I just took a lesson with this guy and I would highly suggest doing the same if you’re wanting to throw better and further. I’m not going to name names, but I’ve taken lessons with 5 top pros and I got more out of my lesson with Clint than I did with the pros. I feel the pros hold back on giving all their information because there livelihood is on the line. Clint is just a dude who loves the game and is willing to help the best he can. I think the fact that he’s a powerlifting coach helps tremendously. He knows how the body works.

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

Wow. Thanks man.

Share this one up boys. NEEDS to be heard. Especially for those of us with a desk job!

Amazing video. You took something nobody else has mentioned and broke it down so simply. Disc Golf Gold

Technique instruction from a strength coach who can point out the what/why/how of muscle engagement is another level of instruction that this game sorely needs. I took a bassoon lesson in college after having 10 years of pretty serious playing experience. The entire lesson was about being a "small muscle athlete" while playing a wind instrument and it was pound for pound the best lesson I've ever had. Everyone said "Oh your endurance will improve as you practice more." which is kind of true? But, my endurance doubled in a month after I learned how to properly isolate, warm up, and stretch the muscles I used while playing. Absolutely love the values you're focusing on when building a backhand!

I don't see any other coaches talking about the active back muscles limiting the ability to brace. This is foundational stuff to know. It directly applies to me!! It is also tangible for anyone to begin assessing their form by how their muscles are engaged from core to back. I love it! In the future, people should say less things like "start the lawnmower" and more stuff along these lines!!

Just recently discovered this by myself and started practicing it, and having you put words and details on it is just fantastic. Thank you for the video, very well described, gonna look out after this in many a circumstance.

Great video and breakdown! I've consumed a lot of powerlifting/oly form content, body positioning is so important in addressing potential strength leaks during the lifts. I really like that approach in diagnosing issues in the backhand, especially addressing the downstream effects the torso angle can have on the brace and pull through timing. What I thought was an issue with my plant foot brace was actually an issue with my torso position. I was raising my torso up as I pulled through (almost fully upright) causing my weight to shift away from my brace foot. Lots of missing my line late, or compensating and releasing early. Your tutorials are great overall, but this type of analysis is my favorite and most valuable to self taught golfers like myself! :)

OMG. WOW! this is a game changer for everything I do

Great advice. Thanks.

More great advice! Love the results Im already feeling from the workout and form changes Ive got from you. Thank you and keep it up!

I think one of my biggest problems is wanting to standup towards the end of my throw. I just need to focus on my follow thru and stop being so anxious to stand to see the disc. Great stuff!

Thanks you. I started off rounding but felt that I fixed that. This is definitely an issue. I go down and then come back up at the end. When I tell myself to stop watching the disc, it helps. I am now confident that my weak abs are a bigger problem. I still throw so much anhyzer without trying.

New video, super excited!

This is me 100%, I have trouble even when I know I'm doing it and trying not to. Even with that, my throwing has been way more consistent since following your form tips. Thanks for these videos

Thanks for this video. I needed this badly.

We need to train together sometime bro. I love this stuff! I have a video on something similar about rotational muscles in our upper body. Getting ready to do a coil video too! I'll definitely reference this! Great job!

Yesterday I threw my first throws in +4 months after a long winter break, I have been going to the gym ALOT in the winter so I just assumed I don't need any proper warmup and can start throwing like I used to (Stupid, I know). Ooooh boy was I wrong, got immediate lower back pain after just like 10-15mins of throwing and I couldnt figure out why my hyzers felt so absolute awkward. Spend all of today searching random vids for lower back stretching and strengthening and found this absolute GEM of a disc golf video/channel. Basically you described my situation exactly, I been doing all these exercises, machines etc. in the gym to gain strength in well.. everywhere else then the front core/abs lol. I never understood how important the front core is for my throws, I just assumed I needed a strong back because well, I always got little back pain after throwing lol. Well now I have a strengthened back but a super noodle 0 strength front core. And I cant throw without gaining almost immediate back pain because my abs are just asleep. Time to spend the next month focusing on fixing this, thank you for this video, you probably saved me a lot of future pain and my disc golf season.

That’s exactly what I do!

In my experience, this anterior pelvic tilt is at the root of a lot of back pain in general. So not only can we have a better backhand, we can feel a lot better day to day after correcting it. Thanks man, I love that you have touched on this issue.

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

Totally! My goal is to try to show people if you get the body moving correctly, the throw is SO much easier to manage and you don't need 100 cues to compensate with!

Coach Blitz: Turning on YOUR abs since 2024! Really good content, Sir. Thanks for bringing some body knowledge into the conversation. I've seen this issue in clients as well and now I have more ammo and awareness to help them work through it. And I think this helps me correctly ID this issue as more fundamental than other DG specific form mechanics. Great vid!

@_TDG

4 ай бұрын

Next: how to bridge the gap from strength and activation training to throws?

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

Working on it man! One step at a time!

@_TDG

4 ай бұрын

word! I'm asking because I dont know... send help! @@BlitzDG

Holy guacamole, I needed to hear this. I always have felt my swing plane is not what I think. Seems the promblem is much more fundamental. Thank you!

Thank goodness I found your channel

Only a few seconds in and I already felt personally attacked! 😂 Off to my videos to confirm, but I suspect I’m going to find this position. Great info. More core workouts for stronger abs. Added to the list!

@twofifty6

4 ай бұрын

Actually it’s not too bad in my throw but I’m curious if you are firing your abs the entire time in your throw. Before you reach back, are you already squeezing your abs (and continuing that throughout the entire throw), or are you waiting until you’re in the pocket before you activate them?

I think this is especially prevalent when people (=me) try to throw anhyzers. 'Leaning the torso back' promotes the duckbutt posture - and ironically it also F's up your angle control. Ive tried to anhyzer so many times where it comes out flat/hyzer even though i exaggerate the motion with my body, cause my retracted shoulders are giving me t-rex arms that cant really do anything but hyzer.

Dude I 100% have this problem. As soon as I saw this video and focused tigtening my abs during the throw I got 10m (30 feet) more distance and my launch angle got better too because I have had this problem that I throw too high shots accidentally. It's because of extending my body too straight at the end of the throw.

@BlitzDG

Ай бұрын

Nice work buddy!

my problem is taht i dont know what a brace is or how i get it

Do you pre-emptively try to activate your core muscles when throwing hard, or do you just let it happen as it does?

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

Im not mentally thinking about activating my core, but I do ensure I am a bit nose over toes.

I've noticed that I do this due to a lower back injury and poor core strength. I'll try doing those exercises. Do you have a suggestion of how many sets and reps to do for a beginner? Any other exercises or practices I should consider?

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

It's pretty low intensity and your abs are pretty good at handling volume so I would say just listen to your body and frequency is key!

When throwing, would you rely to the workout or would you use some cues to not extend lowerback?

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

I'd start by kind of combining building the strength with cueing staying forward on your toes to start. Don't go max power while trying to implement something your body isn't used to!

I really feel like this is the one thing holding me back and it’s very hard to not straighten my back.

i hope theres a photo of me throwing as a DONT! :)

@BlitzDG

4 ай бұрын

😂

@Nolast12503

4 ай бұрын

In the minds of everyone on the discord... you're in this in spirit! 😉

Had me until you started talking about bracing. There’s too much of that junk floating around the internet.