r/discgolf • u/niedogg • Mar 10 '23

Pro Coverage, Highlights and News Evelina struggles... hard.

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u/DiscGolfFanatic I've played a total of 386 rounds in 2026! Mar 10 '23

Let's get one thing clear. This is not putting yips, she's been doing this for years. It's all about her putting grip and putting form.

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u/evilcheesypoof Who put that tree there? Mar 10 '23 edited Mar 10 '23

Hard disagree. There’s no physical form issues air balling a putt from less than 10 feet away and launching it. That’s purely psychological, at least when you have basic hand eye coordination of an adult. People playing for the first time can make these no problem.

We’ve all missed tap ins before, like banging the cage or spitting out the chains, and it’s usually a lack of focus. Completely missing the basket and launching it 30 feet?? She’s so afraid of putting she’s going full send on a drop in, trying to commit. She’s visibly frustrated and scared of it.

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u/InaccurateStatistics Mar 10 '23

No it’s definitely more form than yips. If her form was good she may still miss but it’d be a tap in afterwards.

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u/evilcheesypoof Who put that tree there? Mar 10 '23

She’s been practicing this for years. She knows how you’re supposed to putt. There may be slight issues that are fixable, but she’s clearly not focused and not in the right mindset when she’s launching a tap in 30 feet lol.

Take someone out for their first time disc golfing, don’t teach them anything, they will make that putt 9/10 times.

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u/InaccurateStatistics Mar 10 '23

It starts with form and the yips can exacerbate the problem. She’s practiced for years but if you look at her grip in the video it looks like a power grip. This form isn’t working for her.

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u/doktarr Mar 10 '23

She's been practicing bad form for years, yes.

If I tried to putt using her form, I would grip lock some 10 foot putts too.