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Game tips — Training
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If you want to become noticeable better at disc golf you need to train. The physical training can be divided
into two different portions: play rounds or practice specific elements.
Throw practice
The essentials in disc golf you will need to master are:
1. A long straight drive.
2. A short straight approach.
3. A 5 meter putt.
When you master this, you will go far. Different angles, curves, rollers, and
other throws can be learned at a later stage.
To learn theses three basics you will need a lot of repetition.
Stand on an open field and throw one throw after another, and again and again and again,
until you develop a natural feeling for how the technique should be performed. Try to find an
instructor or other good player to show you the basics in the beginning so you don't develop
a bad habit, which can be very difficult to get rid of in a later stage. Also read the sections
regarding putting, drives, etc here on disgolfsweden.
The best way to improve is to pratice away your weaknesses and this is seldom easy on the disc golf course.
If your side-arm approaches anhyzers are bad, position yourself behind a tree and throw, for example 5×10
discs to get a feeling for how a successful approach feels like. If you "just" would play rounds, perhaps
you would practice this throw once every five rounds. Also avoid "getting stuck" on your home disc golf course
— playing the same course over and over again does very little for your improvement. Try to play on many courses
so you will need to evaluate the throws. On your home course you will throw the same disc on hole 1 almost every time,
because you've learned that it worked best.
If you practice putting, put from different distances, in different weather, uphill and downhill. Focus mostly on
your 3–7 meters put. If you nail all these you will not be as scared for return putts, which means you will be
less stiff when you go for your 12 meter putt.
Other pratice
Discgolf puts a lot of stress on your body, and only one side of your body receives the training. Therefore
it's a good idea to combine your disc golf pratice with other physical training and stretching to lessen the risk
of injuries. Better phycical health also makes it easier for you to be able to focus during the entire round, which also
makes you a better disc golfer.
/Jonas Löf, translated by Jonas Grundén
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Advices
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Barry
Schultz advices:
"Have fun and practice.
Don't practice at a course, find a field and explore
what you can and can't do. This will give you confidence
and more choices when you're in a tough spot. It
will also help you know your discs better.
Try to play games to keep it fun. Play different
courses, tees. Play with different people. The more
you see, the more you learn."
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Barry
Schultz — World Champion and USDGC winner 2003
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