Gatekeeper Resolutions Day 19: Using A Soft Anhyzer Release For Controlled Upshots
Day 19! Ooh, ooh, a mini version of what we did yesterday! Today we’re going to practice throwing upshots so that they land flat. The same way that a distance shot is optimally on an anhyzer or turnover angle for most of its flight, in order to make a putter upshot land without a whole lot of speed, we want it to get back to a fading or hyzering angle just at the end. So grab a partner and a soft putter, and stand an upshot-distance away from each other.
Throw as many shots as you have time for. The objective is to make it easy for your partner to catch. Unlike an Ultrastar or other ultimate disc, golf discs are easiest to catch when they come in slowly. And unlike a basket, your partner can move around a little bit to “hide” your mistakes. So do your best to make your buddy move as little as possible. When they’re catching, ideally the disc is pretty close to flat and moving slowly–now we’re trying to hit that stall speed, simulating that if it was a basket, you wouldn’t be overthrowing it by very far.
You “win” the game when you can reliably hit your partner with very simple, slow action, and then apply the same kind of thing to upshots–even if you’re not trying to make it, you can land slowly near the basket.
Written By Andrew Fish, PDGA 58320
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