Dear Scott,
Does the disc go farther throwing
side arm or the back hand way? Which way do you
throw?
Jon Bevins
Lone Lake Park
Minnetonka, MN
Jon,
Backhand will fly a lot further for me than the
sidearm. I recently broke the sidearm distance record
by throwing 518 feet. This is almost 200 feet off my
backhand record.
I throw both the sidearm and backhand equally on the
course. What I do is look for the most open route and
use the shot that will allow me to throw with hyzer.
Having both shots is so useful for me because I almost
never have to throw the more difficult turnover route.
Dear Scott,
What is your opinion on the drastic increase
of new discs on the market. It seems that every
month or so, a new disc is produced and touted as
the "longest" or "most durable" disc ever made. Is
this a good thing or are the manufacturers flooding
the disc community with unnecessary additions?
Jason Kimbell
Redan Park
Atlanta, GA
Jason,
I definitely think it's great that there are so many
new discs on the market. I know it is a little easier
on me because I don't have to pay to keep up with
everything, but even if I wasn't sponsored I would buy
every new disc I saw. I think that one on the
universal rules of golf is that everyone thinks the
new disc will make them play better or throw further.
If we were playing ball golf I'm sure it would be the
same with the exception being that there aren't many
new golf clubs out there for $9.95.
Many new discs are better as well. Technology keeps
improving and hopefully will continue to for some time
to come. I don't for a minute think we've seen the
limits to what can be done with a plastic disc.
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What Goes Farther: Backhand Or Sidearm?
