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Brodie Smith Talks About the Transition from Ultimate to Disc Golf
Brodie Smith shares his insights on transitioning from Ultimate to Disc Golf in this exclusive interview. The pro talks about the key differences between the two sports, specifically highlighting the unique throwing styles required for each. He reveals how he overcame a difficult hurdle with his backhand throws, and shares his progress in mastering a consistent nose-down approach. Brodie also discusses his goals for consistency and accuracy in his forehand throws, aiming to achieve precise distance control and narrow differentials between shots. With expertise from a top-level athlete, this video provides valuable insights for disc golfers looking to improve their skills and transition to the sport.
Watch Brodie Smith transition from Ultimate to professional disc golf, sharing insights, expert tips & behind-the-scenes stories.
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so yeah transitioning from like ultimate and disc golf we had a few people actually asking us this before you ever came on the podcast what have you noticed kind of like the difference between the two styles of throws has been the hardest thing to adjust I think I think the hardest thing is the nose-down okay yeah that's that's the hardest thing I I feel like I have it on my backhand now consistently but it did take me quite a while I would say probably took me a month a month to maybe a month and a half of being able to consistently do it every throw where now I don't even think about I need to throw it nose-down I just do it mm-hmm the forehand you can get away with a lot more throwing putters and mids but going up to the next speeds the fairway drivers and the drivers that's where I I feel like I made a breakthrough yesterday during my fuel work session so I'm pretty happy with that but now it's like I consistently have to be able to do it like I do at my back-end right where I don't have that now you know the main the main goal is you know you throw ten back ends with the same disc you want them to roughly all be I would say anywhere from like thirty you want the differential of distance to be like thirty feet now whether it's left and right that's something else but you don't want the difference distance wise to be drast where forehand you know I might throw a forehand 415 feet but then I also might throw the next one 310 based off of the nose angles so that's what I'm trying to figure that out to where at least I get the distance all consistent and then from there you can start trying to get the left-to-right miss and on a more narrow differential I figured out
