Throw discs that match your arm speed.

Tim, blogger at Mind Body Disc, published a post with the subject of Throwing Discs that Match Your Arm Speed. It was an enlightening article with a lot of insight.

We all realize that throwing a long drive is a not only a thing of beauty but something we all want to do! Getting down a 500 to 800 foot (or longer!) long fairway only makes for great feeling! For me, getting well over 200 feet on a drive is something I'm looking forward to. Eagerly!!! There's a lot to work on in the process. And, sometimes, I'm a slow learner.

Tim's got it right when he says, "...distance isn't everything. Accuracy is far more important." He found this out playing PDGA tournaments in the Advanced Masters division where he discovered that, "Accuracy and putting trumped distance. Every. Single. Time."

He goes on to explain that "...we have to find the disc that best matches our current arm speed and technique. In order to do this, we need to understand why a disc gets distance." And, he explains why a disc gets distance and disc speed and speed rating of a disc.

There's further statements about the disc speed and how it flies in a Hyzer (The hyzer path is the trajectory the disc takes when the outside edge of the disc is tilted downward.), which for me means I've got to work on my Hyzers more. So, out to do fieldwork I'll go! And, I'll probably try working with some lower speed drivers as he suggests for I might be surprised!

Here's a video by Will Shusterick on Driving sponsored by Infinite Discs. It's 25 minutes that is chock full of good advice, insights into grips, problems, shoulder line, body positioning and more from this world champ.