Well, it’s that time of year again. No, I don’t mean summer. No, I don’t mean tournament season. I mean it’s time for me to be sidelined with an injury. Just call me the Derek Rose of disc golf. I seem to get injured to the point of not being able to play at least … Read more
It’s here, it’s here, it’s here, it’s here!!!! It’s finally here! Happy spring everyone!!! OK, so we still have some cold and crappy days to deal with (a couple came this week), but we are finally putting winter in our rear view mirrors. One week ago today was the official first day of spring. I … Read more
I mentioned in one of my Facebook updates this week that I am restricting my reading to sports psychology for the duration of my preparation for the GBO. I’m really enjoying that decision and I highly recommend that if you play competitively at all you check out at least one book on the subject. I … Read more
90 days, folks. That’s 3 months. A lot can happen in 3 months. A lot needs to happen. I’ve got every week planned. I’ve got all of the needed steps mapped out. I thought I’d thought of everything. I was wrong. What I didn’t plan for was margin. I didn’t plan for “what if”. I … Read more
It’s been a month since I started down the road to the 2015 GBO. I can’t believe how fast time is flying by. What, at first, seemed like a lot of time to prepare is becoming shorter and shorter every day. Before you know it I’ll be packing up the car and dropping the dog … Read more
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an article in this series. I thought it was about time to get another one up. If I had to pick the athlete that I’d most like to have the traits of, it would be a gymnast. Gymnasts are extraordinarily strong, but they balance that with explosive speed … Read more
If you woke up tomorrow and had no muscles, you’d be in trouble. Let’s start with your heart. It’s a pretty important muscle. It moves blood and all that blood carries through your body. Your diaphragm is another important hunk of muscle. It’s what moves your lungs and allows you to breath. Jaw muscles are … Read more
There are a few things that I’ve done for my disc golf game that have had an impact greater than everything else combined. Field work, upshot practice, and learning to throw from a stand still are a few that come immediately to mind. These are the 20% of things that get you 80% of your results. All … Read more
Last winter was horrific. I can’t remember a colder, darker, snowier, icier, more miserable winter since I moved to Illinois back in 3rd grade. Normally, I play a minimum of once a week in the winter time. Last winter I played one and a half times. That half time I found myself suddenly waist deep … Read more
A while back, I wrote a post that talked about some of the possible consequences to not stretching and loosening up before playing disc golf. I described the very compelling reason that I personally stretch and warm up before throwing plastic. In fact, I do some type of mobility, stretching, yoga, or myofascial release 3-4 times … Read more