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I mentioned this article to a guy that’s essentially a pro and he said the grip is different based on distance and type of disc and “a bunch of other factors.”

He said an article like this is misleading and incomplete.

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It can't be misleading in that way, since it isn't clearly isn't leading towards a conclusion of one grip being the best in all situations or thumb placement being the only factor that matters. It says that when controlling for thumb placement on a "mid-range" disc, "placing the thumb about 3 cm from the outer edge yielded the best results for all the participants in terms of simultaneously high average spin rates and launch speeds."

"Lindsey cautioned that this is a preliminary finding since they only studied one type of disc and plan to conduct further experiments with other disc types. "Considering the lack of data relating to the various details of a disc golf throw to resulting performance, we hope that this study serves as a catalyst for similar research... at other institutions," he said."

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