POWER POCKET!? Explained by PRO disc golfer Thomas Gilbert

[@pulsea_dga]

If you like Thomas and would love to learn from him check out the WHOLE course we did with him. Link to the course ->>>>> www.pulsea.com/courses/my-style%3A-thomas-gilbert

[@oliround]

Honest tip: showing a slow motion clip of him actually doing what he's been describing at the end of the video would make it more valuable by a factor of three or four

[@TheTailors1]

see 1:05 🤔

[@oliround]

​@@TheTailors1 Yes and notice. The English I used explains that it would be helpful to see it at the very end after all of the ideas have been compressed into a beautiful sandwich for your mind to eat at once.

[@TheTailors1]

@@oliround yes I noticed the English that you used 😆

[@Zwaser]

A tip that worked for me, to get deep into that pocket is to try to pull the disc towards your elbow. That way you get real deep into it and gain some extra speed as well :)

[@the605kid]

The knock down the door with your elbow is the best description of where to place the arm I have heard. Makes total sense.

[@filipcza]

It sounds good on the surface and can help to get to the power pocket in the beginning but it's not the most efficient way to get the best slingshot effect. --- You are not using the power of the arm to throw the disc. The shoulder-elbow-wrist combo needs to be the best lever for the slingshot and for that, raising the elbow little higher gives more efficient slingshot effect. Just watch Eagle throw in slow motion, his elbow is almost at the level of shoulder when he actually throws. And he has one of the most effortless power because of that. He is the master of slingshot. --- I also used to think that lower shoulder position was more powerful, and it is if you are REALLY trying to knock down a door, but that's not what we are trying to do. Once I realized that the goal is to produce best slingshot effect, I raised the elbow and I got much more distance and more of that effortless power.

[@forwardfollower2401]

Thomas that was excellent! A natural teacher. More, please...

[@pulsea_dga]

Check the whole course from our website! www.pulsea.com/courses/my-style%3A-thomas-gilbert

[@waltdistel716]

0:30 - 1:30 has been some of most helpful driving advice I've had since I've started playing disc golf two years ago. This was a major part in my mechanics that I was still feeling unsure about but this video finally made it all click. This and Overthrow's twirly bird video have been the key to figuring out my drive. Can't wait to go test it out tomorrow! A genuine thank you to Thomas and Pulsea for this gem!

[@schmuben8580]

The knock down a door with your elbow comment made this click in head. thank you Thomas!

[@davelopez9161]

I used to, and still do sometimes, practice in front of a mirror. As in about a foot away from the mirror. Also, I would work my way down a wall going through my form drills. thanks

[@markoates9057]

"What you wanna do, is put your arm against a wall" \*travels to portugal to find wall*

[@4dwyn]

Nice work Thomas!

[@charleschitwood6078]

Will try that!

[@pulsea_dga]

Please do!

[@markoates9057]

I see Thomas Gilbert, I click like. I'm a simple man.

[@ryanmussell739]

Great video

[@pulsea_dga]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cavekas]

Hehe..Thomas was actually trying to knock down a Tallinn OldTown wall (in Estonia!) with the powerpocket 😂😂 And the AlfaRomeo guy was quite suprised I think :) Very good tutorial and explanation btw! 💪💪👍

[@pulsea_dga]

😁

[@OkieTradez]

this is the secret.. can you get the whip sound standing right in front of a wall! it forces you to coil much more and makes your timing synch up or no snap sound or hit hand on wall haha .. literally the best drill of all-time!

[@free67]

The guy in the Alfa wondering wtf is this guy on trying to backhand a stone wall, lol. Great tips though. I will be trying out that drill. Thanks for accurately explaining this. When I first started playing I had people explaining to me to elbow the door down and I was all arm, rounding every shot. Took a while before I found out I shouldn't actually be pulling with my arm so much as rotating and just guiding the elbow.

[@jii-ro7083]

Lol this is filmed in Tallinn

[@waltdistel716]

You can go to the other side of the planet and Thomas Gilbert will still somehow show up in your disc golf video XD

[@pulsea_dga]

Yea you are right!

[@claycarroll6804]

I broke my hand because of Thomas Gilbert! Just kidding.

[@adamp462]

You can watch a million videos about power pocket etc but the only honest way to improve is by non stop practice. Trial and error trial and error. One outta a million people will learn it in a book or video. You’ll never get it until you can feel it.

[@adamp462]

Has absolutely nothing to do with power, it’s all feel and fineness if you want your disc to catch flight and not start fading after 200’

[@adamp462]

Just stop trying to throw a disc with power like it’s a rock and let the disc do the work and you’ll add 50’ to your drives. You’ll throw your arm out not the disc out

[@MusicGW]

instructions unclear now now i wear an arm sling

[@mawage666]

Throwing farther is definitely cool and can be very beneficial. But it doesn't guarantee you will get a better score on any given course. If there's a 500' par 3 and I can throw 350' and my buddy throws 400' I'm still just as likely to park my next shot from 150' out as he is from 100' out. If we both throw 475' that doesn't mean we're 25' from the basket inside the circle, you could still be 75' from the basket to one side or the other and most likely still end up with a par. Of course anyone is capable of making a 75' shot for the birdie but that is most likely just a lucky throw in. Throwing 500' and also being able to land it inside a 33' radius is something truly amazing.

[@OkieTradez]

top 20 pros can all throw 450ft-500ft on a golf line in the wind.. top 20 pros are the only ones making enough cash from tournys alone to make it worth it

[@Thebrianweissman]

Some of the worst, most damaging advice I’ve ever seen in a video. The “power pocket” is what creates biomechanical leverage, and it organically occurs when the disc is accelerated properly using the activation of the left hip, followed by the engagement of the right hip and right leg. If you’re making it appear any way but that, it will not help you throw farther or faster. You can form this 90 degree position using your dominant arm and corresponding brain hemisphere until the end of time, and you’ll be no closer to “pro form” than when you started.

[@tubedude709]

He went from pro to amateur on this clip lol

[@rfinnegan7106]

Origanically, eh? I have seen beautiful foot work, great transfer through the hips, and garbage rounding on release. That results in poor outcomes. Thomas is giving great advice for folks with good foot/hip work already in their game. As always, take what you need, throw out the rest.

[@OkieTradez]

literally worst comment of all-time.. lets see you get the whip sound right up against the wall.. yes the power pocket is a deceiving explanation but they all are.. mental ques hit ppl differently but the drill standing in front of the wall is 100% the secret to back hand form.. if youre confused hes using his lower body to coil his arm back until its all the way reached back on a straight line then uncoils his body "never actively moved arm yet" once his arm gets close to power pockets he "makes sure elbow is firmly guiding his pull through on straight line" but snaps his wrist through power pocket and booom you get 400+ effortless distance bcuz 99% of the move was mid/lower body coiling/uncoiling!

[@Thebrianweissman]

@@OkieTradez You mean this sound? kzbin.infoVTMJxrJTdxM

[@Thebrianweissman]

@@OkieTradez You mean this sound? kzbin.infoVTMJxrJTdxM

[@tranquility2348]

0 DGPT WINS...0 NT WINS....NO ONE CARES

[@marshallmcreynolds]

Yeah but wasn’t he top five or ten at the distance comp? Whatever it was, it was surprisingly high on the leaderboard. He’s got some power - that’s what he’s teaching lol he probably throws farther than you, so you can most likely benefit. Quit being a hater and do better!

[@juiceboxxtm9848]

Dude seriously. He’s a top 100 player in the world with a 1016 rating and Canada’s best. Go troll some place else.