Ricky Wysocki's 5 beginner Swing Tips for your backhand!

[@dpeters9897]

Rick's camera presence has gotten SO much better over the years. Keep up the great content DD! And keep throwing bombs Rick!

[@silverturtlewax2281]

I remember looking up a putting clinic he did with Paige at least 3 years ago and he was a stuttering mess. His on camera skills have improved massively

[@oniongummy8969]

He’s come a long way. It’s a great example of what disc golf can do for people.

[@jeffheyer7783]

Funny that was my first thought within 10 seconds

[@ryosapien27]

I never cared one bit about anything but how he played the game which is nothing short of incredible

[@jeffheyer7783]

@@ryosapien27 I never did either.. but I’d you watch Ricky’s workshops from 4 years ago. He has gone from low confidence introvert, to confident extrovert.

[@ASian-sk9ev]

Great vid! I'd love to see a camera angle from above so you can see the foot placement, release point, and path of the disc. TY DD and Ricky.

[@Only1Pekaylin]

Bro Ricky you’re the plug. Thank you for being great

[@lioneljm2]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Your fans appreciate it!

[@babyjay2932]

Ricky man thank you. Everyone else made this sound like rocket science way too many words for such a little action. That back demonstration really changed my level of understanding

[@KirkWooldridge]

As an ultimate player, the body angle explanation makes sense to me. We were always taught to throw 90% on hizer & i never thought about body angle. I'll try it!

[@stevenosmond2168]

Thank you for the tips. I'll work on it .

[@jcolwell78]

Your videos are super helpful. Direct and to the point 👉

[@keewee3377]

So helpful! More videos like these please!

[@markhumphrey8894]

I like the lead the elbow on the angle you want. The forearm with follow that angle without off axis torque. thanks for really explaining this.

[@hondorama]

Thanks Ricky! I've learned a lot from you. BTW lately, you are playing like a BEAST.

[@DiscOutpost]

Ricky is great at basic tips. He is a natural teacher.

[@stemmerman]

I went to Emporia State 1992-1996 and played that course all the time. It was nothing but a small town course back then, and a place for me and my buddies to go throw, drink a few beers and have a good time. So cool to see Emporia take off like this.

[@dynamicdiscs]

It's so cool to read your comment! Whenever you come back for homecoming or Class reunion, please stop in for a Warehouse Tour.

[@stemmerman]

@@dynamicdiscs Absolutely. Purchasing the beginner 5-piece for my son now. Gotta support Kansas small business!

[@dynamicdiscs]

@@stemmerman, thanks for the ❤

[@Iantwi_dg]

You guys always have the most helpful content 🙌🏻 thanks for another banger

[@austinearly]

Great video, Rick! Let’s go!

[@themidnightrider6805]

I love this! 🤘do more like this please!

[@inoaulukou4558]

I recently got into Frisbee golf ⛳ wit a couple of my friends nd my form sucks 💯😂 but my man Rick right here couldn't have explained it any better nd I gotta say I'm not the worst now outta my Frisbee golf ⛳ crew thanks bro 🤪🤙🏽

[@dynamicdiscs]

Welcome to this wonderful sport!

[@shawnrinkel8377]

Damn crazy just started back after 25 years off and found this. Good tips bringing it back in my brain

[@dynamicdiscs]

Welcome back! We're glad the video helps. 👍

[@TheCookiechris]

Very nice video and awesome visualization. Ricky rocks!!

[@TurtlehermitRosh1]

Bro this helped me a lot. Posture is key

[@yax75]

Such a good teacher, great video.

[@mikedimatteo5094]

Your videos are so helpful! Keep 'em coming Ricky!

[@romanvigil1555]

Thank you sir have a wonderful year;)

[@tydumeproductions]

Step 5 was the most helpful way I’ve heard that explained

[@MrJp900]

Great video. Can you do a video about correcting nose up releases?

[@karleeshayne]

I skied most shots until i figured out 3 things, wrist angle, forearm angle, and forearm rotation. 1. For your wrist, think of grabbing a jug and pouring it onto the ground, keep your wrist in this position (relative to your forearm for the entire swing). 2. For your forearm keep your wrist slightly lower than your elbow (relative to your throwing angle), to others your forearm should look flat, but to you it should feel like your wrist is slightly lower. 3. forearm rotation, basically, dont rotate your forearm. going from palm down to palm up will induce a nose down angle, going from palm up to palm down will induce a nose up angle, My guess is that you already do #1 you have not even thought of #2 and your problem is probably something to do with #3 Best of luck, hope i helped :)

[@WatchfulHunter]

Thank you! It's raining so, I need set up lessons.

[@Huntereich]

This was great. No BS, no products to promote, just explanation and demonstration. Thanks!

[@seanjohnson1845]

I've been playing for years and this video really helped me out. Between this and your putting video from about a year ago, my consistency has improved greatly! Thanks!

[@andrewschroder7262]

Great video! I do have one recommendation… maybe circle the disc after you throw it? I’d love to see how the discs fly but they were too small for me to see

[@dynamicdiscs]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@alexguillen2493]

Ricky my man, balance is key!

[@drkevns]

I’d argue if you slow any pro down (including Ricky) their hips fire before their arm and shoulders.

[@shnwdl]

Hips engage first then everything else follows is what I thought.

[@Postermaestro]

Seems like he's thinking about the hips in a follow-through sense. Anyway, thinking "lead with the hips" leads to a spin out imo.

[@drkevns]

@@Postermaestro only leads to a spin out if you’re twisting instead of shifting your weight forward. Hips move in a lateral motion and then rotate when they hit the end of their range of motion.

[@michaelr1397]

You always always lead with your arm ,shoulders, then hips. It's the same throw as a placement shot 150ft you throw it with your arm you don't use your hips, it is the same throw long-distance. If he fired his hips first you would see both back pockets on his pants. But here Ricky is getting ready to throw the disc and you still can't see both back pockets.

[@dislikebutton966]

The hips could move before those others, you wouldnt maybe feel it because your whole body is in movement but Ricky is talking about the mental side

[@RipperStudio]

I had just played in a really tough three round B tier and on the last day I had used some of your tips. Mainly pointing my toes in the direction that I wanted to throw and it really helped me hit straight gaps. The only issue that I was having is throwing heavy angled flex shots or anhyzers. Do you point your toes in the direction you're releasing the anhyzer or do you still point your toes where you want it to go? Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks Ricky! 🤘🏼

[@shawnheidingsfelder8179]

Seems like aiming at the release point makes more sense. If you aimed your feet at your target, you'd adjust your body to throw the anhyzer because you know that's what you want to throw, and you'd make it anhyzer too far. He was using his body to adjust the hyzer angle, not where he was pointing. Might depend on what disc you want to throw as well.

[@Mr10usdad]

Great video Ricky!

[@DiscGolfDigest]

great video! Ricky is awesome

[@Stealth_Overlanding]

Best video yet!!

[@SaysCraig]

What he says about the arm angle is similar to something I heard Uli say once. He said to make sure you are following through on the angle you are trying to throw.

[@rayreschke4351]

great video but where is that cool "ranger hat" 🤔😃. Seriously though thanks for sharing your knowledge, very much appreciated and that is why I'm a BIG fan!

[@markhumphrey8894]

Im finally keeping the disc away from the chest and not rounding. You get more snap also.

[@bikerbrandon1]

You have some of the best teaching material ive seen so far aside from scott stokelys stuff.

[@kevinrounds5764]

awesome stuff

[@aHighLiGhtStory]

Good video and tips but Tell us more about the release and "snap" to get the disc spinn?

[@charlessmith7078]

thank you

[@kosmonparran4495]

the one thing that I would love to hear about is what you do technique and timing wise with the left arm right before you start your forward motion with your throwing arm. Im finding through trial and error that waiting for the left arm to come down and in first is the key to the timing of proper throwing arm lag to create the sling shot effect. also I think elbow arm hips is not the correct order in which you activate the body parts in a throwing motion. the upper body follows the lower body

[@JamesNot007]

So you made a video for Paul, Chris, James and all the way down to us. :)

[@jonathanbefort336]

Anyone else have trouble concentrating cause youre wondering how he got such great audio when it was so windy? Or is that juat me? Good video Brother

[@mikelevel9]

Medina boys up!!!!

[@affiliatestud]

form is great, but anything on how to hold the disc pre throwing? I've heard several different things, nothing seems to work better for me...strong grip better? I played a couple years back, enjoyed it, just never got better...trying to do that now...

[@dynamicdiscs]

Hey, check out this oldie but goodie on the backhand grip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXa2l5qdothmrMk We hope it helps!

[@HyzerSociety]

Shoulder position was what changed my game

[@crabbyjimmy1]

He has great hip rotation.

[@darrenthornton2419]

The disc golf version of "how to draw an owl"🤣

[@jameslinville8833]

Tip: turn your playback speed to .5 when he throws, it slows it down perfectly and gives you enough time to watch every step closely

[@renaegage9148]

And you get to hear "Drunk Ricky"

[@LAdumpsterbaby]

Ricky getting the chip this year

[@aldordoiron1040]

Hi i have a question any idea or video for lefthander player or which disc to choose for lefthander

[@dynamicdiscs]

Last year, we had a southpaw build and advanced player's bag: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGndZHavrLucpMk We hope that helps!

[@fronkjd8853]

Ricky is an elite athlete, best in the world. However, elbow, arm, hips is going to cause so many people to lead with their upper body just by definition. Ricky, just like other pro's at his level are firing the hips first and everything else happens naturally in proper kinetic chain after that. Pause the video at 2:52 when it says "Elbow" and you will see his hips are way ahead of everything else, facing outward because they fired. Not sure what he meant to articulate here, but no doubt he's throwing farther than just about everyone.

[@aarnehalen1686]

Thanks for the comment. Having watched other content I was confused by this, as I was under the impression that hips go first. But I’m a beginner and was just about to hit the field going elbow first, because Ricky said so.

[@mikebeireis3990]

Yeah I was totally thinking the same thing that the hips start the swing. I think viewing the hips as firing last is either more of a feel thing or maybe more of a visual thing since the hips seem to not only start the swing but also can be what finishes it after the follow thru is completed..the firing sequence happens extremely fast.

[@fronkjd8853]

@@mikebeireis3990 right, they technically swing through after the upper body, but fire first. Throwing is lower body First to upper body last, the follow through is upper body First to lower body last.

[@mikebeireis3990]

@@fronkjd8853 Yes, I suppose the key takeaway of Ricky viewing the hips coming around last ensures that he has fully followed thru and the swing definitely involved all moving parts and wasn't an upper body throw only, which would cause many problems including minimized power and potential injury...it's definitely interesting to see how the champ thinks about the swing sequence. Follow thru ftw!

[@deciuswtasby]

Fronkjd this is spot on

[@ItsAlwaysRainingInWa]

I absolutely LOVE Ricky Wysocki, but I thought it was hips first, then elbow and arm, no?

[@HyzerFlip]

I'm surprised he said this. It's going to mislead a lot of people, I think. It's definitely hips first if you want to be able to throw 320+.

[@heartdisciple]

Not really, moving the hips too far too early can make you lean into the shot or pull it right.

[@J_Halcyon]

If you watch the shots of him throwing he does go hips->shoulders->arm

[@ItsAlwaysRainingInWa]

@@J_Halcyon That is kinda my point. He states it is elbow first, which is contrary to every other teacher I have researched, and then he follows it up moving his hips first, like you said, which is contradicting his own teachings.

[@ItsAlwaysRainingInWa]

@@heartdisciple I do agree with this

[@trevorreniger5670]

"That's how you throw a bomb." 🤣

[@tdunn779]

Make it look so easy

[@lenikk137]

reachback should be happening during the x step shouldnt it?

[@bigwooly8014]

I love and appreciate all the effort, information, and knowledge that goes into these videos. But without some form of follow flight or highlight on the disc as it flies, the flight portion of each throw is completely lost. Maybe someone with better eyes and a larger screen can see what's going on. But for me it just looks like the camera man is spasing out and zooming in on blank sky.

[@ryanr9299]

My prob is then i start realeasing it oddly at short midrange if i get screwy on the tee! -.-

[@Picklemedia]

How could you possibly think your hips move last?

[@meister-t]

Ricky, you need a better camera!!! We can't see the disc as it's flying. Thank you for the tips.

[@Phaedrus27]

“Wait…I can monetize KZbin videos?” - Every pro disc golfer ever

[@christanbrown9095]

Was this in Kansas? It looks like Kansas.

[@Sk8life702]

does grip matter?

[@Skarnet1]

Only thing not super about the video, is that we can't see the disc on a smaller screen.

[@NathanMitre]

The hyzer angle… looks like it would be easy to throw nose-up 😬

[@hoo_li]

Just shows the best athletes don't always explain things the best way for the masses to understand. That's why coaches exist.

[@XTaronyuX]

Don't know about you but this was fairly straightforward... i think you just didn't relate to any of the tips

[@delcambrem]

Totally

[@DerekOfRivia]

This comment goes to show you an NPC can think he speaks for the masses

[@Maniacal_Painter]

🙏❤️💪🤘

[@maldwyn1]

Step 1: Be Ricky Wysocki

[@MmMm-lk9xb]

Yep! The technique is not that complicated.

[@alexandermendez4653]

I've literally been told hundreds of times to engage my hips first and then my back arm, and then my throwing arm. Ok though

[@lowton_levi]

Yes we all know Ricky's gotten better in front of the camera. It's been like this for awhile now. Y'all don't have to say that shit on every video hes talking in🤣

[@DaveH8905]

Thank you

[@catchasmurf762]

Not sure about elbow arm hips... you can see he rotates the hips first at the point of reach back

[@leogoku13]

this guy contradicts himself but it works for him

[@jaypence332]

Wysocki left Innova

[@mannyloko4504]

Make it look easy 😂

[@MarkOates2]

Great video, but please show the actual throws first before showing in in slo-mo. Timing is important!

[@noahk4187]

Elbow, arm, hips. But the video shows home firing the hips first 👀

[@Handsx]

No one talks about foot pivot..EVER. why not? I suffered a serious IT Band injury because nothing mentions how important pivoting your foot is so your hips and knee don't absorb all the counter torque of your upper body. Only seabas22 has provided information on foot pivoting technique, and I got to those videos too late. For those unaware, pay close attention to Ricky's planting foot and how it pivots when he's following through on the throw. That is probably the hardest part to get down when throwing. Your shoes can be too grippy, you may pivot only half the throw...many things can be off but Ricky has a very clean, full pivot that provides most of the smooth transition that allows his momentum to carry into the throw. Very Important!

[@DerekOfRivia]

That's something that should come natural to anyone who's ever done anything active. I've seen plenty of videos mention it anyway.

[@josemata1838]

Left handed disc

[@shawnrw3727]

When your tall like that you don’t really need hips first to get power , I’m guessing

[@leogoku13]

hips go first always because it starts with legs

[@BillFromAZ]

His footwork is driving me nuts. When he initially shows how his steps are, he starts with his right foot....when he puts it together he starts with his left foot. He even says "first step" as he moves his right foot forward. But every time after that, it's the left foot first.

[@chauncey33]

His left foot looks like a short abbreviated step that's almost autonomous so he probably doesn't even realize it.

[@NickCarroll]

He actually starts with his left foot, which moves into roughly a 45 degree angle, followed by the right foot, which moves to approximately a 90 degree angle. There's a difference between a walk-up and a cross-step. The walk-up includes all the previous steps, but the cross-step are the last 4 steps of that movement that he's talking about.

[@BillFromAZ]

@Nick Carroll he does and that's my point. Between 43 and 60 seconds he shows and describes how he STARTS and it's with his right foot first. He doesn't .say that's his x step...he says that he takes his first step and turns his shoulders. But when he really begins his walk/run up, his first step is the left foot. Kind of...do what I say, not what I do.

[@NickCarroll]

@@BillFromAZ yeah this video highlights the point that the pros often say something different than what they actually do. From the historical imprecise use of terminology, to incorrect understanding of some fundamentals, to teaching inaccurately a variety of things. The sport has evolved despite these things, thankfully, and we're starting to nail down a lot of things now.

[@BillFromAZ]

@@NickCarroll I've learned to watch what they do and listen to why they do it. That seems to work the best. BTW...are you the Nick from the Nick and Matt show? I really enjoyed the episodes.

[@affiliatestud]

not sure beginners know what an Annie is :)

[@lankstasdglife3973]

Love ya Rick but you are rotating your hips first before anything else.

[@chrism4008]

Idk how you guys throw with a disc in your off hand, it feels so awkward to me

[@hmongrs1738]

I P0

[@codywilliamson5165]

Interesting that you are the only one that says lead with your arm instead of your hips. All similar sports say lead with hip. Yet you throw far lol

[@shnwdl]

He leads with the hips

[@michaelr1397]

No he doesn't lead with hips. If his hips went first you would see both back pockets on his pants, but you don't you see only one. Not sure who keeps put out there your hips go first but they are wrong. It's just like a placement shot 150ft you throw it with your arm you don't fire your hips first they fallow. Whenever you watch a video just Freeze Frame it right when the guy releases the disc and you can see that his hips and front foot are still perpendicular on release of the disc.

[@Robotron2084Guide]

@@JJGlyph I watched the vid a couple times and think you are interpreting that correctly. Ricky kind of went all over the place and didn’t use proper sports movement terms which made it a bit more cryptic to follow. He has such a pleasant and energetic personality, it was still fun to watch twice!

[@drkevns]

Most pros can’t articulate or teach as well as they can throw.

[@thomaswinzy]

Another pro that tells you to lead with your elbow and then doesn't do it, no one should. has he ever seen any slow-mo fotage? no one leads with their elbow, its always last.

[@flyingflotilla]

“Feel vs Real”

[@JoelGlidden43]

dafuq is a "swing"?

[@Lank2thepast]

First time I have ever heard it called a swing. Don't like it.

[@nathanielspill6891]

Terrible advice. It’s so natural to him that when trying to explain he doesn’t even know how to.

[@hotpantsthompson]

We're down to swing. What do the Mrs. and I have to do?