How To Get More SPIN In Your FOREHAND

Step by step to get critical missing part for improving forehand game
• Episode #17 Of Down Th...

[@JohnnyD5]

Nice tips! Thanks. I mentally act like I’m skipping a rock on the water and I always try to remind myself to push my fingers through the disc at the finish to really get that whip spin.

[@DiscManiac28]

Thanks and you’re welcome. Pushing the fingers through the disc is a good was to think about it for sure:)

[@Draecon]

This is great! Thank you. I appreciate you made is a very simple method of practice and broke down each joint and how to start small. Great video!

[@DiscManiac28]

Thank you, hope it improve you game it helped me with putters and slower discs

[@NoNewNormal11]

This definitely made it click more in my head- I'm going to go do this exact drill tomorrow. Appreciate it!

[@DiscManiac28]

Very welcome, 😂 hope the drill helps ya, it was a pretty cool one for me. I was genuinely excited to was throwing putters better, I’ve always been good at faster discs but midranges and putter were a struggle

[@jvladcliff4083]

This drill actually improved my forehand. Thanks!

[@DiscManiac28]

Awesome to hear, that’s always good feeling

[@glindsho]

Thanks! I watched Paul's video a while ago, but it really clicked seeing you practicing it 😊

[@DiscManiac28]

Well thanks, he only did the first flick but I was thinking of breaking it up in sections progressing little by little… made since to me was hoping other connected, thanks for feedback

[@Kris-pz1wv]

This was a good breakdown of how to throw. I have a ok forehand, but learned now how to try to get more distance 🙌

[@DiscManiac28]

Thanks, 😊 so you do get more distance? Like you have figured out how to get more distance

[@DiscManiac28]

?

[@Kris-pz1wv]

@@DiscManiac28 I Think I will get more :), I´m currently a little injured, so can't try to trow hard yet. But will test if I get more when I can.

[@DiscManiac28]

@@Kris-pz1wv I hate being injured, never fun hope you get all healed up so you can play to your potential.

[@cnking27]

Great video. The forehand did *not* come naturally for me, as a former baseball player I just could not get the feel of it until I got on a knee in front of the couch and flicked over and over and over with no arm, just wrist. One thing I *just* figured out on the course is how important it is not to grip the disc too tightly when trying to get that spin. Gripping it loosely (like, 30%-ish for me?) seems counterintuitive, especially when putting a lot of torque and power into a distance throw, but when you do the flick exercise you can see the effects of gripping too tight immediately. It doesn't let your wrist move as freely and limits the speed you can get into the spin (and the angles you can hit). I've been throwing forehands for probably a little over a year now and I'm normally around 300' on a great drive, yesterday I hit 400'. It pushed way left with a right to left crosswind, but it's still an entirely new frontier for me. Another HUGE thing about gripping less tightly is that it prevents injury. The tightness and occasional pain in my elbow is gone now.

[@DiscManiac28]

That’s freaken awesome, I never thought of how tight my grip is, I’ll have to check that out next time I’m out, thanks for intel. I have elbow pain sometime inner elbow sometimes outer elbow, it kinda comes and goes…. I’ll definitely check it out.

[@DiscManiac28]

400 is a great throw I forgot to mention that, your doing something right if your getting that distance on a forehand

[@cnking27]

@@DiscManiac28 only once, and 150 feet off line, but I'll still take it haha.

[@DiscManiac28]

@@cnking27 lol yea I’d take it too.

[@TheButlerNZ]

oops... 🤗 6:50 You cut out the best bit where you get chased all round the field by the cops, only to loose them and come back to recover the camera and finish off filming...

[@DiscManiac28]

lol

[@Fettuccine1999]

that’s hilarious

[@TheButlerNZ]

@@Fettuccine1999 I'm envisioning a sped up keystone cops type proceedings in and out of the trees. with the theme 'Yakety Sax' playing in the background.

[@gene6839]

Definitely going to try this I have no forehand to speak of. Thank you

[@DiscManiac28]

Welcome it’s great way to start:) hope you see good results:)

[@allcaps3d]

Can't wait to go work this in the field, you explained it very well. Got a sub from me thank you!

[@DiscManiac28]

Appreciate the sub for sure, hope it helps ya in the field, trying to work with my son and he is inpatient, lol. It helped me and I already had a decent forehand

[@allcaps3d]

@@DiscManiac28 My forehand is weak and wobbly but can be accurate sometimes, really needed this! Yeah my daughter putts backhand haha, as long as its fun all good. Thanks again

[@DiscManiac28]

@@allcaps3d your very welcome have a good weekend

[@DiscManiac28]

We have fun as a family for sure, that’s all that matters when your with family

[@brianc1651]

Along the same lines, Robbie C recommends sitting in a chair and throwing forehands to get spin.

[@DiscManiac28]

Not a bad strategy at all

[@danielpenrodii2389]

You probably shouldn’t do that, because that’s far too over the top in terms of learning a throwing motion in a position you’ll NEVER be in. Baseball has players throw from a single knee in drills, but you’re still engaging your hips somewhat and isolating the arm. That’s what Uli’s flicking drill does, but fully sitting down puts you in such a poor position.

[@dothisforfun]

What a nice dude. Kickass

[@DiscManiac28]

Thanks man, much appreciated:) have a good rest of weekend

[@ezinspired5039]

Ngl. Thank you, im going to go out right now and do this. I throw rhbh, and im dominate lefty thrower. So this might be the simple tip i needed.

[@DiscManiac28]

I hope it helps ya like it did me, very welcome

[@Eaglemadhatter]

After yesterday's tournament I most definitely need more spin, or something 😂😂😂

[@DiscManiac28]

lol

[@SmarteeSteve]

That forehand is so good, it's illegal!

[@DiscManiac28]

lol haha 😂

[@Eaglemadhatter]

And are you saying I have to do field work in order to be better.? OK ok I get it.

[@bert_b13]

I think this is going to help a lot. Just so you know... I watched the video and liked the tips. Noticed the MVP gear, Remembered I want a Watt, and came here to see if you had affiliate links 😢, nope. You're leaving revenue on the table, man.

[@DiscManiac28]

I didnt know anything about having affiliate links, I’ll have to look into it, r u wanting a video with the watt?

[@bert_b13]

​@@DiscManiac28😊 Affiliate programs give you a custom link to their website and pay you a slice of the sale when people click on your link. If you have a relationship with any retailers you may want to ask. As an example Infinite discs has a page (if I post the link YT will mark it spam) just Google " infinite disc affiliate " and you'll find it.

[@bert_b13]

​@@DiscManiac28 I've tried to reply a couple of times but I guess they're getting caught by a spam filter.

[@DiscManiac28]

@@bert_b13 🤔

[@tomt760]

​@@DiscManiac28 watt video would be cool. I got one. Just trying to throw it better

[@ddbronco1873]

I’m awful at forehands… I’m going to work at this tomorrow. It doesn’t help though that my elbow is trashed because of playing baseball

[@DiscManiac28]

I have a friend that has a harder time because shoulder in baseball, so I hear ya on that. I hope it helps ya, it helped me with putters so I know it will help my game long run

[@cnking27]

Forehands hurt my elbow a lot for a long time, especially as I got more power (also a former baseball player)...do the flick drills, and then when you do a full throw don't grip the disc any more tightly than you do when you're only using the wrist. It made a huge difference for my elbow, specifically.

[@DiscManiac28]

@@cnking27 great info, gonna be worth checking out

[@caseymattson2834]

Can we pls do a meet and great? I need you autograph😁😁😁

[@DiscManiac28]

We can make it happen

[@Big_C_Here]

I still can't get the forehand mechanics down.

[@DiscManiac28]

Man that stinks, :(

[@Eaglemadhatter]

Hoping nobody is egg hunting my field today 😊

[@DiscManiac28]

lol yea may have some discs coming inbound

[@battlethebollocksrodgers9173]

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