Welcome to the Evidence-Based Disc Golf Workshop in Austria this October!
Location: Swing Disc Golf Park, Linz
Registration & Pricing
There are 10 spots available per day/workshop.
Registration: Send email to Sören Lohse
Email: soeren.lohse@discgolf.at
When registering, please indicate whether you would like to attend:
- October 6
- October 7
Price: €95 per person per day.
Timeline
The workshop starts at 9:00 and ends at approximately 17:00. Participants will receive a detailed information letter approximately two weeks before the workshop.
Meals During the Day
Participants are responsible for their own meals during the day.
Workshop Goals
During the day, you will learn important skills for developing your throwing, putting, and other skills on the course. You will gain practical tools to improve your own performance through evidence-based methods, combined with years of practical experience in disc golf coaching. There are no rating limits for the workshop! You’ll also take home short throwing practice program, so you can put what you’ve learned into practice right away at home!
Biomechanics Lecture – Objectives
- Understand the key phases of the throwing motion
- Understand weight transfer and the timing of body rotation in relation to upper-limb function
- Understand the use of the back leg and brace leg and the forces involved
Skill Acquisition Lecture – Objectives
- Understand the concept of degrees of freedom and what it means for accuracy and speed
- Understand what needs to happen during practice in order to actually learn a skill
- Understand how to apply the Challenge Point Framework to practice
- Understand the role of random and blocked practice in skill learning and skill development
Practical Training: Throwing
- Learn how to use TechDisc as a tool to support practice
- Understand upper-limb function while applying an external focus of attention
- Use weight-transfer drills to support effective footwork
Practical Training: Putting
- Understand different putting styles and their fundamentals
- Learn how to use an external focus of attention through different putting drills
- Understand Quiet Eye and how to train it to improve putting accuracy
Practical Training: Course Training
- Use different skill training methods to develop your course skills and performance
Workshop + Schedule
The main language of the workshop will be English.
09:00–10:15 — Introduction, Biomechanics of Disc Golf & Skill Training in Disc Golf (lecture)
10:15–10:30 — Break
10:30–13:00 — Throwing & Putting Drills to Develop Technique & Skill (demo / practice)
13:00–14:00 — Lunch
14:00–14:45 — Throwing & Putting Drills to Develop Technique & Skill (demo / practice)
14:45–15:00 — Break
15:00–17:00 — Skill Training on the Course (demo / practice)
Welcome, and see you in Austria this October!
Best regards,
Joonas Merelä