If you’ve watched a video targeted towards beginners you’ve most likely heard them say that you should throw putters early on. Honestly…I’ve said it countless times on this channel. Today though I want to highlight an additional reason I think people should throw putters more often as well as get more comfortable throwing these types of discs. The “Comeback Mechanic” is something few players are discussing and yet it hinders many player’s abilities to score! What is this reason and mechanic?? You’ll have to watch to find out!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Setting the Table
3:11 The Comeback Strat
5:54 So Why Putters?
9:38 Next Steps
12:21 Wrap Up
31 Comments
Most important… how are you doing today robbie
Pa-5 is my right turning back hand putter. That is a key component to my bag. I got my first game under par doing this, aswell as my first eagle (ive been playing for two months at this point). My score was -1 birding hole 18 to put me there.
Fantastic advice! I can confirm, playing for a while with putters only (ok maybe a mid too) has helped me a lot. Over the winter, the most accessible course to my home is a shorter 9-hole. All holes less than 300'. I made it my mission to understand the putter and mid up shots, and it has carried through to my summer golf game as well. Now I can confidently putt within 15' (working on 20) and feel fairly confident with upshots within 150' or so.
Everyone, DO IT!!!
For me, I LOVE my putters, and would throw those or mid ranges all day long
This was such a timely video. I was just saying to my buddy I was going to lay off my driver's and get back to the mids and putters. Then BAM! Oh Robbie C comes out with this video.
The Pigeon! Great throwing putter! Wasn't ready for that to pop up in your video this morning but love it!
i bought a ton of drivers when i started and now i rarely go faster than fairways, putters are usually more than enough to get the job done and its way easier. Love the videos Robbie!
I started throwing a hex all the time after i got one from a tournament….. it has taught me so much about my form…. i can throw that disc so straight now its insane. Ive been playing for 2 years and still my only driver is a escape. Theres no need to rush your disc golf career just play comfortably to your play style is the way i look at it
When I first started playing I was grabbing 12 and 13 speed discs thinking they would go farther as most people do. I jumped back to putters pretty quickly (advice from one of your older videos) and started getting way more accuracy. I have slowly worked back up to 11 speeds but I find I throw putters on SO many holes and do pretty well!
I wouldn’t say only putters, but if your playing a pitch and putt course (all holes are 250ft or shorter) just limit yourself to like 7 speeds or 5 speeds and lower, find those neutral or understable discs you can throw well. Being able to throw your mids off the tee and putters for everything else is far more valuable than sticking solely to a putter only round. Plus…mids and putters are hard to forehand IMO and most people would be better off learning and trying to throw an understable putter or mid straight(ish) vs forcing themselves to have overstable putters that can take the torque of a forehand and using that shot too often. Like how many times do you see Calvin or Simon forehand a 100-150ft layup? Almost never.
I am an older guy been playing 4 months, family have bought me must be 50 discs, and I have to admit I dont get it at all, I throw exclusively a beat up old base plastic destroyer 0 feet to 280 (max), where I pay its usually windy 15mph and up , putter just blow away in the wind, the destroyer I can direct in the wind and well seems to put okay, short shots I just throw it gently, works great for forehand , just shorter shots on F/H as I get a bad feeling in my elbow if I push it much over 220 ish
100% AGREE… PUTTERS 1 2 3 4 , MIDS ARE JUST 5 SPEED.. WHY DO YOU ALL THROW THE MID FOR A MILLION SHOTS AND BAG 4 OF EM 🤣🤣.. I THROW PUTTER COMFY 250.. BUT 280-300 IN RIGHT CONDITIONS. BARELY USE MIDS.. IF IM AT A TEE THAT IS UNDER 300 IM PROBABLY USING A PUTTER.. i highly recommend being good at left to right with righthanded backhand. as soon as comfy with that, most putters well go on any angle you put on it.. also try to master nose as putters can be a devil with slightly too much nose biting and cut rolling.. a soft putter is essential on slopes, will stick
I went to my home course last week and played with 3 discs. An over stable midrange, a slightly under stable midrange and a putter. I shot +5 (par 4s included, and two missed putts that shouldn't have been missed). My average at that course say this year is probably +8. And for reference I normally don't throw anything over 9 speed. Most of the better golfers I play with rarely pull out a distance driver. I'm constantly reminded by them to throw the slowest disc possible that gets you to the shot.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! This was perfectly timed. Ive played for about 10 years and was guilty of what youve described. But ive been away from the game for 3 years due to health problems. I suffer from kidney failure. But now im determined to take up the game again to regain my fitness and I'm going to ditch the drivers and just play putters and midranges. Im also going to focus on forehands. Thank you. Youve helped relighting the fire.
I’m glad you did this video. This is perfect. I was having the same thought process about 2 weeks ago. My upshot/short game was seriously lacking. Keep up the good work!
4 speeds for the win. Id much rather make a shorter shot that I can control than a longer shot. I always encourage my friends to throw the slowest disc. Love the content Robbie, putters for the win
I think the only compliments on my throws are putters off the tee. I do approach with them too but I still beyblade them into the atmosphere.
I fell into the described trap. I started playing this past winter, and already have bag with 13 discs in it (3 putters, 3 mids, 3 fairway, 2 distance, and disc I use for weird scrambles). A couple weeks ago, I decided to go back to basics, and have been playing a 9 hole par 3 course (ranges from 75ft to 190ft) with just 2 of my putters on most days after work. I can tell that my approach accuracy and putting is improving dramatically.
Crazy timed video, I got to meet you at that disc golf expo in Mass! Love listening to your content while I work, makes me want to go out and play, I NEEEED to work on these shots!
One thing I’d say about the break the 300 foot hole into 2 150 foot shots is I think for most people a 200 or 225 foot shot is very similar difficulty to the 150 foot shot. I find it much easier to throw a 220 foot shot and then a 80 foot shot.
I was just thinking about this the other day. I truly feel like I'm in a low point in my game, as I was playing less in the winter but also was playing way better. My distance has dropped since then and I really believe that's because I've been leaning on my drivers. Back to putters and midranges! They're more for to throw, anyways.
12:23 oof the rollaway. I feel for them haha.
Throw the slowest disc you can reliably reach the pin with. Helps minimize skips, bad kicks, and pipe gaps. Related, get an electron envy and beat it in. It will lose its fade but still remain torque resistant when you want to hit it hard.
The advice, "beginners throw putters" is for backhand throwers, which is 85% of the population.
Throwing putters forehand is challenging for everyone, including pros. (Former Ultimate players have an advantage here)
Better advice IMO, "beginners throw neutral 5 speeds". Forehands are easier to learn with 5 speeds, and all the disc flight characters are close to putters. Like putters you can throw midranges with touch. PDGA #308.
Hey Robbie! Great video! I'm a huge fan of premium plastic Wardens for that range of shot. I love me some Moonshine Wardens.
Pigs and Judges ALL DAY!! I have no need for anything else. I've stopped bringing a bag. I bring a new pig, and old pig, a judge and a do all Tbird in case I feel loose and have some wide open space to grip lock into. I get my old pig out to about 250 and my Tbird 310 (maybe). With putters I'll take the accuracy, cut the long holes down and score on the short ones. 2 years into the sport and at 45 years young, I see no reason to change. Game is much more enjoyable now. Can par most courses in my area and that's good enough for me.
Best part about throwing putters is out driving people throwing destroyers.
I am your target audience. Started disc golf in Dec '22. Am Five foot three, 🦖arms and slow arm speed. Drive 250-280'. Six weeks ago, lesson with owner of Tree Love in Dallas got me a baseline form. A handful of mindful 15-30' putting work(working until making 65-100 putts from 15-30' measured) got my putting confidence up. Play regularly in +18-25mph winds. College ultimate background +20yrs ago. Only play 9 hole rounds on par 3 courses in Dallas/Richardson area. Went from +3-5 over PAR to Even to +1over PAR rounds. Tree Love lesson made aim better, got nose down, improved putting technique. My drives leave me +150-200' from C1, but I throw a firm Nomad and get into C1 about +75% of the time. Now I expext to drain 15-20', hit metal out to 35'. Putting mental affirmation, "Straight for the Chainbang." I expect to hit metal on every C1 putt. My two putts have greatly diminished. Even on +350-400' Par 3s, PAR feels readily attainable. Maybe I'll throw over 350' regularly one day, but right now I am having a blast getting so mamy PARs that a bogey doesn't bother me. The occassional 🐤 is icing on the round. Thx for all the great content. 🙏
That's a good benefit with playing in the snow. After you loose a driver under the surface it forces you to throw your putters and mids more.
But I personally say the greatest thing for improving my consistency is proper field work. 30 mins a few times a week did so much, and especially when I switched from my course bag and instead put together a smaller bag with 4 pairs of discs. 2 Proxies, 2 Envys, 2 Hexes and 2 Reactors was what I ended up going with and just throwing the same discs and practicing angles with similar discs instead of a bag of 20 different molds made such a huge difference.
I think one of the downsides with going from driver to putter on the course is especially if you're not used to throwing a putter it's so easy to shank it and then feel discouraged from doing it again. Especially if you're the kind of beginner that started throwing with fairways, like I had to work away so much OAT after that first year, but now I'll throw my Proxy/Envy at pretty much anything under 60m. First year playing absolutely everything was dx Valkyrie range.
the first flight number "speed" .. pretty well established that it references rim width ..not a "speed" like mph we can throw all the discs at our "max" speed or less.
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