The Tale of the Shots

            On this weeks installment of the Michigan Disc Golf Scene we are going to be discussing weather the forehand hyzer or the backhand anhyzer approach is best.

            This is defiantly the age-old argument and battle of the bests. In one corner we have the tried and true forehand (sidearm) hyzer approach. The anhyzer shot has been an essential shot in pros arsenal since disc golf first became a sport. But as disc technology has improved and companies have been able to design more and more over stable discs, the forehand hyzer shot is the new school shot or choice.

            The backhand anhyzer shot is simply taking an under stable disc or beat in disc and throwing like you normal do. Except instead of pulling straight through for a max distant drive you are going to look lead with you head and “open” up your shoulders and throw across your body. This shot should cause you to lean backhands as you are moving out of the way of the way of the discs path. This is going to cause an intentional turn over that allows your disc to fade and fly to the right instead of the normal straight and finish left.

            On the other hand we have the forehand hyzer shot. This shot is taking a massively over stable disc and during your throw you want to adjust you wrist angle. It is a common misconception that you need to change you arm position to achieve and different shot but a simply wrist change is all you need. So during your shot you are going to drop your wrist angle down from flat as you are releasing the disc. This will cause the disc to hold a tight hyzer shaped line to the right as intended. 

            You might be asking well what’s the difference if they both end to the right? A simple answer to that no technically. They are both very good shots and not one is any better than the other. However players need to know both to be successful. Though they may end the same they are definitely more beneficial in there given situations.

            The forehand hyzer needs a lot of open room to work, as you must throw it into the air high and let the shot flip. But if you are in a low ceiling, tight wooded area there is not much room for that shot to work.  That is wear the backhand anhyzer comes in. This shot can be thrown straight and allows for the disc to turn and than pan out to finish. Also if you don’t want your disc to skip due to out of bounds or water hazards the backhand anhyzer is the shot. Typically the anhyzer like to glide and just sit where it lands, but the hyzer likes to skip and roll from its point of landing.

            So as you can see both shots have their pros and cons. There is no magically be all of disc golf shots. You have backhand hyzer and anhyzer, forehand hyzer and anhyzer, thumbers, tomahawks, rollers and many others. To be a top rated player all these shots must be in your arsenal so you can throw the perfect shot for whatever situation you might get yourself into. Thanks for reading and stop by next week for more Michigan Disc Golf.