Shoot better in the WIND with these 3 Tips // Tips from a Kansas Disc Golfer

[@TMRaven]

I think a very important tip not mentioned was approaching with your putt in mind. Most people would prefer putting with the wind at their backs as opposed to a headwind or especially crosswind. Think ahead and when possible, throw your approach so that it lands to where you're getting a tailwind putt. Some more food for thought. We have to consider what a headwind is actually doing to the disc. A headwind makes the disc think it's being thrown at a faster velocity than usual. If you're throwing with a 50mph release velocity, but throwing into a 20mph headwind, the disc thinks it's being thrown 70mph, but without the added benefit of additional spin if you were to naturally throw the disc at 70mph. This is why discs flip violently in headwinds. The exact opposite is true for tailwinds. So with this in mind, you don't have to always go more overstable to fight headwinds. You can also choose a higher speed disc that isn't necessarily overstable and throw it smoothly, and the disc will have an easier time flying according to its numbers. And again, the opposite is true for tailwinds with choosing slower speed discs as opposed to less overstable discs.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Very true about the approaches! Approaching, trying to intentionally set yourself up for a tailwind putt is huge

[@eristicfreethinker2098]

I think putting into headwind with mid range to driver, depending on distance and wind velocity, is a useful wind tip.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

@@eristicfreethinker2098 Yeah I definitely see a lot of people doing that

[@derekchessik2739]

Finally understand how to deal with left to right, and right to left winds. It’s so obvious, but I needed to hear it.

[@snipenseek4732]

I'm low-key excited for the next windy day to try these tips

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Lol, I don't think I have ever been excited to play in the wind!

[@jacobtyman3726]

I’ve never been told that about the wind on the approach shots before. That’s an awesome tip. Thank you.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Glad I could help!

[@bearislandjosh5279]

Oklahoma here and I agree with everything you said here.

[@nicholasnoah6529]

the playing 25 percent compared to everyone elses 50 percent helped. thanks. wind in a B!

[@paulsalomon27]

Solid tips. I like the way you're thinking about fade against the wind. I've been thinking of that as the biggest adjustment. Knowing that the wind will mostly control the end of flight, which I can use to adjust my aim point.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yep! and it's a little more predictable when you are throwing with the disc fighting the wind rather than fading with the wind!

[@mikedansky3657]

Had to watch this again. Forecast for tourney I'm in tomorrow in Nebraska. High of 78, 25-35mph winds, with occasional gusts up to 50mph. Should be interesting.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Keep it low, keep it clean! GLHF!!

[@SunshineBr0]

Great advice man, I needed to see this!

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@benknops4502]

Such a good video

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@troyb9985]

Fun course, very challenging in the wind. In the wind i always disc up or down accordingly. If I were to typically throw and mid, I would bump up to a fairway driver and throw smoother as you said and not overpower the mid. I agree with too much stability, I can throw Teebird3s about the same distance as a Firebird (low and hard) into a head with but with more control. Great tips!

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Thank you! And yes, especially if you play the course with all the long grass OB like it is set up for tourneys... this course gets Significantly harder!

[@nicholasnoah6529]

you almost aced that wraith. throw criminals and dracos in headwinds fo life. nothing less stable than like wraith or destroyer. good tips! ill try my thunderbird next time in headwinds

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Thunderbirds can be great in a wind!

[@benistoneman9737]

I have been telling people. Your hot take is correct. I through hyzer flips in a head wind all day. Just got to give it more hyzer. I love throwing turnovers in a head wind too it flips the disc for me. But you do need to know your discs well to pull those shots off

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

I don't know if I'm bold enough to intentionally throw a turnover in the wind yet! lol.. But yes! There are so many more lines you can throw when you go to other things other than the most OS disc you have.. it's not a bad thing if a disc turns a little in the wind...

[@andruscrivs]

Well done

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Thank you!

[@waynejohnson7879]

shawnee mission hole 7. nice. thanks

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

No problem, thanks for watching!

[@OkieTradez]

i bought a teebird3 i was told it is more over stable then regular teebird but that thing would turn and burn unless i threw it so soft it would only go about 240ft like i need the teebird3 to go 300 with little skip into headwind so i now use the Thunderbird instead and seems to be doing trick for my 300 ft headwind shots

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yeah, the Teebird I have in this video is a pretty beefy Teebird! I really like the Teebird 3 stability! It's so good! Nice and stable, but still able to get it to go straight a good ways before finishing at the end.

[@matreames]

Are you playing at Shawnee Mission Park? That’s what it looks like, but I can’t quite tell since you’re on the same hole the whole time

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yep! That's SMP

[@matreames]

@@ApolloDiscGolf Nice, I’m over in Lawrence, but I come out to play SME every now and then. I’m thinking about doing around tomorrow if I can get up and get to get there before the rain sets in the afternoon.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

@@matreames nice! I really enjoy Centennial park out in Lawrence… that’s a really fun course. I have played a few smaller tourneys there

[@enphernoe3963]

Shawnee solid windy course.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yep! Nice and open!

[@mikefelix1233]

This is great!!!

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Thank you!

[@DnBGolf]

There are times down here in Corpus where if something turns over at all, it's completely done. What would have been a 20-footer is now a 60 because the disc went left to right instead of the expected right to left.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Hey! Corpus is great! I've got family down in Corpus! I've done a lot of fishing down there

[@highrollerdiscs805]

got my best ace 290' in high winds. left to right with a hades.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Nice! The Hades is solid!

[@DnBGolf]

Yeah, I love throwing an approach disc that pushes into the wind.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

The Zone really shines on those cross wind approaches!

[@DnBGolf]

@@ApolloDiscGolf yeah, I started with a VIP Harp, but as it beat in I ended up with a Z Zone and 400 A2. That A2 is an absolute beast in the wind! I keep the VIP harp around for slightly less beef :D

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

@@DnBGolf Yeah, I switched to the Harp a bit when Ricky first went to trilogy... Until I played in 30-40 winds in a tournament and threw the Harp over OB and it just stayed straight... That's when I knew I had to keep the Zone! The Zone is just so nice in the winds! And I just picked up an A2 to try out... that thing is BEEFY!!!

[@DnBGolf]

@@ApolloDiscGolf yeah, a harp holding straight was the end of my trust, lol. Plus, I don't like the BT range of plastics. They beat in way too quick. Midrange, I haven't found a wind that will flip a Deflector, and I'm about to replace my Stiletto. Last tournament, it held flat 325ft forehand into a headwind. I'm hoping a nuke OS will avoid that.

[@MaximilianBerkmann]

Another tip that is missed out a lot in discussions is to bag and throw understable discs, why? Because on windy days you won't always get headwinds, you may get strong tailwinds and your OS discs won't cut it.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Very true!

[@OkieTradez]

i cant seem to FOREHAND my mid-ranges into 20mph+ headwinds always turn and burn "backhand works ironically" even my over stable ones i end up having to disc up but then i get too much skip so i must be doing it wrong right but i throw so great forehand speaking with my mids into tailwinds ahh!?!

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yeah, I have the opposite problem... I can give short forehands with mids and putters pretty clean on approach shots, but when I start forehanding drivers on longer shots is when it gets really shotty on the release 😂

[@tremendous9137]

Nevermind, you at Shawnee Mission Park. Hole 7 I think

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yep! I'm in the KC area!

[@chadwolak882]

Great tutorial. Thank you. Go Broncos. :-)

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Thanks! And the AFC West is going to get really interesting this year!

[@tremendous9137]

What part of Kansas you from?

[@benfolz7396]

What course is he on?

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

This is Shawnee Mission Park, hole 7!

[@benfolz7396]

Hey thanks man! Your content is great.

[@armlock311]

WHODEY!

[@jesty86]

now make a tailwind video

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Yeah, that would be good too!

[@RockCh4lk]

Throw slower, more US discs in a tailwind.

[@seymourglass26]

Flat. Throw flat. Give the wind as little face to push as possible.

[@BryceRogers_]

Get that chiefs gear out of here!!! Watch out for Dangeruss wilson this year

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Hey man, I have to represent my city! Been in KC practically my whole life! That Russel Wilson trade was nuts though! The AFC West is going to be crazy this year... I still have faith that Mahomes can run the table still though! We are really going to see how good he really is not that he doesn't have Tyreek!

[@BryceRogers_]

@@ApolloDiscGolf damn my comment did not age well lol

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

@@BryceRogers_ dude Russell looks WAY off 😂

[@raymondvorndran4306]

I don't take tips from AMs...sorry.

[@ApolloDiscGolf]

Well thanks for watching anyways!