Two More Sidearm Tips

Two more tips on throwing your sidearm correctly.

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[DGV_Tips]

PDGA really needs to start a certified coaching program and you should be the first Director of Coaching. Train experienced players to be certified coaches and watch the sport grow, and people would start getting proper training like you provide!

[raymiller]

Excellent tips as always. Just signed up for your 6 month course. I’m expecting big things out of myself

[danlindner]

Ive been noticing extra distance on my side arm with your videos, I get to play eagles crossing soon and I'm excited to try the new thing I've learned, thank you for the videos

[JAK-n-DAX]

You have single handedly changed my forehand game for the better with your videos Scott. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience of the sport we all love.

[therakster]

I feel so dumb, I’d never put it together on where the pads of my fingers went! Now I know why my sidearm is so inconsistent! Thank you for including that great information!

[charliechan]

Thanks for all your videos Scott. I've improved my sidearm a lot from watching these. I feel very comfortable with standstill sidearm but I can't seem to figure out a distance hyzer sidearm. I struggle with the bending while doing a runup and getting any power. Hope you're feeling 100% and good luck preparing for the Preserve!

[dwideng]

I would like to give an feedback, that after my rotator cuff injury, I "started serving pizza" and I can throw forehand again. Serving pizza and leading throw with elbow takes lots of pressure away from your rotator cuff. Information for those, who have experinced rotator cuff injury. (Eagle should probably use that method.) As well I did'nt lose much of a distance I think. I can still throw about 450ft.

[deepsender]

Hi Scott, I got my fingers pressing against the disc rim today, and it finally started to feel right, and low and behold, I made my first ever sidearm ace today. And it was so easy. Incredible.

[billybuckner]

So I kinda serve the pizza..and I serve it 400ft+..I'm double jointed and my throw more resembles a MLB sidearm pitcher..should i try and switch?

[gparsons]

*throws on "extreme" angle*
*not serving the pizza*

Casually throws it 350 feet standing still

[jarmotyni]

Dude just threw a 100m sidearm, standing still... Think about it awhile.

[deadave]

Hey guys seriously. I just threw my forearm as far as my back hand wth duuu. Thanks .

[discflicker]

I get more distance and angle control by “serving the pizza” I throw only forehand, if I try your other grips it absolutely trashes my game, while I understand that this isn’t necessarily correct, i dont want to trash my game, what’s your advice for this?🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[dalethurber]

Need a clever term for not serving the pizza that doesn't use "not" but instead uses positive language. Maybe something to do with a "two-finger swipe (left or right)." That's not the best but its something. Can't think of a common action that uses that wrist snap (except the "move along! nothing to see here" motion. Great video, Scott. Thinking about your course.

[battlethebollocksrodgers]

Great advice! Thankyou
The mechanics you point out make perfect sense.
Now correcting the pizza toss Is a whole new slice of "oh crap"

[JohnFester]

I came to learn a bit, I leave feeling like this was half a Heimburg bash and half a tutorial. Everyone knows who is "put the pizza in the oven" and to say something against that countless times in one video? Yeah...surely seems hyper-directed at him. Sad, did not need to focus on that and could have focussed on the content instead.

[nohandle]

the biggest mistake Ive made is something I hear on the course all the time, "keep your elbow tucked into your body" - once I learned to get my elbow back (thanks Scott) I realized that tip is as much BS as serving the pizza.

[eddieandersson]

Hey Scott thx so much for this, this totally work I added 50ft easily to my sidearm. And It also made it more reliable than ever before.

[Hpster]

So I have a very bad left leg 🦵my legs are so slow and have been struggling on my drives for years and was looking for some pointers? I love everything your videos they have helped me so much

[SonicVibe]

Serving the pizza will stop your follow through and lose distance it doesn’t matter if your hand palm is facing up or down as long as you’re releasing correctly but Palm will definitely lose distance and rotation on follow through You also don’t rotate the disk with your fingers you do it with your hips feet knees hips torso shoulders arms in that order like a golf swing centrifugal force will put the Spin Wrist action will lead to inconsistency