The x-step is the footwork pattern that builds momentum before a backhand throw. It’s how you turn a standstill drive into a full-power drive. It’s also one of those things that looks complicated when you watch it, feels awkward when you first try it, and then eventually becomes automatic. Getting there takes practice, but the […]
The X-Step Explained Without Making It Weird Read More »
So your drives keep doing this thing where they shoot up, hang in the air for a second, and then just… dump. Fade hard left way earlier than they should. Die about 200 feet out when you felt like you threw it pretty well. And you’re thinking maybe the disc is too overstable. Or maybe
Why Your Disc Nose-Dives (And How to Fix It in Like 10 Minutes) Read More »
I live in Oregon. It rains here from roughly October through June. Not constantly, but enough that there are long stretches where going to the course sounds miserable. Cold, wet, muddy, discs slip out of your hand weird, shoes get destroyed. Some people play through all of it. I admire those people. I am not
Off-Season Training: What to Do When You Can’t Play (Or Won’t) Read More »
I need to start with an admission: I don’t practice putting enough. I know I should. I tell other people to practice putting all the time. I’ve written about how putting is the highest-ROI skill improvement for most amateurs. And then I go home and throw drivers in my backyard because it’s more fun, and
The 15-Minute Putting Routine I Hate But Do Anyway Read More »
