Paul Ulibarri Disc Golf Clinic 2017 - Grip, Angle, and Follow Through (Pt.1)

Paul Ulibarri, Professional Disc Golfer, talks about gripping the disc, holding the angle, and following through. These tips can help improve your game! This is part 1. Part 2 will include the Q&A after these tips.
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[@willwilkins3021]

I'm adopting "All's I gotta do" as my pre-shot mantra.

[@tylerselph3668]

The ageless wonder in his prime

[@mercut10]

Prime Time Uli never looked this good!

[@corydevon5992]

@Kyng Ahmed i use Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

[@ramonjason2479]

@Cory Devon Yea, been watching on flixzone for years myself :)

[@kyngahmed3667]

@Cory Devon Thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service =) Appreciate it!

[@corydevon5992]

@Kyng Ahmed Happy to help xD

[@Chris.Davies]

So, Uli turns out to be a good teacher. Good video - one of the very few about follow-through; the most boring part of a throw, but arguably the most important! Thanks, Uli. Thanks, Infinite!

[@ronjones-6977]

This is great. It's like a whole bunch of "Down the Fairway" episodes in one shot. I like it. Uli is a natural teacher. Love his casual style.

[@tnvols25]

What an aha moment when he was talking about his crease in his hand and the follow through that makes so much sense. WOW thanks Paul and Infinite

[@shrimpboat2604]

i know right! i was putting yesterday and figured out how to make better spin by doing just what he is saying! good shit maynard!

[@DiscoDashco]

Agreed. Right now it’s January 2019, and this is my third winter getting regular practice in. This whole time I’ve been adjusting my grip rather than paying enough attention to the angle of the disc upon release. Along with learning to throw completely stationary (which removes the chaos factor in footing), having a consistent grip in place is helping greatly.

[@ericchapdelaine886]

Agreed!!

[@Js-rq9uj]

this is crucial info that's missing from so many instructional videos and explains why I've been hitting angles I don't intend to. thank you paul and infinite!

[@mulethrasmeyer9465]

So far this is the best video I have seen on how to really throw a disc properly... Thank you!

[@Superfizzo]

2 steps, easy 420 feet. Gotta love it. I really liked the part about the gyroscopic spin keeping the understable discs from flipping over.

[@glinediscgolf2860]

One of the best clinics I’ve seen. Super super in depth but simplified

[@vladimirtolstik8850]

Paul,you are a great teacher! To my embarrassment, this is first time, I watched your tutorial video from begining to end. Thank you for such knowledge, eloquent language and caring attitude. It was an epiphany moment for me. I am going to practice what taught, right now.

[@alightened]

It's fun watching guys who were just good disc golfers become teachers. They are getting so much better at teaching and explaining things. Every time I watch one of these I learn something and can't wait to get back on the course.

[@Beaglefaust]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've seen. It's a great cure for getting overly technical on every little detail of reachback and posture, as I was. It started working the first day I tried it.

[@lynnchpin]

Thanks Uli, your simple breakdown here is probably going to fix one of the more prominent issues in my game. Loved your approach shots clinic too

[@peanutsinmypoo]

Yes, this is jam packed with great info, and great delivery. Paul is a class act. Thanks for this.

[@MehulPatel007]

Uli's the best on keeping it simple to enjoy the sport; watch his clinic on approach shots too.

[@Ps3Cr]

Oh my.. The first 10 seconds made me laugh way too much. When he realizes he cant finish his sentence and goes "First off!"

[@ponyman56]

Uli. A gift to disc golfers from the Gods. He seems to be growing well into his calling. Thank you Paul. I love watch your teaching vids.

[@xrawcarnagex]

Great job Paul on the clinic so far. I like how you ae bringing the players up to help them on their throws and angles. Not many clinics actually bring the viewers in and help them throw

[@GrahamBagshaw]

Apparently my grip has been wrong for nearly 2 years, practised the power grip shown over the weekend, wow what a difference! Cheers Paul.

[@tacosrock4225]

This video has “back handedly” helped me out immensely!!! The crease on the hand and the focus of the release angle you talk about has completely changed my back hand!!! Ive been dominantly forehand for 6 years and my backhand has been my weakness. Its gotten my up to a quadruple bogey in a tournament (gave me a mental crisis). Im now doing nothing but throwing back hand shots when i practice which is basically relearning disc golf all over again. The technique you show here has helped me so much!!!! Thank you!

[@andrewbaxter6923]

Watching Paul do these clinical studies has truly, genuinely changed my game for the better. The guy is an incredible teacher

[@colt3377]

I really like this approach on training the body proper technique. Paul nailed it so far.

[@brandontilton2563]

Nice Uli! Thanks for the great yet simple advice!

[@stevenfaulkenberry5156]

great instruction Paul thanks. this video gave me new insight.

[@Bresee]

Hit the field today and put some of these techniques into practice... instant results! Thank you for the video!

[@videosverigenu4621]

Did the disc come out Naturally tho when you slowed things down? I would Imagine that It would be Harder for the disc to rip/snap, no? 😮 / newbie

[@Two_Buck]

Great video. Thanks Paul.

[@dr05guitar]

nice! It's interesting hearing the way he talks about thinking of that crease angle all the way thru your shot

[@zeedevil4409]

Great information love his teaching technique

[@markjennings4363]

Thanks for your effort. You are a excellent communicator and effective teacher. "Follow through is the most important part of it"... Truth... I must testify. ;)

[@nickowns55]

For new players like myself. This video and Ezra's teaching videos on his channel are the best for backhand form. Forehand I would say that Scott dudes channel (the older pro). Sorry forgot there last names.

[@JayPal3]

Great video, thanks!

[@xtrmfro]

#goprodigy. I feel like I get so much out of watching these clinics. Now if it will only stop raining in Oregon so I can go practice. Thank you for posting.

[@Cratezthebox]

Same boat. I wanna get out to McIver/Timber again :(

[@xtrmfro]

John Harrison I love both those courses.

[@carlanderson9519]

I've been playing in the rain. I'm heading out right now. I have some Gortex gear, an Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero, wool fingerless gloves, bluetooth speaker. It's pretty fun mang!

[@noname-ge3tz]

I wish i found this vid when i started playing i think this grip and follow through are really gunna help my game thanks

[@TheTeamdom]

Great tip with the grip! ❤️

[@jamiepastman5594]

extremely helpful, thank you!

[@curtish.128]

I've been playing for 17 years and I am a stronger than average forehand thrower almost exclusively. I've recently lost the only disc I used for backhand that had 4 aces on it. It was my dead straight line drive flyer. I've haven't attempted many hyzer or anhyzer shots and when I did it was never consistent. The way Uli described the follow through on the plane of the disc angle was an instant help. I went out to my backyard acreage and threw a few short drives to a basket around mandos,, playing both sides with some stable discs, and the results have me feeling excited. Thanks dude!!

[@nestlund]

This video helped a lot. Stationary disantace went from 300ft to 350ft. Disc came out with more speed and height.

[@kingdavey90]

I'm about to head to the course and focus on these tips

[@terrymorelanddg955]

Great and helpful

[@JoeJungmann]

Wow. This is a game changer 🤯🤯

[@crismonfin]

Nice Tips Paul.

[@chrisschuster9828]

I like his explanation. Focused.

[@bryanmannoia8410]

that was well taught, thank you.

[@MyOpinionMatterss]

Great teacher

[@FizzyP]

Thank you for the awesome content. You don't always get to hear from the all the top pros. Uli does a good job keeping the lesson focused. It's really cool to hear how he thinks about it.

[@xxfaction6xx]

Thanks a bunch

[@jacoboverton5500]

"Alls I have to do" Lol love it.

[@EmpoweredPercussion]

Great teachings man. curious though... I have 3 questions for disc players, especially for avid players... How clean do you like your disc's when you play? How often do you clean them? And does a super clean or dirty disc effect your game/throw? Thanks!

[@loopedmess]

Very dirty does have a negative effect on grip and balance. I clean all faster than mid to appear clean. Mids and putters very clean as it affects grip alot.

[@tohuwabohu8103]

So you're saying I have been holding the disc wrong the whole time. Bummer. I really like Uli and this is a great clinic!

[@guitarino1]

Thanks "Paulibarri" :-) Solid, concise advice from a current, top, pro disc golfer. Keeping a consistent grip, on one plane relative to your arm, is a great way to help players execute consistent, predictable, repeatable throws. Focusing on follow-through is crucial to correct release angle. A proper run up, with a full "backswing" (ball golf talk), including a full hip and shoulder turn matched with coordinated, well timed footwork, will yield greater, controlled distance. Paul's advice to methodically slow down is useful to even top pros when they need to isolate and correct bad habits. I wish I was in my 20's again so I could compete with "Paulibarri" and others!

[@area51.52]

Yoo-lee is the man

[@bobbyswain7049]

Gold

[@Cistaroerik]

this is good ....

[@howifixit6206]

Does Paul use the same backhand grip, placed in the crease of his palm?

[@Mxkavelii]

Only thing I dont agree with is the whole crease thing. But as far as follow through on angles. Its great advice.

[@andrewwglenn]

Assuming you always place the disc in the same hand position, how would you (or would you even want to) manipulate the nose-end of the disc?

[@drkevns]

You can manipulate it with the angle you pull through. If you need a throw to be more nose up for a stall or whatever reason, you just start your reach back lower, and then release higher. You don't want to adjust your grip at all, like Uli is saying. It can be done other ways, but not with the consistency that comes with doing it this way.

[@Dexecute.]

Pertaining to drives, there almost never should be any change of angle with the nose. If you're throwing downhill, you should hold the crease the same like uli says but follow through in the downwards direction.

[@sabbalo]

audio brought to you by can on a string lol. great vid tho :)

[@Johnny-xu7kb]

awesome comment, might borrow that one ;)

[@deanjr.1564]

Personally and I’ve been known to be wrong but I think Ams including myself at one point try and force everything instead of letting the disc do the work for you and what it’s designed for. Of course you can manipulate the flight but don’t like I said force it.

[@Dabl197]

Appreciate the effort and I took the grip tip, but the majority of this is about angles yet other than grip, there’s not many other revelations from it.

[@chuckm1961]

The most important thing is the power grip, which he shows for about five seconds. I still don't understand precisely how the disc should sit in my hand, which fingers go where. Very frustrating that he does not go into more detail.

[@glub__blub]

Alls I have to do

[@sfincione2000]

Yeah, that's the only thing that was a little weird. Alls he needs to do is eliminate that from his vocabs and he's coolz man.

[@wademanke2151]

Anony Duce...... Hilarious!!

[@EdFromOhio]

It's a western PA thing. I'm assuming he's from somewhere around Pittsburgh.

[@Papagiorgio153]

I had a feeling this would be the top comment...haha

[@DiscoDashco]

Nah, the best part was hearing him say “follow throughing” ~8:20 LOL

[@neilgilham4120]

The Ageless Wonder!

[@SpaceandAi261]

This man has so much swag..

[@snaypj]

You can just say you think he's hot. It's 2017

[@SpaceandAi261]

I'm engaged, to a girl. But good for you having homoerotic thoughts!

[@Burps___]

Literally my favorite frolfer.

[@leksasdf]

Why do I keep getting these after I come home from chucking endless amounts of discs into the trees?! I can't wait to try this holy shit.

[@loki-ly9xb]

What type of frisbee is he using

[@mjp431982]

More on hit point would be appreciated... Almost went over it... Thanks

[@sfincione2000]

I think that's one of the hardest thing to describe. I think the best way to describe it is by imagining the line you're throwing on. There's the start point, where your pull-back goes back to and then you're pulling straight through on the line you've picked. The hit point (for me) is where your arm is about to come off that line. If you hold on too late, you grip-lock it, too early, same problem, other side. But I think the line of the shot is the key. Hope that helps. I'm no Paul Ulibarri, so take this with the proverbial grain of salt =)

[@ggmattmartin]

Let's see how it plays out

[@itsem100]

Paul looks great! Was wondering where he has been lately. He looks much less intimidating when hes not wearing that baseball cap.

[@waites4nada]

Gordon .Davis he’s been out since early summer. ACL injury or something with the leg. Been out for a while. This is from 2017

[@drkevns]

ETA on Pt. 2?

[@wesleybean5873]

Haha still waiting

[@skalimit12]

So what exactly was that one dude asking?

[@oftankoftan]

that question was not thought through. "What's your focus?" could mean a thousand things.

[@DiscoDashco]

Honest question: when he says that a disc is “flippy” does he mean it’s over stable (hyzer) or under stable (annheiser)?

[@Infinitediscs]

Typically flippy means that it's tends to fly understable and flips over once it's thrown.

[@Channelisunderconstruction]

Down the fairway before down the fairway! Uli is my 1 favorite PDGA player hands down. Now please don’t ask who my favorite female player is because I’m not putting these two names together. It’s complicated!

[@bretkurth7288]

Do you guys not see the face in the tress behind him

[@JJclash]

Bret Kurth - Haha, I saw that too. It’s such a detailed face that’s it complete proportion to a real human.

[@shimmyfix9315]

Impact = Release?

[@Picklemedia]

@2:04 angle control

[@GuMPx]

I’m slightly confused. The follow through has to match the angle you want to release the disc? Could someone “dumb” it down for me, I’d appreciate it

[@marshin7237]

Yes

[@sfincione2000]

I might be wrong saying this so please shoot me down if I'm talking through my ass here, but I thought that the more spin you put on a flippy disc, the more it flips. Or have I misunderstood something? When Uli's throwing his flippy green disc at around 5:43 he said that because he has great spin on the disc that it holds the line and doesn't flip. Ok, he put it on a mad hyzer so the chances of it flipping were like zero but still. Was that that correct?

[@Scalemailmailmail]

I',m not sure you guys are right. Just how a gyroscope resist change, a disc with spin will resist change. The more spin, the more it wants too keep holding the angle you put on it. But then again, as you try to put more spin on the disc you tend to throw a little harder. Harder = flippier, so it's kind of a tradeoff.

[@MikaKoopeli]

Some experts say that you should put the angle you want using your upper body, not followthrough. They say you should always throw same straight throw but if you want hyzer you should lean forward and if you want anhyzer you should put your weight back and lean back. Righthanded. So I don't know what to believe.

[@pate3963]

Ulibarri is the Athlean-X of Disc Golf

[@Dtorre777]

There is a lot of Great info in this video... there is also a LOT of Uli flexing on amateurs lol.

[@fullyawakened]

Paul Ulibarri is Disc Golf's Danny McBride

[@kelo8685]

Just do it perfect. Got it?

[@CassidyHoudeshel]

Flashback! Have you checked this epic Paul Ulibari highlight reel? kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2LNhnxrYqlnfac

[@parrywolfe2260]

check this video starting at 30:00....As good as it gets. Wait for his second drive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKbEqqxnZ7l7iNk

[@JHinsonMusic]

This guy is very likeable

[@pntbllcrkhed2]

What s your name???

[@tatewinters5565]

Paul lookin young. Commentating has really aged him

[@filoIII]

Can't understand his followthru. Looks the same everytime, no matter what angle.

[@picvan]

I almost never see people react properly to hearing 4. Glad it didn't hit anyone.

[@maibemiles3904]

There should be next to nothing going on in your head when you throw...

[@landonjohnson77]

your audio is peaking

[@travisriley5814]

Umm do you guys see the face in the tree 🌳

[@lukasbroderus8582]

I hit the angle cause i have a spot in my hand tjat will never move?!?

[@Trotskers]

Follow through isn't going to make a newer disc golfer get hyzer flips right... Uli we don't all throw 500 feet.

[@iv15larsen]

I agree Jonjey. I am not dissing Paul's effort in trying to help people, but he does more to confuse them than help, by simply repeating "follow-through". It's like teaching somebody how to dunk a basketball, you don't just "figure it out", it comes from 1000's of jumps. A lot of the top pros, like Paul, have put in years of practice and they are so skilled that they do things without thinking, and so it is difficult for them to relate and teach new players who are trying to "figure it out". The players are asking basic questions and he doesn't really have answers, they are just so happy to be around a top-level player and they probably just view themselves as unskilled. I do realize that he's at least making an effort to help people, and he probably feels like saying, "look... if you want to get to my level then throw a million throws and figure it out just like I did!" So, better advice would be to play lots of catch, with putters, and throw everyday and you will start to reach these milestones, etc.... All that talk about spin control?? Get out of here with that mess....

[@beatlesrgear]

You're using dark discs, on a dark day, against a dark setting. I cannot see a bloody thing that your shots are doing!

[@eaglized1045]

mega gay gear

[@pdenney24]

Did he just litter 25 seconds into the video? Pretty shitty thing to do.

[@1zturk]

Looks more like he picked up a leaf to dry hand and tossed away. Definitely just picked something off the ground though.

[@Foxspinsdiscs]

Guy at 6:51 secretly stealing intel for Taliban to make “Disc Bombs”

[@ascendingvibes6542]

Why did nobody in this video follow what he said. So annoying lol

[@jonppasd]

Time to uprage your mic, these are so irritating to listen to. Sounds like a 1,5 dollar diy potatomic. Appreciate the video, the effort and the tips tho. Just simply uprgading your audio capturing device would make these videos SO much better.