I’ve written a lot about the importance of having confidence. I wrote a post about the “confidence circle” last week. I’ve talked about it on my “Mind Over Plastic” segments on the Disc Golf Answer Man podcast. I’ve made motivational memes on Intagram, Facebook, and Twitter directly referencing confidence. What I’ve never done, though, is … Read more
I’m guessing that the term “confidence circle” is something that most of you have heard of before. If you keep up with this blog, you definitely have. I use the term a lot because I thought I knew what it meant. I recently discovered I was wrong. For those of you that haven’t heard the … Read more
“In every round of disc golf, you will have to straddle putt at least once.” -JohnE McCray And he’s right. Almost every round, you will end up needing to straddle putt. Out from behind a tree or a bush. To give yourself a line to the basket. Because there is something behind you preventing you … Read more
In a previous tip, we talked about seeing the line. Actually looking, in your mind’s eye, for the flight line you want your disc to take. While that works well, there’s an additional aiming aid that, when combined with seeing your line, will have you shooting lights out in tight quarters before you know it. … Read more
I had a girlfriend once that didn’t let me have the TV remote when we watched TV. It wasn’t because I channel surfed. It wasn’t because I wanted to watch things she didn’t. It’s because I’m a tinkerer. Regardless of how good the picture actually was, I would constantly pull up the menu and fiddle … Read more
If you had told me that one day I’d be quoting Naomi Judd in a disc golf blog, I would have laughed at you. Loudly. Multiple times. Then I would have slapped you and told you to come back later when you were talking sense. But here we are, me quoting Naomi Judd. This one … Read more
Pop quiz hot shot. You are playing in a tournament. Your last 4 putts have hit the front of the basket instead of going in. That includes one 10′ “tap in gimme” putt. What do you do? You are playing in a doubles round on a wooded course. Your last 3 tunnel shots have been … Read more
One of the common things you hear from professional athletes in any sport during their second year of playing is that the game has “slowed down”. They say they can better keep up with the other players and the action on the field. It’s a lot like learning to drive on the highway. The first … Read more
It happens when we watch Big Jerm throw a forehand. It happens when we watch Will Shusterick throw a stand still approach shot. It happens when we watch old tournament footage of Cam Todd putting. We often automatically assume that they all do those things better than anyone else in the world because they are … Read more
Wow, we are officially in the double digits for the countdown. The GBO is a little over 3 months away and there is still so much to do. I know I say this every time, but damn this is flying by. I almost feel like I’m behind already. This week I had a realization that … Read more