When interviewers ask Simon Lizotte how he learned to throw as far as he does, his answer is daily field work. When Paul McBeth makes a video on how he practices, he shows you his field work. When people write in to the Disc Golf Answer Man podcast and ask how to get better, you … Read more
How far have you come? How far have you come in your life? In your career? In your schooling? In your relationships? In your disc golf game? Our brains have a funny way of moving the goals posts on us and it happens on a pretty regular basis. You work and work and work for … 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
How do I make practice fun? How do I make training enjoyable? Both questions have a hidden, underlying, unspoken meaning behind them, “If training/practice isn’t fun, I won’t do it.”. In the end, if we want to be great at anything, there is a problem with this statement. If you want to be the best at … Read more
I hear people all the time talking about “knocking out” a certain number of practice putts. They “got in” X number of throws out in the field. They are quite proud of being able to get in a practice round in under so many minutes. First, I’m not here to knock anyone that is practicing … 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
If you haven’t been listening to the “Mind Over Plastic” segments on the the Disc Golf Answer Man podcast, shame on you! Stop reading this and go listen! OK, now that you are back, you’ll know that on a couple of the episodes, I have talked about visualization. On one, it’s how to practice and … Read more
3 months straight. That’s how long I’ve been training daily in an effort to ready myself for the 2015 Glass Blown Open. I’m slated to arrive in Emporia on April 26, which means I’ve got 6 weeks left to prepare. It’s been 12 weeks of working out, meditating, practicing putting, studying up on the mental … Read more
I’ve written about bag kickers before. We’ve all played with our share of people that should be attending rageaholics anonymous meetings instead of playing disc golf. We’ve all seen people completely melt down on the course over seemingly ridiculous things. A few of these people need professional help. Most of them, though, only need a … Read more
Last week, I wrote a post about learning to throw from a stand still. Specifically, the recommendation was to learn to do it with your putter. You’ve heard me recommend this plenty of times before, but it can’t be stressed enough. Learning to throw a putter off the tee and for upshots is one of … Read more