7 Most Common Forehand Killers

I have been teaching a lot on the forehand recently and have found a few problems that I have seen a lot... 7 problems that is... Check out what the issues are and how to fix them!

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0:47 - The Wrist Bend
2:52 - Walking Straight Forward
4:54 - Dead Arm
6:29 - Reaching Back
8:07 - Being Too Upright
9:01 - Ded Leg
10:36 - Pushing

[davidc]

I live in East TN where flat ground is in short supply. Would love to see some videos on throwing uphill and downhill, and how to throw from a side hill lie. I really struggle with accuracy and distance control on side hill lies. Love your videos!

[snakeson_aplane]

This is great and really helpful. One minor request for all YouTube tutorials of all kinds: please start with a demo of what a good throw looks like. Hearing you point out problems is great, but starting the video with a few good models really helps

[JuanJimenez-odho]

Josh. I watched this video last night. Played this morning and focused on the walk up (turning right foot perpendicular) and the “wall”. Holy crap…..what a huge difference. Thanks for these forehand tips. This video gave instant, actionable tips that made a difference immediately!

[readysetthrow]

Excellent tips - you are a natural teacher, great stuff!

[joeblow]

Hey Josh,
This is good stuff. You’ve gone into more detail about what to do than what others normally suggest. This is definitely going to help many people. Good work!

[derekv]

I can definitely tell post-throw whether or not ive pushed or pulled. Its a huge difference in feel and throw smoothness

[rickdinicola]

OK, I watched the first three minutes of this video and immediately realized I had the first problem. I went outside to throw into my net. This tip not only immediately improved my forehand, but also my backhand and put if you believe it. The real issue is wrist role. If your wrist is at a different angle than your forearm, as you move forward you have to roll your wrist in order to release the disc along the path of momentum you have established. This does no necessarily result in a bad throw, but it introduces an unnecessary timing issue. If you are early with the wrist role you turn the disc over. If you are late you slice away to the right (right handers). Keeping the disc on the same line as the forearm results in a more controlled release and I actually felt an increase in power. I was doing the same thing with my put, rolling my wrist at the release point. When I focused on keeping the disc in the same angle as the forearm I felt what I have on every good put I have ever thrown.
Great video, the rest of the issues were not as impactful for me but if you are doing any one of them and you fix it, you will see immediate improvement.

[undeadarmy]

OMG, this is the best forehand video I've ever seen. You touched on so many issues and I realized just how many there are now in my form. Thank you so much.

[timlohnes]

Ok Overthrow, here is the deal. I have been playing disc golf for 27 years. I have always been a short backhand thrower, only playing 5-10 times per year with the same group of friends. It wasn't until I started paying more attention to the scene, pro tournaments, local clubs, etc during the last two years that I realized that throwing long is somewhat standard with experienced players. I spent the last year grinding away determined to get better with absolutely zero progress. No improved distance and no improved accuracy. I played with two people, including a new player, that threw forehand last week. I was amazed at how this new player just slung it out there. So today I decided that I am now a forehand player. Was planning to go to a course this afternoon, so watched this video first. Felt ok the first back 9 on the shorter holes, actually overthrew some. But by the 16th as I really had to air it out, it all seemed to come together, culminating in two (downhill) 380ft throws that were nothing like I had done before. My last 5 drives were over 300ft and in 27 years I had thrown a backhand over 300ft 0 times. I am a little too scattered of a person to stick too a schedule and practice the same thing over and over. This video with just quick, important tips was brief enough to make sense to me. I still am pinching myself and feel I need to get back out there, but I definitely had enough great throws that I know they are in me. Thanks for the clear, concise, and reasoned coaching tips. Much appreciated.

[jlbiggers]

Thank you for these tips, I am struggling so much with my sidearm. I think these will help so much

[mantistoboggan]

Awesome video - just what i was needing to see. Very helpful, for sure 👍

[jonbowman]

I feel like you just gave me a form review. Thanks as always for the great content!

[andrewjohansen]

Recognition and props for using penultimate in a sentence. Mad props to you, sir!

[wonserpark]

Great teaching in this video. Thanks for sharing

[brucewilk]

Good stuff! I'm RH for everything but have always thrown LH backhand, and now at 69 my left shoulder hurts so I'm working on the RH sidearm. Great tips.

[stevensicari]

This is one of those OT disc golf videos where i had at least 4 lightbulb moments. Excited to get into a field

[Chris-qqcu]

What you call click bait was the #1 thing I need to work on. Thank you for doing 7

[jacksilver]

This hits hard! Amazing notes!! The wrist angel the elbow clearance thing, the stance!! i cant wait to hit the course, been raining last 2 days! :(

[Claudirivas]

Never ever have thought about the first one. Thank you

[youngskunk]

What a kickass video, im always learning new stuff!