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Per my pledge to @ADiscGolfBlog here is more Twitter content a la @Fish58320 thread musings.
Bad Lessons being Perpetuated in Disc Golf:
Bad Lessons being Perpetuated in Disc Golf:
1 - You gotta play up to improve.
No. All you have to do is take your improvement seriously and practice with intent. In fact, playing in divisions you are competitive in and learning the skill of winning is far more valuable than getting your butt handed to you in a high div.
No. All you have to do is take your improvement seriously and practice with intent. In fact, playing in divisions you are competitive in and learning the skill of winning is far more valuable than getting your butt handed to you in a high div.
2. Reach Back
No. It's a reach OUT. I'd even be happy if we called it a reach away from the target. I've been giving lessons all summer and this is the number one instant fix.
No. It's a reach OUT. I'd even be happy if we called it a reach away from the target. I've been giving lessons all summer and this is the number one instant fix.
3. Push Putts
I think these are a myth entirely. Show me a putter that doesn't have spin on the putter while the disc is in the air. If we have to delineate them it should be Low Spin vs High Spin.
All Putts Spin
I think these are a myth entirely. Show me a putter that doesn't have spin on the putter while the disc is in the air. If we have to delineate them it should be Low Spin vs High Spin.
All Putts Spin
4. Body Type Matters
Look - the disc has no idea who threw it. The disc only knows it's Velocity, RPMs, Wing Angle, Nose Angle and Trajectory. You can control those through good technique and physical conditioning and maximize air time through an understanding of flight.
Look - the disc has no idea who threw it. The disc only knows it's Velocity, RPMs, Wing Angle, Nose Angle and Trajectory. You can control those through good technique and physical conditioning and maximize air time through an understanding of flight.
5. Ratings Matter
I've cared a long time about ratings. No doubt they are fun and provide some insight and feedback to our progress. But it's time to adopt some standard metrics on skill. This one will be hard to let go, but it will make our sport better and more accessible...
I've cared a long time about ratings. No doubt they are fun and provide some insight and feedback to our progress. But it's time to adopt some standard metrics on skill. This one will be hard to let go, but it will make our sport better and more accessible...
... in the long run. I would propose a set of standard metrics we can aspire to capture and display on our profiles ( @UDiscApp) already doing this, and transition away from ratings. Newer players could easily perform some skill tests and find the right division without having...
...to play in a few events before seeing how they stack up.
Trust me, I love ratings.
But I am more than a number.
I'm like...6 numbers.
Trust me, I love ratings.
But I am more than a number.
I'm like...6 numbers.
