Very excellent video and good to see that group again. Good to see comparisons of their improvement too. I feel like all of your points are very relatable. I’ve only been playing a month or so and I think this is a great snapshot of what to work on and expect.
My son and I started in September 2020. My first round was +32. I now average +7 and have an even round under my belt. I'm 63 years old and have not hit 300' yet. I probably average around 240-260'. Wish I could get a bit more distance but sure am having fun with this game! It's crazy how we've improved incrementally and are now "expecting" to hit shots that we never dreamed of before. Keep tossing! Thanks for the great job Robbie. You're one of my favs.
@@mikehampton4453 That's a good idea to make your form more smooth. Be sure to up your QUICKNESS incrementally after you get results in the putter only rounds, because you will need to throw faster to throw farther. I took 10 years off and am now throwing everything farther than ever because I built back the foundation like you are doing.
I dropped 5 strokes on 18 holes when I took some distance off and got more precise with my drivers. Placing it where I want it at 250 twice is better than bombing it 350-400 with a 50/50 chance of being in the hazard. Plus distance doesn't do much on wooded holes.
The confidence is key. I was +2 today going into hole 14. I wasn’t happy about the bogeys but I was having a great time, my game has been coming together. The humidity was insane so I took of my shirt for the first time in my disc golf career then proceeded to throw my first ACE!!!!! After the celebration, nips still out, no pressure at all. Got 4 birdies in the last 5 holes and shot my best round. -4
same. started 6 months ago and have been practicing like an absolute animal the past few months. also i moved, so i can now walk into my back yard and do field work.
As a recreational player I have been playing on and off for near 15 years (albeit with a few years ago in the middle) and I was stuck at being terrible for so long. I've recently started to actually focus on my game and have made some leaps and bounds. I have to say Robbie your videos are some of the absolute best on TH-cam and I chalk a lot of my improvement up to you, specifically my putting.
This is the first vid from you that I've seen and I don't know how else to say it but you seem to be a really good human being. Simple as that. I will for sure enjoy following your channel. Have a good one, dude. Cheers.
March 21, 2020 I recorded my first round on UDisc ever at my local track (27 over). On June 26, 2021 I shoot my course record, +4, after over 30 rounds (and over 200 more at other courses). Progress is a wonderful and satisfying thing. Putting improvements were the most notable thing for me
Seems like I am in track then. 50 years old and started November 2020. I am maxed out at about 300 ft, but more accurate at about 250 or so. About 60% from 20 ft putting. Forehand is getting better, but I only really can use it well inside 150 feet. The main thing is I am loving it. Love the content Robbie!
Lol this is something I have been wondering for a long time, its funny how the intro is literally how i started playing and practicing (in april 2020 when corona struck) and now 1 year later I've been wondering "has my improvement been good", since I have used a whole ton of time practicing form and putting during this year. Personally now in a year of practicr for distance i throw 450 feet consistantly and feel confident in my putting, and I can finally score under par rounds on the harder courses of my town. But heck, it has taken hundreds of hours during covid (been a blessing to have this sport at these times though). So this topic really is so subjective and this video is really good and I'll definetely link this to a couple of friends to motivate them. And props to your friends, they also have improved a whole ton, like damn. Love your content!
I'm a weird case because I've technically been playing for 10 years, but only 4-5 time per year, and always very casually. I only began taking it seriously and putting in practice in November of last year. I probably play as well as someone who's been playing about a year, so I'm always kind of ashamed to tell people I've been playing a decade, haha!
Similar to my situation, I learned at a summer camp as a middle schooler. I played a handful of times in high school. I am now 25 and starting back. The struggle is real.
When I first started playing disc golf around 10 months ago, I couldn’t get my backhands to go more than 100 feet. I felt like I just wasn’t good at the game and almost quit, until my friend who introduced me to it showed me how to throw forehand. It’s been my main form ever since and I can forehand a disc up to 350ft! Recently decided that I needed to learn backhand again if I wanted to be able to hit more kinds of lines. I’ve been working hard over the past 2 months to get my backhands down and I can throw them almost as far as my forehands on a good day. Definitely still got some room for improvement!! My worst area is definitely putting, even 20 footers seem like a lot. I recently bought a practice basket and go out there every day trying to find a good form that works for me. My goal for the summer is to hopefully be able to confidently sink 30-40 footers, though I know it’s gonna take LOTS of work.
I started playing in 2007 and played through 2013,but I took a long break when I moved to a new city. I started playing a lot again just over a year ago. I built my bag from the ground up and started over like I was a new player. I don’t think I’m back to how good I used to be, but I feel like I’m still constantly learning and improving.
I started june of 2020 at my favorite nearby course with friends. Par 58. I was throwing a latitude64 starter set with 0 training. I could drive somewhere between 200-250 and had probably a +10 average. As of last week I got my PR at the course -3 and have hit a few drives over 400,one of which was 440, with my 165g shryke. Currently also working my forearm mostly with a champion firestorm. Needless to say improvment is different for everybody. Im 34 and not getting any younger but I fell in love with the game!!
Had my first disc golf round on the 26th of February 2021 on the only 20 hole course here in Denmark. I played my first round in +50, now my aberage is +11, great improvement.
At 57, just started to play a couple of months ago. Had no idea when I first started how many things are associated with this sport with even the different types of discs alone i.e. types of plastics, mold, flight characteristics, etc. Luckily for me, I live near a challenging Par 3 course that has a practice hole. Most of my time is spent at that practice basket. Am curious what my game will look like in a year. This video is a confidence booster where I can see my game might be at 10 months from now.
I've started in 2013 and STILL hav no distance but the confidence i get better and better results. the mentality is a huge factor and know your discs- I started to have too many discs in my bag today i've have Overstable, "straight" and understable of all disc-category often the same mold. Thet helped me on my way to be the player I am today. Robbie C thanks for all the videos you done feels like you are talking to me (Current Rating: 859 (as of 12-Jul-2022))
I've played 5, maybe 6 rounds of disc golf in the course of a little over a year. With 4 of those being over the past 3 weeks. My first time scoring was last Monday and I finished +21. I finished +19 last Tuesday and +10 today. Technique/ form is what I'm working on most right now, plus finding the discs that work best for me. My putting is pretty in line with a rec player, but distance is where I struggle with the most consistency.
Good on you for speaking about a reality for most players. I have met some people that just 'get it' and can throw 350 to 400 feet within a few months, but that is very exceptional. My take is that if you can throw a consistent 250 feet close to where you want then you are fine, and are probably doing better than most [casual players]. When I teach beginners I try to have them throw putters (because they throw straight) and heavily stress relaxing, not muscling, and follow through (because you shouldn't be hurting yourself out there). I get some resistance cuz usually people want to throw The Big Discs, but when they see what other beginners are doing they generally realize being able to throw a putter around 100 to 150 feet and land where they want is a big part of having fun playing some disc golf. btw, about 5 years of real experience, complete casual player and self taught and I throw 300 ft on my best days but 250 to 280 consistently.
I´ve gone back to discgolf last 2 months since not been playing for 3-4 years.. gone from approx 240ft drives to 300-315ft last 2 months (standing still).. also found my putting improving..last 2 weeks ive gone from +17 on our local course to doing +5 the other day... all improvement is good improvement
Love watching your videos - you keep us grounded and happy with where we are at. So many videos make us feel like we are sub-par and striving to be a professional...never being comfortable with the in-between. You highlight the little wins and the moments we should all savor more of. I appreciate this greatly.
I'm 14 and I started playing June 2020 I haven't played much in a while but I've started playing a lot in the past 2 weeks there is a course about 5 minutes from our place so I can bike over or my brother will drive over when he wants to play too Thanx for the awesome vids
Started playing right before COVID last year. Played a local 18 hole course near me, actually played 10 out of the 18 and shot a +24. Went back and played the course after 1 year, played all 18 holes, and shot a +8. Still made some mistakes and it was way windier this time but still scored soooo much better.
I see Mysterium on the background so I press like. Good video too. I've been playing for 5 years now and I'm always thinking about were should I be realistically now. It's a hard thing to measure cause I've lost track of time I've actually seriously tried to get better at the game and not just throwing random rounds here and there.
I’ve been playing for less than a month so far, and I am absolutely in love with the sport. Was it ever mentioned in the video how often somebody plays a round, assuming a round is 18 holes for a beginner? Thanks!
1yr anniversary coming up June 29th :) What I've learned: 1.) Drives: A good drive is a good drive. More often than not, if the distance isn't there, the direction isn't either because I had bad balance, I didn't really reach back nice and straight or I tried to overpower. Usually, I'm at around 270-300 ft with a speed 7-9 disc. Outliers are at 320-350. Also, overstable discs only work in headwinds (personal record on level ground, never came close to it again: 375 ft). 2.) Approaches: My forehand is rubbish, and on technical courses, that's a major problem. I usually throw weird-looking anhyzer approaches from 100-120 ft out to leave me with a very makeable putt, if the course allows for it. If not, I'm in trouble (two very shaky jump putts might follow). 3.) Putts: It's all about fitness. When feeling fine, I make about 95% of everything within 16 ft and maybe even 75% up to 23 ft. My "swing" flows nicely, the whole body is involved (my friends make fun of me looking like a ballet dancer), the putts are nose down and misses are automatical tap-ins on the next stroke (they limit my distance though). I even tried working on a step putt, but with that I regularly overshoot the basket. None of 3.) applies for a bad day. 4.) Disc/Shot selection: I know my stuff and I'm actually believe to be able to advise players with a lot more experience and help them improve their game. *cough* 5.) Confidence: Usually lost and gained during warm-up and on tricky holes. Bad days are bad days, and they can start anywhere, including mid-round. PS: I know a kid that started a year ago and is now winning tournaments averaging 980-rated rounds. It's amazing to watch. PPS: Thanks for making this encouraging video :)
Thanks Robbie! Started just over a month ago... And to be honest didn't think I'd ever reach 200ft. Kept shanking EVERYTHING. Now I'm hitting super straight lines 300ft+ and my putters around 230 ft! thanks to you and all the other youtubers. :). And my putting increased over 30% thanks to Stokely's video on just throwing it flat and straight haha.
Great video. I started throwing 69 days ago, today. I've already thrown one tournament, next tournament is this coming Saturday, had horrible confidence issues on the first one. I let something someone said to me a week earlier really affect my thought process. I appreciate all of the videos that you put out and the ones like this one really helps me put it all back into perspective.
I started in June 2020. I throw about 350 on a max drive, I’m rated 876 and have two top 5’s in rec tourneys. Hoping to get that rating up to 900 soon and move up to intermediate. Your tips have helped a lot, Robbie! Putting is my weakness haha
This is some really great stuff. I’ve been playing since early October of last year and I started out +27 on my course that I have in my area and it’s a wooded course. My best game a few weeks back was +9 and I figured out which plastic I like to use when also throwing forehand
Thanks Robbie for your videos, I am now 60 and I started when I was 58, I still cannot throw 300 feet, but I can throw more accurate but still struggle with putting. Keep the vids coming, I’m learning a lot.
I played for years and stayed the same for years until I met someone who took it serious. In 1 year I went from just carrying a couple discs and having 1 throw to carrying a bad, understanding discs, having multiple shots, getting distance, ect.... it's important to have other people who enjoy to play with
I started from the white tees at my normal course a year ago around +8 now im even and my best is -3. Moving to the blues this weekend and going to try and have the same improvements this year.
Interesting stuff, as usual. I’m 60 years old and have been playing about four months. I can consistently get an under stable driver (Leopard3, Roadrunner, Mystere) to 230-250 feet with decent accuracy, and after watching this video I’m thinking I’m doing okay. I recently saw a video about a dude over 100 who still plays daily, so I still have room for improvement. I’ll check back in about 6 months! I’m beginning work on forehand’s and hyzer flips, but only field work so far (not ready for a round just yet). As usual, thanks for the excellent content.
Literally within the first weeks of playing, I was birdying 4 holes and getting par on the rest using only forearm. I am slowly trying to learn backhand with mostly pars.
I started last august and this August I played my first tournament playing in intermediate division. I did well in the tournament finishing middle of the pack. I’m also 16 so it was really cool to start playing so young!
I've been playing for years but never took it seriously. Went on a trip with a few buddies to play a few PDGA level courses and I'm realizing if I put a little more effort and thought into the practice I am going to have a much better time. Your videos have been very helpful!
I've played on and off for over 20yrs. Blew my shoulder out and recently picked up the bag again. Just got my first basket and within a week I'm sinking 3/10 from circles edge.
I’m 7 months and I throw anywhere from 245 to 280, I can make 6+ puts from 20 feet, can throw good hyzer flip and a decent anhyzer, and am working on learning flex shots, turnover shots, and forehands. The only thing I’m behind on is confidence and mental game, and it is totally holding me back
It's true what they say. Drives for show, putts for dough. I put distance as high priority because I lived with three avid disc golfers that could all throw over 300 ft when I started, I wanted to be able to throw as far as they did. That was almost three years ago. I now throw way further than all of them, I hit my lines with my discs really well, I'm super confident in my throws, I have a lot of diversity in my game, the only thing I can't do is putt lol. On par 3s, it doesn't matter if it's a 450 ft hole and I get within 25 ft of it, I'll miss my putt 8 times out of 10 which means they can pitch up and we all get pars.
Robbie, Thank you so much for your content. I find it both refreshing in how you offer fantastic tips, advice, and guidance for newer players and unique compared to most, if not all, the other disc golf channels out there. I too am a 1-year(ish) player. When I do experience that “I really thought I’d be playing better by now” feeling I do try to step back and compare current play versus when I started to have a better perspective of my progress. I still struggle on a pro-level course near me because it has two island greens that require 300’ drives, but I’m inching closer to not eating a stroke every time I play them. If you ever find yourself up in southeast Pennsylvania, hit me up to play together (and maybe make some video content).
Great stuff, Robbie! I guess I'm doing better, I'm about 3 months shy of a year. I'm a simple (old) man that wishes he could throw 300' - 325'. Keep up the great work! My short game is really good.
I'm right at a year in, so this was a perfect video for me. I have a casual Ultimate background, so I didn't start from ground zero, but I'm pretty close to those ranges. Distance might creep over 300 if I get a perfect rip, but generally averages high 200s. Putting is still very much in the experimental phase lol, but seems to be in range. And I love learning new shots and ways to attack a basket.
Some more of getting the next part of the distance will be disc selection (ratings and weight) and the whip from your throw. A nice hard whip will spin your disc more letting it cut through the air and glide more. Ive been playing about a year and a half pretty consistently with friends, ans found thats the next step. Recently hit a 440ft'er. It was 410 to the pin. Missed the bird putt 🤣
First of all, thank you very much for all these videos, really helpful and well told, with the right amount of irony and self-irony. Now I talk about my experience with the flying disc and my interest in disc golf, or at least my interst for the throws in disc golf. I'm probably a desperate case or perhaps an uninteresting case. - I'm old, to begin: 57 in May. [I knew early the 'frisbee' in Italy when I was 16 (I used an ultimate disc if I remember well), but then, until 5 years ago I've never touched a disc, and 5 years ago or so I began to use an ultimate disc first with someone, then with no one]. - In my town, for as I know, essentially no one now plays with discs. - I began to use sometimes, three German disc golf discs (for beginners) with no idea how to throw them. I reached with the 'driver' (now I know it was a quite light 7 6 -2 1 disc, now I think it can be defined as a fairway driver), I could say 65 meters at best with it, few with the others 2, a putter and a midrange. - only in these last days I'm beginning to understand the basis: the footwork and the straight throws - anyway I have had at disposal for one month, a door for accuracy, artisanal but well done, with which I make almost every day two or three series of 28 throws from the required positions (results with ultimate discs: an average of 8/28) - and from a couple of years I'm playing a Discathon course in the park at my disposal (using alternatively the Ultimate discs and the disc golf ones) (1 km and something like 20 - 25 'obstacles' - some similar to the passages of disc golf courses, for example some lanes, or trees to get around) - I have three hernias on the disc (for now, differently from last year, not painful) - I'm seriously interested in improve at least at a decent level (also under amateurs) the throws with the golf discs. I recently brought an Innova Vulcan - a driver that I can throw at 60 meters, very poorly - and a Zaphyr for the accuracy - to which I'll add others 4 Zephyrs for accuracy discipline. I'm thinking to buy 2 other putters, 2 other midranges, and one more fairway driver. - my program for the moment is to learn the footwork and the straight throws, but I don't know clearly what path to follow for improving the use of discs for disc golf (I don't have a basket, and for the moment I cannot buy one)
I've been playing for just about a year now. Something that has helped me is visualizing my shot before I throw, then doing my best to recreate my imagined line. Also, I play a lot with my wife, and we don't keep score. If I ignore the score, I can go for every shot without fear.
Great tips and vid Robbie. I think other players that may be playing longer pointing out peoples progress really helps because it helps build confidence and helps folks realize they are improving.
Such a good video. I guess am in good shape. I have put so much work into my backhand though and am surprised that I am not better. I did add about 50 to 60 feet since the fall. I am reworking my form now though basically doing everything super slow. I am probably around 270 to 280. All I care about distance wise is being able to reach most holes. My forehand is trash, but when I do hit it well, it goes s far as my backhand and I don't even practice it much.
I started in May 2020 and being a left-handed player with a right handed forehand (make that make sense 🙄) forced me to learn a lot more shot shapes early on. Especially anhyzers and turnovers. I only throw 225-250ft on average so my approach and putting game have been the crux of my play style, particularly because I play wooded courses more often than open courses. Being accurate at the 100-150 range has been vital. Hopefully I can get my distance closer to 275-300 in the next year or so
I also feel like distance should not be an indication of skill. I've been playing since August of last year, but because of my athletic background and understanding of how to use the lower body to generate speed/force, I can throw a Destroyer 400-425. My lack of experience is on full display though when trying to throw a precise 200 ft shot with an aviar or other low-turn disc. Angle and power control are so much more important early on in one's career in my opinion. For reference, I just turned 18, so I've got that going for me :)
I just started playing 3 months ago, first game was horrible at my local course I went +22, now I can do that same course -5. Even did my first tournament a month ago, went from novice to recreational by lunch time. Still have a lot of work to do with figuring out different shots an backhand still needs a lot of work. I basically forehand every throw so far cuz I have no backhand game at all.
I'm a year in, and I know I've improved immensely. The course I play most I started at about +20, and now I regularly shoot even to +3. I can't count the number of times I've thrown a disappointing shot, then realized that it would have been a great shot for me in the not too distant past. It's definitely a journey, and it's just been so enjoyable. My biggest regret is not starting sooner.
feel you, I've been playing alot on this 13 hole course nearby and when me and my friends first started we'd go anything from +15 to +25, now I feel like I've had a bad round as soon as I'm over par, because I know I can and have birdied every hole except one and on top of that my PB is -5 so I'm always reaching for that next PB and anything less feels a little disappointing...
When I started playing disc golf last summer, my max throwing distance was maybe about 250ft and that has gone up to 400ft. My personal course records have gone up by over 30 strokes too, although I do struggle to get under par on technical forest courses, which most of my local courses are. I'm not trying to flex or anything, I'm just saying that anyone can learn to play good in under a year if you dedicate yourself to it! :)
Great vid... you have some of my favorite videos on TH-cam... across all categories... I’m at 11 months playing at this point so this video was very timely.
I would love to see a follow up to this. I have just hit one year and feel I have met those goals. I can get it out to 300 pretty consistently, my putting is a bit better than the expectation and have a few shots coming along. What I would live to see is a year 2 development. Where should I focus? What should I expect? I don't think I am going to get a lot of improvement this year, as I haven't seen much in the last couple of months but what goal should I set? Should I try to reach 400? Should I expect to have a rock solid anny? Should I be lights out at 25 ft?
Great video! I'm one of those who started last summer during covid. It's been about 9mos so far, and I was wondering where my skillz should be. Sounds like I'm doing pretty well by PDGA standards. My youngest plays soccer, and while he's at practice, I'm doing fieldwork if an empty field is available. Also, I was hooked instantly and bought a practice basket for the yard. Now I have two baskets set up 100' from each other and I just throw upshots back and forth.
One good thing living in Finland is that southern part there is tons of great courses for new to professionals :D.. Where I live have like 2-3 newbie courses, 2-3 mediate to advanced within 20 km or so and goign to Hyvinkää have Nummenmäki that was course Finnish Nationals used I believe in 2018.. also 80 km to Tampere Disg Golf Center that pros have hard time to go under par time to time xD (ofc in Tampere DGC have alot of different layouts etc but still )
Hey Robbie, love to see these kinds of videos from you. I feel like you do such a great job expressing that no matter where your skill level is at you shouldn't feel bad. It's something I always look forward to in your videos and why I think you are one of the best beginner disc golf guide channel. Keep up the good work and maybe give us a vlog with some deep dive into your thoughts while attacking the course?
I've technically been playing since 2009 but there have been year long stretches where I did not play in that time. So my skills are all over the place. I live in CLT and yea most courses I've played don't have super long shots so I've never developed distance.(Don't get me wrong there are some really tough, for me, courses around here that want you to throw a 350+ drive every other hole but they are 30+ minutes away from me and I am bad at them so I don't play them) I can reliably throw like 175-225 even from stand still. I recently started watching JoMezPro coverage of the PDGA tournaments and that's made me really get back into the game. My putting is about the only thing I think I'm beyond Recreational level on right now.
Robbie first off, you are awesome! This video meant so much to me. I have been playing for less than a year, as I started Late Summer of last year. A friend got me into disc golf and gave me the "Disc 101" talk, then we hit a small course in Wilsonville, Oregon. Less than a year later, I played Dexter Park in Oregon and ended up getting rated at 836. (PDGA# 142076) Just last month I realized none of my discs were working like I thought they should. I went to the course I first played at and I couldn't hit anything. I was trying to play with the discs I used when I first started. I'm having to learn all my discs over again, and I'm throwing mid-ranges as far as I used to throw distance drivers. Everything you said was right on, and I would love to talk to you about the different phases of learning disc golf. TH-cam channels are a lot of work, so thank you for taking that time and reaching people. You do good work.
I've been watching a lot of your vids recently to improve my game. First I like your videos, good info presented well. And I'd like to emphasize the confidence is huge in gameplay. I can walk up to a 15 foot put and know I got it (about 80% accuracy I'd say). I'll keep working on my game and keep improving. See you out there!
Please do another at year two! There are so many COVID era players who will continue to check in. Love the categories and your way of measuring that is based objectively yet allows for individual variation. Not an easy balance!
Hey, great video as always. As of now, I am some half a year into disc golf, and wanted to share a bit of progress I've had. I play with a couple of my buddies (one who started about the same time as me, and the other has played 6 years I think) and usually we play about 2 rounds every 1-2 days, and that has basically been our pace since maybe February. Distance is something I've wanted to improve on, but had no real way of measuring (except playing I guess). To me now, 50 meters (164ft) is just a simple hyzer, and usually I end up going long. But my most recent round yesterday had me surprised. Disclaimer, only in these past few months I've actually started seeing birdies. In our round yesterday we have a hole which is 107 meters (roughly 350ft) long, into an uphill (not super steep but still noticably higher than the teepad). My game plan on the hole is to throw my Star Roadrunner, recently dubbed my "max distance driver", and throw it somewhere in the middle of the fairway (the basket is to the right, so a backhand hyzer is not really an option). So throw in the middle, and have my disc turn a bit, then have an easy up and down, and get the easy par, Easy!... Except I crushed my drive and landed circle 1... Sink the putt, birdie. That was not the gameplan. If I can simulate that form and that feeling on most of my shots, I have a feeling reaching that 350 ft regularly could happen sooner than later, and I'm super pumped to see real progress! I wanted to share this with you, as so far it feels like one of my bigger milestones in disc golf. To be honest, it still hasn't sunk in that I threw over 100 meters, and I keep checking U disc to make sure that that was the actual length of the hole! Appreciate your videos man! -Finnish fan
I noticed you guys were playing at Inverness, are you in the Birmingham area? I just found your channel and I've been playing for about 2 years. I go to school in Tuscaloosa but I'd love to come play with you guys! I played about 6 years of ultimate (2 at club level) before playing disc golf and at this point it's all about improving my putting and backhand form cause they both still need work. Love the video!
Hey, I enjoy your channel. I’m throwing around 160 ft and I’ve played for a year. My putting is good around 26 ft or less. I feel I should throw further. Sometimes my roll, when it comes off! can be successful. My age is mid 40s unfortunately 😢
My hair looks just like yours! love it. Your vids are awesome. I've been playing for a decade, but never took the game seriously. Decided I'm finally gonna play tourney's this year. First one in June. I don't believe in distance either, but we'll see if I need to care more once I see how I stack up against the competition!
I started last june and have been training hard for in it. I am maxing out 430 ft backhand and 450 forehand, baseball player. If mph numbers help i max out 68 mph on forehand and 63 mph backhand. Putting i got a basket and got some results 20 ft doesn't feel so bad anymore i would say 75% c1x. Modeled my putt after Eagle, Simon, and Calvin. I started off at my very easy local course +17 now my best is -9. Average is -4
Tysm for this video! I learned alot. Im 13, i have been playing for 9months and i throw about my backhands and forehands 210 feet, i really like my forehands. I think my distance is still going quite slow, but this video helped me to understand more.
I've been playing for about 4 years and I've improved a little each year. I would still consider myself are rec player. I went from throwing around 200' to now in around 285'. I was probably 30% from 20ft putting and now I'm about 70% from 20ft. The big thing I've noticed is when I get to play more often I see improvements. When I started I got to play once every week or two. It took me forever to improve. This last year and a half I've been playing at least a couple of rounds a week and I've seen substantial improvements in accuracy, putting, and distance. The second thing I've noticed is when I play with someone better than me I make more improvements. Almost everyone I play with on a regular basis is someone I got started playing. Most of them are ok with just getting out and throwing some plastic and never really work on getting better. When I get to play with my brother who has been playing for 10 years and is 990 rated I always get a little better. He always sees some little thing im doing that I can change or gives me a tip on how to do something a little better. So to make this long story a little longer. If you want to improve, practice and play as often as you can and play with people better than you.
Vid is right on time. 40 yrs old been playimg for a yr an 2mo. max dist backhand is 425 max forehand is 250. I hit 8 out of 10 puts from 20ft. My average score is +5. Been focusing in the Hyzer bomb/dive. I lose confidence when water is in play. I hate losing my fav disc. Thinking of joining amateur league.
I will hit 1 year sometime in July. Played in my first ever tournament in January and my second one will be in a couple days (May 8th) I feel like I have improved a ton. I have hit 350 once and 315 a couple times but most of them are closer to 275. Most of my work right now is on putting.
Great video! Congrats to your friend’s progress. I’ve been playing for a year as well and I have felt great pride in the progress I have made as well. I owe it to you and the other disc golfers sharing tips and the love of the game to newcomers. You are a great teacher and I thank you very much. I love your channel and I’d love to see if you can do a video in the future for how to control the height of your shots and also a video covering how to throw uphill. I noticed in the video, one of your buddies threw a great line that was uphill and curved to the right. I feel like if I were to attempt that, my disc would go straight up and hyzer out. Thanks man
I have been playing for a year and a half and seeing were I should be at gives me so much confidence cause I am a ahead of what I should be at and I thought I wasn’t doing very good! Distance:420-450 Putting c1x: 78%
Great video dude! Myself and a friend started a year ago and this video made me feel good about my progression! Trying to work on throwing forehands; any tips or videos to point me to about that?
I think considering that 99% of the time for this last year I played alone, I'm pretty happy with how far I've come. I've focused a lot on getting a clean release and throwing flat and straight. I've made myself start competing in weekly minis and boy is it humbling to go out and shoot +24 in front of people rather than just not keep score by myself. I think shot selection is by far my worst area, as in I tend to play way too aggressively for my own good, like taking the risky gap over out of bounds instead of taking the safe par play or over/underestimating the distance on approach shots. It's made me realize that there's so much more to the game than just having good form, you gotta have good mental game
My anniversary will be May 3rd. I have had various goals in the past year that I have been able to achieve like throwing over 300 or having a 900 rated round. The areas where I still feel I need work is in putting and forehand throws. My goal for next year is to be able to throw a forehand 150-200 feet with decent accuracy and be able to putt with confidence beyond 15 feet.
been grinding for a year now and seems it's paying off, distance wise I have broken the 400ft barrier a couple times, but I'm usually at around 115m (377ft), I also decided to put in a few hours to really get my putting down recently and after that I've been sinking alot of puts so from 20ft I'd wager I'd sink about 70-80% of my puts, My shot selection is pretty big as well, have discs ranging from overstable to understable in every slot so I can throw forehands, backhands, hyzer-flips, turnovers, hyzers, spike hyzers, thumbers, grenades, and rollers... tbf tho I have a background of sports, started soccer when I was 4, then I started what Americans probably know as olympic handball at 7 and kept playing that untill I was 19, so safe to say I'm used to throwing shit hard and footwork, transferring power through the hips and core, using your arm as a whip, etc. alot of the core concepts are transferable and I think that has helped me alot...
Very excellent video and good to see that group again. Good to see comparisons of their improvement too. I feel like all of your points are very relatable. I’ve only been playing a month or so and I think this is a great snapshot of what to work on and expect.
My son and I started in September 2020. My first round was +32. I now average +7 and have an even round under my belt. I'm 63 years old and have not hit 300' yet. I probably average around 240-260'. Wish I could get a bit more distance but sure am having fun with this game! It's crazy how we've improved incrementally and are now "expecting" to hit shots that we never dreamed of before. Keep tossing! Thanks for the great job Robbie. You're one of my favs.
I am 55 and I have been about 300 after a year on a straight flat plain
@@bodiestevens9845 I'm still working on the "magic number". Currently doing putter only rounds to try and fix some bad habits.
Great improvement!! Practice rollers, I’m a younger guy and that can help anyone get more distance!!
@@mikehampton4453 That's a good idea to make your form more smooth. Be sure to up your QUICKNESS incrementally after you get results in the putter only rounds, because you will need to throw faster to throw farther. I took 10 years off and am now throwing everything farther than ever because I built back the foundation like you are doing.
I dropped 5 strokes on 18 holes when I took some distance off and got more precise with my drivers. Placing it where I want it at 250 twice is better than bombing it 350-400 with a 50/50 chance of being in the hazard. Plus distance doesn't do much on wooded holes.
The confidence is key. I was +2 today going into hole 14. I wasn’t happy about the bogeys but I was having a great time, my game has been coming together. The humidity was insane so I took of my shirt for the first time in my disc golf career then proceeded to throw my first ACE!!!!! After the celebration, nips still out, no pressure at all. Got 4 birdies in the last 5 holes and shot my best round. -4
Wow. This video just made me feel good about where my progress is currently.
same. started 6 months ago and have been practicing like an absolute animal the past few months. also i moved, so i can now walk into my back yard and do field work.
As a recreational player I have been playing on and off for near 15 years (albeit with a few years ago in the middle) and I was stuck at being terrible for so long. I've recently started to actually focus on my game and have made some leaps and bounds. I have to say Robbie your videos are some of the absolute best on TH-cam and I chalk a lot of my improvement up to you, specifically my putting.
This is the first vid from you that I've seen and I don't know how else to say it but you seem to be a really good human being. Simple as that. I will for sure enjoy following your channel. Have a good one, dude. Cheers.
😭😭😭too kind!! Just want to help as many people as possible!
March 21, 2020 I recorded my first round on UDisc ever at my local track (27 over). On June 26, 2021 I shoot my course record, +4, after over 30 rounds (and over 200 more at other courses). Progress is a wonderful and satisfying thing. Putting improvements were the most notable thing for me
Seems like I am in track then. 50 years old and started November 2020. I am maxed out at about 300 ft, but more accurate at about 250 or so. About 60% from 20 ft putting. Forehand is getting better, but I only really can use it well inside 150 feet. The main thing is I am loving it. Love the content Robbie!
Yep! That's me. Just over a year. And I still suck at it! 😂. But having a lot of fun.
Get this man to 5k already 🤘
We did it!! Yall are amazing!!!
ootko jussi kähköselle sukua
10k 💜
Lol this is something I have been wondering for a long time, its funny how the intro is literally how i started playing and practicing (in april 2020 when corona struck) and now 1 year later I've been wondering "has my improvement been good", since I have used a whole ton of time practicing form and putting during this year.
Personally now in a year of practicr for distance i throw 450 feet consistantly and feel confident in my putting, and I can finally score under par rounds on the harder courses of my town. But heck, it has taken hundreds of hours during covid (been a blessing to have this sport at these times though).
So this topic really is so subjective and this video is really good and I'll definetely link this to a couple of friends to motivate them. And props to your friends, they also have improved a whole ton, like damn. Love your content!
I'm a weird case because I've technically been playing for 10 years, but only 4-5 time per year, and always very casually. I only began taking it seriously and putting in practice in November of last year. I probably play as well as someone who's been playing about a year, so I'm always kind of ashamed to tell people I've been playing a decade, haha!
Similar to my situation, I learned at a summer camp as a middle schooler.
I played a handful of times in high school.
I am now 25 and starting back.
The struggle is real.
When I first started playing disc golf around 10 months ago, I couldn’t get my backhands to go more than 100 feet. I felt like I just wasn’t good at the game and almost quit, until my friend who introduced me to it showed me how to throw forehand. It’s been my main form ever since and I can forehand a disc up to 350ft! Recently decided that I needed to learn backhand again if I wanted to be able to hit more kinds of lines. I’ve been working hard over the past 2 months to get my backhands down and I can throw them almost as far as my forehands on a good day. Definitely still got some room for improvement!! My worst area is definitely putting, even 20 footers seem like a lot. I recently bought a practice basket and go out there every day trying to find a good form that works for me. My goal for the summer is to hopefully be able to confidently sink 30-40 footers, though I know it’s gonna take LOTS of work.
I started playing in 2007 and played through 2013,but I took a long break when I moved to a new city. I started playing a lot again just over a year ago. I built my bag from the ground up and started over like I was a new player. I don’t think I’m back to how good I used to be, but I feel like I’m still constantly learning and improving.
I started june of 2020 at my favorite nearby course with friends. Par 58. I was throwing a latitude64 starter set with 0 training. I could drive somewhere between 200-250 and had probably a +10 average.
As of last week I got my PR at the course -3 and have hit a few drives over 400,one of which was 440, with my 165g shryke. Currently also working my forearm mostly with a champion firestorm. Needless to say improvment is different for everybody. Im 34 and not getting any younger but I fell in love with the game!!
Had my first disc golf round on the 26th of February 2021 on the only 20 hole course here in Denmark. I played my first round in +50, now my aberage is +11, great improvement.
WOW, Robbie Lives in the real world! Buddy you always seem to leave a little something for everyone to think about in there Disc Golf adventure!
At 57, just started to play a couple of months ago. Had no idea when I first started how many things are associated with this sport with even the different types of discs alone i.e. types of plastics, mold, flight characteristics, etc. Luckily for me, I live near a challenging Par 3 course that has a practice hole. Most of my time is spent at that practice basket. Am curious what my game will look like in a year. This video is a confidence booster where I can see my game might be at 10 months from now.
I've started in 2013 and STILL hav no distance but the confidence i get better and better results. the mentality is a huge factor and know your discs- I started to have too many discs in my bag today i've have Overstable, "straight" and understable of all disc-category often the same mold. Thet helped me on my way to be the player I am today. Robbie C thanks for all the videos you done feels like you are talking to me (Current Rating: 859 (as of 12-Jul-2022))
I've played 5, maybe 6 rounds of disc golf in the course of a little over a year. With 4 of those being over the past 3 weeks. My first time scoring was last Monday and I finished +21. I finished +19 last Tuesday and +10 today. Technique/ form is what I'm working on most right now, plus finding the discs that work best for me. My putting is pretty in line with a rec player, but distance is where I struggle with the most consistency.
Good on you for speaking about a reality for most players. I have met some people that just 'get it' and can throw 350 to 400 feet within a few months, but that is very exceptional. My take is that if you can throw a consistent 250 feet close to where you want then you are fine, and are probably doing better than most [casual players].
When I teach beginners I try to have them throw putters (because they throw straight) and heavily stress relaxing, not muscling, and follow through (because you shouldn't be hurting yourself out there). I get some resistance cuz usually people want to throw The Big Discs, but when they see what other beginners are doing they generally realize being able to throw a putter around 100 to 150 feet and land where they want is a big part of having fun playing some disc golf.
btw, about 5 years of real experience, complete casual player and self taught and I throw 300 ft on my best days but 250 to 280 consistently.
I´ve gone back to discgolf last 2 months since not been playing for 3-4 years.. gone from approx 240ft drives to 300-315ft last 2 months (standing still).. also found my putting improving..last 2 weeks ive gone from +17 on our local course to doing +5 the other day... all improvement is good improvement
Love watching your videos - you keep us grounded and happy with where we are at. So many videos make us feel like we are sub-par and striving to be a professional...never being comfortable with the in-between. You highlight the little wins and the moments we should all savor more of. I appreciate this greatly.
Look at that form improvement! My 1 year will be next February....boy do I have a long way to go LOL
I'm 14 and I started playing June 2020 I haven't played much in a while but I've started playing a lot in the past 2 weeks there is a course about 5 minutes from our place so I can bike over or my brother will drive over when he wants to play too
Thanx for the awesome vids
Started playing right before COVID last year. Played a local 18 hole course near me, actually played 10 out of the 18 and shot a +24. Went back and played the course after 1 year, played all 18 holes, and shot a +8. Still made some mistakes and it was way windier this time but still scored soooo much better.
I see Mysterium on the background so I press like. Good video too. I've been playing for 5 years now and I'm always thinking about were should I be realistically now. It's a hard thing to measure cause I've lost track of time I've actually seriously tried to get better at the game and not just throwing random rounds here and there.
I really love you channel. You will be getting a huge binge spree though your content.
Just found your channel and I love it! You're like the Bob Ross of Disc Golf
This video really made me feel a whole lot better about my game. 8 months playing and realized I’m not behind at all. Thank you for this video!
I’ve been playing for less than a month so far, and I am absolutely in love with the sport. Was it ever mentioned in the video how often somebody plays a round, assuming a round is 18 holes for a beginner?
Thanks!
1yr anniversary coming up June 29th :) What I've learned:
1.) Drives: A good drive is a good drive. More often than not, if the distance isn't there, the direction isn't either because I had bad balance, I didn't really reach back nice and straight or I tried to overpower. Usually, I'm at around 270-300 ft with a speed 7-9 disc. Outliers are at 320-350. Also, overstable discs only work in headwinds (personal record on level ground, never came close to it again: 375 ft).
2.) Approaches: My forehand is rubbish, and on technical courses, that's a major problem. I usually throw weird-looking anhyzer approaches from 100-120 ft out to leave me with a very makeable putt, if the course allows for it. If not, I'm in trouble (two very shaky jump putts might follow).
3.) Putts: It's all about fitness. When feeling fine, I make about 95% of everything within 16 ft and maybe even 75% up to 23 ft. My "swing" flows nicely, the whole body is involved (my friends make fun of me looking like a ballet dancer), the putts are nose down and misses are automatical tap-ins on the next stroke (they limit my distance though). I even tried working on a step putt, but with that I regularly overshoot the basket. None of 3.) applies for a bad day.
4.) Disc/Shot selection: I know my stuff and I'm actually believe to be able to advise players with a lot more experience and help them improve their game. *cough*
5.) Confidence: Usually lost and gained during warm-up and on tricky holes. Bad days are bad days, and they can start anywhere, including mid-round.
PS: I know a kid that started a year ago and is now winning tournaments averaging 980-rated rounds. It's amazing to watch.
PPS: Thanks for making this encouraging video :)
Thanks Robbie! Started just over a month ago... And to be honest didn't think I'd ever reach 200ft. Kept shanking EVERYTHING. Now I'm hitting super straight lines 300ft+ and my putters around 230 ft! thanks to you and all the other youtubers. :). And my putting increased over 30% thanks to Stokely's video on just throwing it flat and straight haha.
Great video. I started throwing 69 days ago, today. I've already thrown one tournament, next tournament is this coming Saturday, had horrible confidence issues on the first one. I let something someone said to me a week earlier really affect my thought process. I appreciate all of the videos that you put out and the ones like this one really helps me put it all back into perspective.
Been playing for a while but just got into it more this spring
I started in June 2020. I throw about 350 on a max drive, I’m rated 876 and have two top 5’s in rec tourneys. Hoping to get that rating up to 900 soon and move up to intermediate. Your tips have helped a lot, Robbie!
Putting is my weakness haha
I also started in June 2020, and i throw my max drive 220feet. xD
This is some really great stuff. I’ve been playing since early October of last year and I started out +27 on my course that I have in my area and it’s a wooded course. My best game a few weeks back was +9 and I figured out which plastic I like to use when also throwing forehand
Thanks Robbie for your videos, I am now 60 and I started when I was 58, I still cannot throw 300 feet, but I can throw more accurate but still struggle with putting. Keep the vids coming, I’m learning a lot.
I played for years and stayed the same for years until I met someone who took it serious. In 1 year I went from just carrying a couple discs and having 1 throw to carrying a bad, understanding discs, having multiple shots, getting distance, ect.... it's important to have other people who enjoy to play with
I started from the white tees at my normal course a year ago around +8 now im even and my best is -3. Moving to the blues this weekend and going to try and have the same improvements this year.
Interesting stuff, as usual. I’m 60 years old and have been playing about four months. I can consistently get an under stable driver (Leopard3, Roadrunner, Mystere) to 230-250 feet with decent accuracy, and after watching this video I’m thinking I’m doing okay. I recently saw a video about a dude over 100 who still plays daily, so I still have room for improvement. I’ll check back in about 6 months! I’m beginning work on forehand’s and hyzer flips, but only field work so far (not ready for a round just yet).
As usual, thanks for the excellent content.
Literally within the first weeks of playing, I was birdying 4 holes and getting par on the rest using only forearm. I am slowly trying to learn backhand with mostly pars.
I started last august and this August I played my first tournament playing in intermediate division. I did well in the tournament finishing middle of the pack. I’m also 16 so it was really cool to start playing so young!
I've been playing for years but never took it seriously. Went on a trip with a few buddies to play a few PDGA level courses and I'm realizing if I put a little more effort and thought into the practice I am going to have a much better time. Your videos have been very helpful!
Robbie is the #1 hype man
You have great ways of putting things Robbie. Thanks for always supporting your fellow disc golfers and letting people know its ok to be on a journey
I've played on and off for over 20yrs. Blew my shoulder out and recently picked up the bag again. Just got my first basket and within a week I'm sinking 3/10 from circles edge.
I’m 7 months and I throw anywhere from 245 to 280, I can make 6+ puts from 20 feet, can throw good hyzer flip and a decent anhyzer, and am working on learning flex shots, turnover shots, and forehands. The only thing I’m behind on is confidence and mental game, and it is totally holding me back
It's true what they say. Drives for show, putts for dough.
I put distance as high priority because I lived with three avid disc golfers that could all throw over 300 ft when I started, I wanted to be able to throw as far as they did. That was almost three years ago. I now throw way further than all of them, I hit my lines with my discs really well, I'm super confident in my throws, I have a lot of diversity in my game, the only thing I can't do is putt lol. On par 3s, it doesn't matter if it's a 450 ft hole and I get within 25 ft of it, I'll miss my putt 8 times out of 10 which means they can pitch up and we all get pars.
Robbie - you have a way of always making me feeling better about my game, and where I'm at in the game. Kudos to you, bro.
My goal is always to help!!
Robbie,
Thank you so much for your content. I find it both refreshing in how you offer fantastic tips, advice, and guidance for newer players and unique compared to most, if not all, the other disc golf channels out there.
I too am a 1-year(ish) player. When I do experience that “I really thought I’d be playing better by now” feeling I do try to step back and compare current play versus when I started to have a better perspective of my progress. I still struggle on a pro-level course near me because it has two island greens that require 300’ drives, but I’m inching closer to not eating a stroke every time I play them.
If you ever find yourself up in southeast Pennsylvania, hit me up to play together (and maybe make some video content).
Great stuff, Robbie! I guess I'm doing better, I'm about 3 months shy of a year. I'm a simple (old) man that wishes he could throw 300' - 325'. Keep up the great work! My short game is really good.
I'm right at a year in, so this was a perfect video for me. I have a casual Ultimate background, so I didn't start from ground zero, but I'm pretty close to those ranges. Distance might creep over 300 if I get a perfect rip, but generally averages high 200s. Putting is still very much in the experimental phase lol, but seems to be in range. And I love learning new shots and ways to attack a basket.
Some more of getting the next part of the distance will be disc selection (ratings and weight) and the whip from your throw. A nice hard whip will spin your disc more letting it cut through the air and glide more. Ive been playing about a year and a half pretty consistently with friends, ans found thats the next step. Recently hit a 440ft'er. It was 410 to the pin. Missed the bird putt 🤣
First of all, thank you very much for all these videos, really helpful and well told, with the right amount of irony and self-irony. Now I talk about my experience with the flying disc and my interest in disc golf, or at least my interst for the throws in disc golf.
I'm probably a desperate case or perhaps an uninteresting case.
- I'm old, to begin: 57 in May. [I knew early the 'frisbee' in Italy when I was 16 (I used an ultimate disc if I remember well), but then, until 5 years ago I've never touched a disc, and 5 years ago or so I began to use an ultimate disc first with someone, then with no one].
- In my town, for as I know, essentially no one now plays with discs.
- I began to use sometimes, three German disc golf discs (for beginners) with no idea how to throw them. I reached with the 'driver' (now I know it was a quite light 7 6 -2 1 disc, now I think it can be defined as a fairway driver), I could say 65 meters at best with it, few with the others 2, a putter and a midrange.
- only in these last days I'm beginning to understand the basis: the footwork and the straight throws
- anyway I have had at disposal for one month, a door for accuracy, artisanal but well done, with which I make almost every day two or three series of 28 throws from the required positions (results with ultimate discs: an average of 8/28)
- and from a couple of years I'm playing a Discathon course in the park at my disposal (using alternatively the Ultimate discs and the disc golf ones) (1 km and something like 20 - 25 'obstacles' - some similar to the passages of disc golf courses, for example some lanes, or trees to get around)
- I have three hernias on the disc (for now, differently from last year, not painful)
- I'm seriously interested in improve at least at a decent level (also under amateurs) the throws with the golf discs. I recently brought an Innova Vulcan - a driver that I can throw at 60 meters, very poorly - and a Zaphyr for the accuracy - to which I'll add others 4 Zephyrs for accuracy discipline. I'm thinking to buy 2 other putters, 2 other midranges, and one more fairway driver.
- my program for the moment is to learn the footwork and the straight throws,
but I don't know clearly what path to follow for improving the use of discs for disc golf (I don't have a basket, and for the moment I cannot buy one)
Your videos are gold. Thank you.
I've been playing for just about a year now. Something that has helped me is visualizing my shot before I throw, then doing my best to recreate my imagined line. Also, I play a lot with my wife, and we don't keep score. If I ignore the score, I can go for every shot without fear.
Great tips and vid Robbie. I think other players that may be playing longer pointing out peoples progress really helps because it helps build confidence and helps folks realize they are improving.
Such a good video. I guess am in good shape. I have put so much work into my backhand though and am surprised that I am not better. I did add about 50 to 60 feet since the fall. I am reworking my form now though basically doing everything super slow. I am probably around 270 to 280. All I care about distance wise is being able to reach most holes. My forehand is trash, but when I do hit it well, it goes s far as my backhand and I don't even practice it much.
I started in May 2020 and being a left-handed player with a right handed forehand (make that make sense 🙄) forced me to learn a lot more shot shapes early on. Especially anhyzers and turnovers. I only throw 225-250ft on average so my approach and putting game have been the crux of my play style, particularly because I play wooded courses more often than open courses. Being accurate at the 100-150 range has been vital. Hopefully I can get my distance closer to 275-300 in the next year or so
I believe!!!
9:49 That throw in was awesome and made me wanna go get some practice in
I also feel like distance should not be an indication of skill. I've been playing since August of last year, but because of my athletic background and understanding of how to use the lower body to generate speed/force, I can throw a Destroyer 400-425. My lack of experience is on full display though when trying to throw a precise 200 ft shot with an aviar or other low-turn disc. Angle and power control are so much more important early on in one's career in my opinion. For reference, I just turned 18, so I've got that going for me :)
I'm a noob and am so thankful for your incites into this awesome sports.
Jesus Michael! You a madman, boy!
I just started playing 3 months ago, first game was horrible at my local course I went +22, now I can do that same course -5. Even did my first tournament a month ago, went from novice to recreational by lunch time. Still have a lot of work to do with figuring out different shots an backhand still needs a lot of work. I basically forehand every throw so far cuz I have no backhand game at all.
I'm a year in, and I know I've improved immensely. The course I play most I started at about +20, and now I regularly shoot even to +3. I can't count the number of times I've thrown a disappointing shot, then realized that it would have been a great shot for me in the not too distant past. It's definitely a journey, and it's just been so enjoyable. My biggest regret is not starting sooner.
feel you, I've been playing alot on this 13 hole course nearby and when me and my friends first started we'd go anything from +15 to +25, now I feel like I've had a bad round as soon as I'm over par, because I know I can and have birdied every hole except one and on top of that my PB is -5 so I'm always reaching for that next PB and anything less feels a little disappointing...
When I started playing disc golf last summer, my max throwing distance was maybe about 250ft and that has gone up to 400ft. My personal course records have gone up by over 30 strokes too, although I do struggle to get under par on technical forest courses, which most of my local courses are. I'm not trying to flex or anything, I'm just saying that anyone can learn to play good in under a year if you dedicate yourself to it! :)
Great vid... you have some of my favorite videos on TH-cam... across all categories... I’m at 11 months playing at this point so this video was very timely.
I would love to see a follow up to this. I have just hit one year and feel I have met those goals. I can get it out to 300 pretty consistently, my putting is a bit better than the expectation and have a few shots coming along.
What I would live to see is a year 2 development. Where should I focus? What should I expect? I don't think I am going to get a lot of improvement this year, as I haven't seen much in the last couple of months but what goal should I set? Should I try to reach 400? Should I expect to have a rock solid anny? Should I be lights out at 25 ft?
Great video! I'm one of those who started last summer during covid. It's been about 9mos so far, and I was wondering where my skillz should be. Sounds like I'm doing pretty well by PDGA standards. My youngest plays soccer, and while he's at practice, I'm doing fieldwork if an empty field is available. Also, I was hooked instantly and bought a practice basket for the yard. Now I have two baskets set up 100' from each other and I just throw upshots back and forth.
Yes , let’s see the rematch. Interesting to see where everyone is and what improvements have happened and maybe a little discussion on them.
One good thing living in Finland is that southern part there is tons of great courses for new to professionals :D.. Where I live have like 2-3 newbie courses, 2-3 mediate to advanced within 20 km or so and goign to Hyvinkää have Nummenmäki that was course Finnish Nationals used I believe in 2018.. also 80 km to Tampere Disg Golf Center that pros have hard time to go under par time to time xD (ofc in Tampere DGC have alot of different layouts etc but still )
Hey Robbie, love to see these kinds of videos from you. I feel like you do such a great job expressing that no matter where your skill level is at you shouldn't feel bad. It's something I always look forward to in your videos and why I think you are one of the best beginner disc golf guide channel. Keep up the good work and maybe give us a vlog with some deep dive into your thoughts while attacking the course?
Can do!! Hoping to do that with the Idlewild round!
@@RobbieCDiscgolf That sounds super exciting, Idelwild would be perfect for that.
I've technically been playing since 2009 but there have been year long stretches where I did not play in that time. So my skills are all over the place. I live in CLT and yea most courses I've played don't have super long shots so I've never developed distance.(Don't get me wrong there are some really tough, for me, courses around here that want you to throw a 350+ drive every other hole but they are 30+ minutes away from me and I am bad at them so I don't play them) I can reliably throw like 175-225 even from stand still. I recently started watching JoMezPro coverage of the PDGA tournaments and that's made me really get back into the game. My putting is about the only thing I think I'm beyond Recreational level on right now.
Thanks for this. I took it up
3 months ago. Working on that damn backhand.
Robbie first off, you are awesome! This video meant so much to me. I have been playing for less than a year, as I started Late Summer of last year. A friend got me into disc golf and gave me the "Disc 101" talk, then we hit a small course in Wilsonville, Oregon. Less than a year later, I played Dexter Park in Oregon and ended up getting rated at 836. (PDGA# 142076) Just last month I realized none of my discs were working like I thought they should. I went to the course I first played at and I couldn't hit anything. I was trying to play with the discs I used when I first started. I'm having to learn all my discs over again, and I'm throwing mid-ranges as far as I used to throw distance drivers. Everything you said was right on, and I would love to talk to you about the different phases of learning disc golf. TH-cam channels are a lot of work, so thank you for taking that time and reaching people. You do good work.
Robbie you are so encouraging and provide amazing content. This is very informative!
I've been watching a lot of your vids recently to improve my game. First I like your videos, good info presented well. And I'd like to emphasize the confidence is huge in gameplay. I can walk up to a 15 foot put and know I got it (about 80% accuracy I'd say). I'll keep working on my game and keep improving. See you out there!
Please do another at year two! There are so many COVID era players who will continue to check in. Love the categories and your way of measuring that is based objectively yet allows for individual variation. Not an easy balance!
Hey, great video as always. As of now, I am some half a year into disc golf, and wanted to share a bit of progress I've had. I play with a couple of my buddies (one who started about the same time as me, and the other has played 6 years I think) and usually we play about 2 rounds every 1-2 days, and that has basically been our pace since maybe February. Distance is something I've wanted to improve on, but had no real way of measuring (except playing I guess). To me now, 50 meters (164ft) is just a simple hyzer, and usually I end up going long. But my most recent round yesterday had me surprised. Disclaimer, only in these past few months I've actually started seeing birdies.
In our round yesterday we have a hole which is 107 meters (roughly 350ft) long, into an uphill (not super steep but still noticably higher than the teepad). My game plan on the hole is to throw my Star Roadrunner, recently dubbed my "max distance driver", and throw it somewhere in the middle of the fairway (the basket is to the right, so a backhand hyzer is not really an option). So throw in the middle, and have my disc turn a bit, then have an easy up and down, and get the easy par, Easy!... Except I crushed my drive and landed circle 1... Sink the putt, birdie. That was not the gameplan. If I can simulate that form and that feeling on most of my shots, I have a feeling reaching that 350 ft regularly could happen sooner than later, and I'm super pumped to see real progress!
I wanted to share this with you, as so far it feels like one of my bigger milestones in disc golf. To be honest, it still hasn't sunk in that I threw over 100 meters, and I keep checking U disc to make sure that that was the actual length of the hole!
Appreciate your videos man!
-Finnish fan
That is some awesome progress!! I belie e you can hit that distance benchmark easily! Let me know if I can do anything to help with that!!
I noticed you guys were playing at Inverness, are you in the Birmingham area? I just found your channel and I've been playing for about 2 years. I go to school in Tuscaloosa but I'd love to come play with you guys! I played about 6 years of ultimate (2 at club level) before playing disc golf and at this point it's all about improving my putting and backhand form cause they both still need work. Love the video!
Hey, I enjoy your channel. I’m throwing around 160 ft and I’ve played for a year. My putting is good around 26 ft or less. I feel I should throw further. Sometimes my roll, when it comes off! can be successful. My age is mid 40s unfortunately 😢
My hair looks just like yours! love it. Your vids are awesome. I've been playing for a decade, but never took the game seriously. Decided I'm finally gonna play tourney's this year. First one in June. I don't believe in distance either, but we'll see if I need to care more once I see how I stack up against the competition!
Great video, Robbie!
I started last june and have been training hard for in it. I am maxing out 430 ft backhand and 450 forehand, baseball player. If mph numbers help i max out 68 mph on forehand and 63 mph backhand. Putting i got a basket and got some results 20 ft doesn't feel so bad anymore i would say 75% c1x. Modeled my putt after Eagle, Simon, and Calvin.
I started off at my very easy local course +17 now my best is -9. Average is -4
After 4months i threw 400ft, my first round in my home course were like +20, now its -1. Putting has become way more better than when i first started.
Tysm for this video! I learned alot. Im 13, i have been playing for 9months and i throw about my backhands and forehands 210 feet, i really like my forehands. I think my distance is still going quite slow, but this video helped me to understand more.
If you are ever in Tampa love to get a round in love the content been playing about 3 mths
I've been playing for about 4 years and I've improved a little each year. I would still consider myself are rec player. I went from throwing around 200' to now in around 285'. I was probably 30% from 20ft putting and now I'm about 70% from 20ft. The big thing I've noticed is when I get to play more often I see improvements. When I started I got to play once every week or two. It took me forever to improve. This last year and a half I've been playing at least a couple of rounds a week and I've seen substantial improvements in accuracy, putting, and distance. The second thing I've noticed is when I play with someone better than me I make more improvements. Almost everyone I play with on a regular basis is someone I got started playing. Most of them are ok with just getting out and throwing some plastic and never really work on getting better. When I get to play with my brother who has been playing for 10 years and is 990 rated I always get a little better. He always sees some little thing im doing that I can change or gives me a tip on how to do something a little better. So to make this long story a little longer. If you want to improve, practice and play as often as you can and play with people better than you.
Vid is right on time. 40 yrs old been playimg for a yr an 2mo. max dist backhand is 425 max forehand is 250. I hit 8 out of 10 puts from 20ft. My average score is +5. Been focusing in the Hyzer bomb/dive. I lose confidence when water is in play. I hate losing my fav disc. Thinking of joining amateur league.
My first year of disc golf (2) first, (1)second, (2) thirds . I never played as a beginner. Played as a advanced player. Not to shabby
I will hit 1 year sometime in July. Played in my first ever tournament in January and my second one will be in a couple days (May 8th) I feel like I have improved a ton. I have hit 350 once and 315 a couple times but most of them are closer to 275. Most of my work right now is on putting.
Great video! Congrats to your friend’s progress. I’ve been playing for a year as well and I have felt great pride in the progress I have made as well. I owe it to you and the other disc golfers sharing tips and the love of the game to newcomers. You are a great teacher and I thank you very much. I love your channel and I’d love to see if you can do a video in the future for how to control the height of your shots and also a video covering how to throw uphill. I noticed in the video, one of your buddies threw a great line that was uphill and curved to the right. I feel like if I were to attempt that, my disc would go straight up and hyzer out. Thanks man
Definitely can film a video on that!!
This was super helpful!
I have been playing for a year and a half and seeing were I should be at gives me so much confidence cause I am a ahead of what I should be at and I thought I wasn’t doing very good! Distance:420-450 Putting c1x: 78%
Love the video Robbie. Thank you
Great video dude! Myself and a friend started a year ago and this video made me feel good about my progression! Trying to work on throwing forehands; any tips or videos to point me to about that?
If you head to my videos I made a video on forehands!! Hope it helps! Happy to help answer extra questions!
I’ve started exactly the same time as you
I think considering that 99% of the time for this last year I played alone, I'm pretty happy with how far I've come. I've focused a lot on getting a clean release and throwing flat and straight. I've made myself start competing in weekly minis and boy is it humbling to go out and shoot +24 in front of people rather than just not keep score by myself.
I think shot selection is by far my worst area, as in I tend to play way too aggressively for my own good, like taking the risky gap over out of bounds instead of taking the safe par play or over/underestimating the distance on approach shots. It's made me realize that there's so much more to the game than just having good form, you gotta have good mental game
My anniversary will be May 3rd. I have had various goals in the past year that I have been able to achieve like throwing over 300 or having a 900 rated round. The areas where I still feel I need work is in putting and forehand throws. My goal for next year is to be able to throw a forehand 150-200 feet with decent accuracy and be able to putt with confidence beyond 15 feet.
been grinding for a year now and seems it's paying off, distance wise I have broken the 400ft barrier a couple times, but I'm usually at around 115m (377ft), I also decided to put in a few hours to really get my putting down recently and after that I've been sinking alot of puts so from 20ft I'd wager I'd sink about 70-80% of my puts, My shot selection is pretty big as well, have discs ranging from overstable to understable in every slot so I can throw forehands, backhands, hyzer-flips, turnovers, hyzers, spike hyzers, thumbers, grenades, and rollers...
tbf tho I have a background of sports, started soccer when I was 4, then I started what Americans probably know as olympic handball at 7 and kept playing that untill I was 19, so safe to say I'm used to throwing shit hard and footwork, transferring power through the hips and core, using your arm as a whip, etc. alot of the core concepts are transferable and I think that has helped me alot...