Left, Right, or Ambidexterous

[Ven Vardin]

I heard NEFA had a righties vs lefties competition. There are so many more right handed people this does not seem like a fair contest. And as usual the ambidextrous people get ignored completely. And what about people that only use 1 throw? There are a lot of mono-throw BH people. There are even some mono-throw FH folks. Probably more total mono-throwers than multi-throwers.

I can throw over 30 different grips using either hand or foot. I will use whichever the situation calls for. I have been using left hand throws more and more since although they spin the same way as some right hand throws the flight pattern is different. The space needed for launch is also different.

Then I started thinking about two hand grips. In ball golf and baseball the power from a two handed right hand swing comes from the left hand. Batting right handed is very similar to throwing a disc LHBH. And a good way to learn LHBH. In baseball most skilled players learn to bat lefty and righty.

In ball golf it is important to use the same swing with different clubs. The two-handed grip locks you in to that swing. In disc golf a one-handed throw has a lot more variables. Adding a second hand to the grip would eliminate some variation. I have seen a few folks use both hands for their back-hand.

In our two handed world, the non-dominant hand is used to grip (power) and the dominant hand is used for finesses (accuracy).

A prediction: in the future disc golfers will drive with a two-handed non-dominant back-hand throw. They will putt with a two-handed dominant back-hand throw. The flick will even be a two-handed throw. The other hand will be used to stabilize the throw.

[Andy Gallerani]

Holding the disc with a second hand reduces the potential reach back and therefore negatively impacts power. Don't think we will see the change you speak of any time soon

[Dave Jackson]

Watch Climo, GG, Brinster or Kyle Enman.
I believe they all use one hand in their delivery.

[Todd Lapham]

I can't even picture how to throw with both hands.

[Paul Oechsli]

Per this logic we will see a movement towards the 2 handed football and baseball throws as well. Revolutionary indeed!

[Eric Kevorkian]

I can't even picture how to throw with both hands.

You've seen me throw. I use both hands.

He doesn't mean at the release (I don't think), more in the reach back.

He hit the nail on the head with the comparison to baseball...which is the why I throw a disc LHBH, and tomahawk righty.

I agree that it certainly reduces the reach-back, but that doesn't necessarily mean it reduces the power at release/distance. The tension created by the other hand holding it can create some meeeeeean snap.

[Tim Carter]

On the reach back point, interestingly, many top pros don't often utilize the full reach back that is taught in many x-step instructional videos/ clinics. This may be because they never need to get even close to "full power". But seriously, watch climo, feldy or mcbeast. Even on drives with a driver they don't fully reach back.

Sorry for the drift. Just noticed this phenomenon recently.

[Matt Grayum]

On the reach back point, interestingly, many top pros don't often utilize the full reach back that is taught in many x-step instructional videos/ clinics. This may be because they never need to get even close to "full power". But seriously, watch climo, feldy or mcbeast. Even on drives with a driver they don't fully reach back.

Sorry for the drift. Just noticed this phenomenon recently.

I've been noticing that as well. I had a similar thought about them not needing to use full power.