If you are not an especially competitive individual, playing disc golf will be enjoyable for the simple fact that it gives you the opportunity to get outside on a pleasant afternoon, walking around and enjoying the outdoors; if you are competitive, however, part of enjoying disc golf will be actually getting (at least decently) good at it! And as far as “getting good at disc golf” goes, the biggest part will be getting good at throwing your driver; throwing a disc golf driver is not difficult, but it will certainly be important for you to know what you are doing.
The first thing for you to practice is holding the disc perfectly flat and your arms perfectly straight; if you have ever thrown a frisbee at the beach or at the park, you have probably curled your arm into your body and then thrown it outward, but with a disc golf driver, you will get much better results (as far as both distance and accuracy) if you practice keeping your arms straight at all times.
When you are about to throw your driver, start out a few steps back on the “tee,” with your throwing shoulder pointed in the direction you are hoping to throw; with the disc held flat and your arms stretched out straight, step behind your throwing leg with your non throwing leg, then use this movement to propel you forward as you fling the disc out onto the course.
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One of the big mistakes people make when trying to improve their disc golf drive is trying to throw the disc for distance before they learn how to consistently throw it straight; early on in your practice, make sure you are able to throw the disc straight every time, and once you reach this point, you can start working on using the same motion, but with more power, in order to throw the disc farther.
Once you follow these tips to improve your disc golf drive, you will be able to consistently hit the course and play well – and of course, this will cause your disc golf experience to be a whole lot more enjoyable!
