How To Throw A Thumber | Brodie Smith
Brodie Smith breaks down the technique of throwing a Thumber in this instructional video. A Thumber is the opposite motion of a Hammer throw, requiring a distinct grip and arm motion to achieve maximum power and control. With a focus on upper body mechanics, Brodie shares his expert advice on how to generate force and speed from the shoulders and arms alone. He also delves into the subtleties of flight path and disc trajectory, explaining how to optimize the angle of attack for a desired landing position. By studying the technique and principles outlined by world-class athlete Brodie Smith, viewers can improve their own throwing skills and achieve greater success in this dynamic and technically demanding sport.
Watch Brodie Smith's expert tips on throwing a thumber in disc golf. Improve your technique & elevate your game.
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what's up guys today we're going to talk about the thummer okay it's basically the opposite to the Hammer the hammer is going to come in left to right most of the time the thummer you're going to throw it on the opposite shoulder and it's going to come in right to left the grip that you need to do with the thummer okay some people they like when they have the thumb here they like to close their fist like this I find it really difficult to get a lot of snap on the disc a lot of power so when I throw it I kind of shift my index finger up a little bit onto the rim and then the other three fingers are kind of into a close fist type of like that the thummer is a very upper body specific type of throw you're not going to be really using a lot of your lower body to generate power the arm motion for a thummer what's going to happen is you're going to throw it on your right side of your shoulder okay a hammer if you remember you came over top of your head a thummer you're going to keep it all over by your right ear it's very similar to a throw in football okay you're going to bring it back here and then you're going to come through with your elbow lead with your elbow snap your elbow snap your wrist at the same time the lower body to get a little bit extra power you're just going to do the same thing kind of like in a forehand throw where you start back and you go through same type of thing okay you're going to start back and as you go you're going to go through turn your hips turn your shoulders and really snap so now we're going to talk about the flight path of a thumb okay most flight paths are going to come in from a right to left and again the more vertical you keep the disc the more exaggerated that flight path's going to be so if I really want the disc coming right to left I'm going to keep it vertical I'm going to throw it out to the right and it's going to drift over to the left if I want the disc coming more...
