There are two main types of putting in disc golf:
Aside from footwork, many disc golfers also prefer a specific launch angle on the putting green. The shallow angle is common because it allows the disc to “do its thing” without having to be manipulated.
And while it's far from the norm, there are a few psychos who putt almost exclusively with an anhyzer release. Back in the day, Paul Ulibarri was known to do this. He still does it occasionally. And when she could keep up, Kona Panis was a huge fan of the all-anhyzer putt, too.
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Both have scaled back their madness.
Thank God.
Then there is the hyzer putt.
You can also go more extreme, a la Garrett Gurthie – I don't recommend it. Or you can follow in the footsteps of more conservative hyzer putters like Paul McBeth and Isaac Robinson. If the hyzer putt feels normal to you, as it does to me, then what follows is probably no stranger to you…
The bucket without a chain.
I'd call it a “smash,” but admittedly that's a demanding word to exploit when the chains are no more than tickled on the way to your putter, which miraculously finds the bottom of the pin. Especially from distance, for a right-handed golfer, the Frisbee has more time (and height) to travel from right to left back to the pin, seemingly sneaking into the tray at the last possible moment.
You know, like this:
Although I don't believe in luck, every time I hit a no-chainer home it's demanding not to attribute it to a timely smile from the disc golf gods above – that's my knee-jerk reaction. What does seem odd to me, however, is how often I sink no-chain putts from circle two.
I don't know if it's my jump-putting method or my subconscious tendency to miss on the pro side of the basket, but I rarely make it two consecutive rounds without hitting at least one of these bad boys.
So luck?
Er, if there was such a thing, you could hardly call it that. Happiness is meeting Sasquatch in the middle of the forest with your smartphone camera at the ready. He also stops because of stage fright and looks directly into the lens for a full 10 seconds – a truly unique experience.
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Conversely, the no-chain putt is about as commonplace for me as my ability to wake up 15 minutes before my alarm goes off in the morning with an urgent need to pee.
Maybe I'm just living right?
Let's get on with it.
If you have found the chainless rattler to be a repeated companion, this may also be the case for you.
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