Two Disc Golf Driving Videos - Beato & Shusterick

I've always enjoyed viewing this video by Dan Beato on Disc Golf driving. Not sure it's the best on the subject but it did resonate with me when I found it about two years ago.

This past summer this Driving Instruction video by touring pro Will Schusterick was released. Well, maybe it was last year, I'm not really sure but I found it this past summer. Will's video shows his whole system understanding of driving. Definitely a video to spend time studying.

Accuracy Drill

I'm skipping around a lot in these posts and if anyone following this blog finds that a bit crazy, welcome to my world!!! It's really not that I'm crazy but more that I have a lot of areas I'm trying to improve in this game I've recently taken up only a bit over two years ago.

The video below is an accuracy drill that needs to be viewed several times as there's not much talking but mostly just throwing a midrange or putter both backhand and forehand to improve one's accuracy on upshots to the basket.

Towel Snap Drills

Towel Snap Drills are used to improve the "snap" of the wrist for disc golfers on their drive. Below are several videos on the subject.

Here's Dave Feldberg, another disc golf instructor and touring pro, with a Towel Snap Drill.

Beginner Disc Golf Disc Selection

The video from thediscgolfvids below is titled "Beginner Disc Selection Advice" which contains some worthwhile advice for the beginner. There's also a lot of discussion of how various discs such as high speed drivers, fairway drivers, midranges, and putters fly. There's a lot of info shared in this 13 minute video. Well worth soaking up as much of it as possible.

This video comes from the Disc Golf Association and features Merle Witvoet. Merle has been playing for a number of years, is a disc golf instructor at the University of California, Monterey Bay, and has some good advice on driving as well as some basic beginner disc advice.

Smartphone Disc Golf Scorecard Apps

I don't own a smart phone. Just not ready to pay for the data fees. But, being a disc golfer, I've seen other or heard about different smartphone apps that provide digital scorecards for a round. There are quite a few of them. Below are links I gathered for a customer who was unaware of their existence.

iPhone has an app that's approved by the PDGA https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disc-golf-pdga/id449511724.

This article reviews five apps, one of which is DG Caddy that lets a player record a history of their shots http://www.discgolfstation.com/5-Disc-Golf-App-Reviews_b_72.html.

Here's a link for Disc Golf ScoreCard which indicates it's free and is for both iPhone and Android 4.1 http://www.discgolfsc.com/.

Here's appszoom's reviewed list of about 50 Disc Golf Android Apps http://www.appszoom.com/android_applications/disc+golf.

Driving like the Pros

Here's a video from the 2013 European Open showing four of the top pros driving. It came from http://heavydisc.blogspot.com/2013/11/improving-back-hand-distance.html, a blog I read from http://talkdiscgolf.com/

The video shows four players - Shusterick, McBeth, Feldberg and Kolig - in four separate frames driving from the same tee. And myself, like the blog writer for HeavyDisc, don't plan on becoming a pro, the consistency shown in this video is great to see as well as these guys are smooth! Enjoy!!!

2013 Quad Cities Discraft Ace Race

The 2013 Quad Cities Discraft Ace Race took place on Saturday September 14 at Middle Park in Bettendorf, IA. Approximately 65 participants attended and threw the latest Discraft Ace Race disc. The winner was Nick Mazzarollo who had 4 aces. Other contests at the event included a putting contest and longest drive contest. A good time was had by all in attendance.

Discing In the Wind

Last week we had some hellacious winds cruisin' through our area and, as is the case when I have time, I was out hukkin' plastic! It's a challenge as well as fun to see the discs get pushed around by that invisible force of Mother Nature!

Here's a link titled "Mastering The Wind," that holds some worthwhile advice on the subject... http://www.discraft.com/res_wind06_p1.html

1970s World Frisbee Disc Golf Championship Video

This clip from the 70s is a great clip that shows a newbie like me what it was like to play the game back then. Enjoy!

Dave Feldberg Clinic - "Technique is only half the battle"

I always enjoy watching videos of Dave Feldberg's clinics. Here's one from this past October in Alabama taped and posted by BHS Disc Golf titled "Technique is only half the battle."