of the reachback

[@EzraAderholdDG]

I think it just helps me get the timing correct for the rest of the throw

[@AlarmSauce]

I think the 360 would be cool content

[@mmyers252]

I noticed you holding your phone....did you create this comparison with your phone? If so how and what app?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Yeah I just screen recorded on my phone and then filmed myself with the camera and synced it up. I used in shot and coaches eye

[@teamfantasydiscgolf1264]

When you talk about pushing into the ground, is that with your plant/front leg?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Yep it is

[@mmyers252]

And yes it would be very interesting to see if the 360 gets you any extra distance

[@mmyers252]

Thanks man , looking forward to seeing you reach your potential...gonna be a world beater!!

[@OverthrowDiscGolf]

At what point are you thinking about using the wrist to keep the nose down? Prior/during the backswing or at real ease?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

For those throws it was the whole time. Before the throw starts all thru to the follow through

[@OverthrowDiscGolf]

@@EzraAderholdDG interesting! Thanks!

[@OverthrowDiscGolf]

@@EzraAderholdDG I know you have a golfing background and think about details like this I’ll ask a follow up. Do you think the wrist pushing down achieves the same thing as supinating the arm up to release? Like how golfers talk about supination of the lead arm to avoid the club face from closing off. In other words is the wrist push forcing supination?

[@unequallychris743]

360° NUKES BABY! DON'T FORGET YOUR VISOR. 😎

[@infinimetrical]

When you're as shredded as Ezra, that's how you can get 679'.

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂😂

[@infinimetrical]

@@EzraAderholdDG It's the truth, though.

[@wildcat31772]

@@infinimetrical Eagle is like 70lbs soaking wet and throws that. it's allll technique my man.

[@brian6speed]

yea Eagle was throwing 700 feet yet couldn't do 10 pushups. Being flexible like rubberband/ whip is where power comes from. Another example is Anthony Barela.

[@infinimetrical]

Eagle is absolutely fit for sure. Of course, I have the similar mindset with disc golf as I do martial arts. Every skill is connected with disciplines.

[@markplymale]

Ezra rips 😳

[@codymoreland4496]

Most is technique But alot is leverages. I've spent years powerlifting. Doesnt do much for dg. Even when you can flat bench 550lb Which means alot is genetics. Hard to compete with good genetics. Which ezra has amazing genetics.

[@TheGhman87]

Do you do any strength training specifically for disc golf? I've noticed as i start to be able to put more power into my backhand im starting to get some pain in my elbow and tricep.

[@M0O0NM4N]

Double check that your follow through is solid and that youre not strong arming the disc!

[@rainbowsprankles6085]

How far can you throw a set shot? Aka how many feet do you get from the x-steps added force to the brace ?

[@alyjos9103]

Before your toes touch the ground for the brace your left knee begins to start pointing target ward. What are you doing that causes this to happen? Is it intentional or is it something that occurs due to your weight shifting?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

I think my knee starts pointing forward since my hips are starting to rotate

[@tombrockhoff3081]

When you shift your hips forwards your hips turn automatically. Stand in a backhand position and slide your hips forward as far as you can and your hips should start turning forward.

[@ZeroCool-vn9bd]

You threw almost a whole 100ft more than the elevation of the country I live in (Denmark), and 75ft more than the height of the Seattle Space Needle, from where I was brought up and lived most of my life. I can't wrap my brain around how you do it and I worked in commercial aviation design for most of my professional career. I really like the videos you made with comparing the different brand drivers and putters. As a nerd, seeing how the disc's flew and differences was so cool coming from a person as consistent as yourself. Thank you for sharing all the cool content, and I wish you all the best in the future. The sport is lucky to have someone like you playing it as great role model. -Eric

[@tombrockhoff3081]

how often do you practice max distance throwing?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Basically never haha, I practiced like twice the week before the contest tho, mostly to see how my discs flew

[@ogs1mpson609]

If this was 90’s pro wrestling Ezra would be like “What I'd like to have right now is for all you fat, out of shape, 900 rated disc golfing sweathogs to keep the noise down while I take my robe off and show all the ladies what a real man is supposed to look like.” 💪🏼

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂😂😂

[@herbdeanisthegoldstandard8293]

Where is the footage of the entire distance competition???

[@EzraAderholdDG]

Not sure,I know Terry was out there tho

[@Nick-tx2fl]

So I broke some ribs skiing a few years ago, and started playing a few months back. I've been working on my form and previously I could throw about 250-300 feet and realized I was strong arming my throws and have been working on better form. I've found that I'm hurting those ribs when I try to use correct form, so I'm wondering if you have ever run into this and if you recommend any exercises I can do to strengthen that area and avoid injury

[@mindlander]

I have a similar story, but I was forehand dominate. Now I can only throw backhand without much pain, I found using my arm as a slingshot or whip helped, which means incorporating your hips a lot more. Power in the bottom half of your body and more elastic in the core/arms.

[@erikwestring4125]

Try a 720 with perfect balance. That'll definately keep GG off your back 😉

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂😂

[@theLizardof0z]

Has anyone recorded arm speed / disc speed for these events? Curious how it compares to your 'normal' speed for more control shots.

[@EzraAderholdDG]

I wish they would've

[@tomfraser6711]

360!

[@maledictor]

Is that a regular Dakota dialect? :D

[@JordanPike]

360!!!

[@mntwinsfan1988]

Was this contest filmed by anyone?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

I know Terry Miller was there, not sure how much he filmed tho

[@stvnm5282]

SUCH A GREAT GUY ,,, WHY ANY1 THUMBS D0WN IS BEY0ND ME !!??!!! GET IT EZZZZ !!!!!

[@justuszanderdiscgolf1512]

We want you to learn how to throw 360 throws

[@mindlander]

Loved it. Nukes all day! So what I can't throw 400'? Lol

[@jordanraymathews7841]

I’m dead serious try a Valkyrie for distance, for a while the Valkyrie held the distance record at over 800 feet even when the destroyer came out. It wasn’t until they started throwing blizzard bosses in the windy dessert did they finally beat that record

[@jordanraymathews7841]

And funny enough he set it with a dx Valkyrie

[@oksemon]

Wait.. so you're telling me a visor won't give me any extra distance?

[@EzraAderholdDG]

😂

[@majorstorm9]

Don't teach yourself, please do a collab video with Simon! That would be the most epic 360 tutorial of all time

[@EzraAderholdDG]

🔥

[@ERICWAGNERSLUCID]

15th at Worlds is great!!!

[@robertmortensen3989]

With this, maybe now I can throw 250 feet

[@lankstasdglife3973]

Yes, please god do a 360 and beat GG

[@LeftySupreme]

visor gang

[@rothgartheviking858]

if you turn you hat backwards it makes you faster. its all about laminar flow. Its science.

[@benrudolph3289]

Try the 360 i will too

[@judasblewit]

Can you start a discord so we can send our videos in for coaching? Please lol

[@austinhodroff9946]

360 do we want!!

[@EzraAderholdDG]

What do you want?🤔

[@austinhodroff9946]

@@EzraAderholdDG three6-D nukes baby!

[@EzraAderholdDG]

@@austinhodroff9946 😂😂😂🔥

[@jessepelletier9087]

The extra 2 mph of using a lighter disc does make a big difference! Distance is equal to (average velocity) * (time). Velocity will increase as disc weight decreases, and the TIME the disc is in flight will also increase as disc weight decreases, since less disc weight translates to more velocity and more velocity translates to more aerodynamic lift. Long story short, distance depends on disc speed twice, if that makes sense. Which means increasing speed even in small amounts makes a huge difference!

[@HuckingPlastic]

But it has less momentum to fight the wind drag.

[@jimmy1sock]

NUUUUKE 💣

[@knadams90]

#VisorGang

[@discblaster9210]

Gayderhold, I was so happy to see your spit out and roll away at Wowlds lol

[@echoli2859]

What about 130gm ish discs? You probably won’t need 360 to reach 700 feet… insane! I’m only working at 320 feet!!!

[@EzraAderholdDG]

I've got some 104 gram discs that I need to see how they fly, I'm guessing super flippy lol

[@echoli2859]

@@EzraAderholdDG oooh, pls make a video of that! Would love to see! Maybe massive hyzers? lol.. and super stoked seeing you make the lead card at the worlds, was hoping you could make the final, congrats! :)

[@echoli2859]

@@EzraAderholdDG and where could I find those 100gm ish discs pls? The lightest I saw online was 120ish..

[@davidnapier1269]

He said 700'...

[@connorschluben6770]

I wish I had half of that distance controlled.😭

[@VikIsLost]

Stud

[@austinhodroff9946]

We want 360

[@iamRazzleDazzle]

Why stop at a 360 when you can do a 720 duuhhhhhh

[@insanzeforlife5150]

No need to teach yourself, link up with Simon

[@austinhodroff9946]

Do a 360

[@JimPlattes]

679 feet and you didn't win????

[@michaelcichetti6070]

Thanks, this was super helpful! Also, congrats at amazing performance at worlds and distance contest

[@ERICWAGNERSLUCID]

360!