The 5 best UPSHOT TIPS from Paul McBeth (5x World Champion) | Disc Golf Tutorial

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upshots are one of the most important parts of the game but many players struggle getting it close I'm gonna show you how to never miss a circle again before we get too specific I have to say first practice get out into a field at the stack of straight-flying putters mid and throw them out of target do it again and again and again and again and again get out as often as you can throw Heiser Anheuser skye Heiser straight all different distances four hands back and everything being confident comes with enormous amounts of practice none of the following tips can replace the benefit of daily practice so your tee shot is over now you're staring down the basket and hoping your upshot leaves you an easy tap-in the trajectory of your round can drastically change depending on how you handle up shots now first things first assess your line clear out anything dead and unattached check your run-up if the footing is tricky take your time walking through your shot slowly and find the confidence you need before rushing to throw as long as you aren't distracting your card mates all this can be done while others are throwing remember you are there to execute and compete as much as you are to have fun next assess wind and distance think about how long the hole is if the hole is 500 feet and you know you got about 300 feet off the tee from your drive then the only of 200 feet left think about the wind if you have a tailwind then that 200 feet is going to play more like 175 feet if you have a headwind that 200 will play more like 225 think about how the wind will lift or smash down your disc nose up for headwind nose down for tailwind use height to adjust distance if you are worried about throwing it too long put more height on it if you are worried about coming up short keep it a little lower of course keep all variables in lines and don't move on until you're confident next commit to a landing zone find where you want your disc to land what's the distance you are most confident when putting 20 feet 30 feet well that means that most of the time you will have a landing zone of 40...