thumb placement during a backhand throw. The study examined 24 disc golf players, divided into two skill levels based on their Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) ratings. The novice group ...

Disc golf, a sport that blends precision and ... Players primarily rely on two throwing styles: backhand and forehand. Backhand throws, where the disc is pulled across the body, dominate ...

When Zachary Lindsey, a physicist at Berry College in Georgia, decided to run an experiment on how to get the best speed and torque while playing disc golf (aka Frisbee golf), he had no trouble ...

backhand throw: Lizotte is a German professional disc golfer who previously held the world record for longest throw of a disc at 903.9 feet in 2016. Lizotte has five Disc Golf Pro Tour wins ...

There are many factors—from the weight and style of the disc to wind to arm speed—that affect the trajectory. But basically, if a right-handed person throws a backhand (the most common throw) and ...

RHBH: A right-handed, backhand throw. • Stability: How straight the disc flies during a throw. • Ace: Like a “hole-in-one” in traditional golf, achieved by making the basket on the first d ...

Disc golf scoring mirrors that of traditional golf. Each throw counts as a stroke ... A player teeing off with a backhand gets a running start, employing an X-step, stepping behind with the left foot ...

Disc golf is played like traditional golf but ... The most common is the right hand, backhand throw, but forehand and overhead shots are also common. • Experiment with the styles.

While a backhand is the most popular throw for both, with a Frisbee, it’s “a wrist toss,” Mr. Ganz explained, whereas “disc golf requires a fast whipping action of your arm.” Mr. Kamp li ...

THIS DISC GOLF COURSE IN URBANDALE IS ... "I think it's my ability to throw every shot in the game," he said. "The backhand throw. The forehand throw. And I'm really known for my putting as ...