Form & Technique

The Anhyzer Shot

Shape a controlled anhyzer for right-finishing lines (RHBH).

Why it matters

The anhyzer is the only way to make a right-handed backhand finish to the right, which means it opens up every hole that bends that way without needing a forehand. It is also the least forgiving release angle in the game, because the thing that makes it work — the disc wanting to turn — is the same thing that makes it crash when thrown slowly.

How to do it

Tilt the top edge of the disc away from you at release. That tilt is the shot.
Keep the nose down relative to that tilted angle. Nose-up on an anhyzer turns over and dives almost immediately.
Keep your arm speed up. An anhyzer thrown tentatively flips and crashes; this is a shot you commit to or do not play.
Use a stable or slightly understable disc. An understable one holds the angle longer and finishes further right.
Aim at where you want the disc at its highest point, not at where you want it to land.

Common mistakes

Throwing it softly because the angle feels risky.Soft is what makes it fail. Commit to full effort — the angle is controlled by the release, not by the power.

Using an overstable disc, which climbs back out of the anhyzer and finishes left anyway.Match the disc to the shot. If the disc will not hold the angle, the angle is not the problem.

Releasing nose-up, so the disc turns over and drops out of the sky.Nose down relative to the tilt. This is the difference between a shaped anhyzer and a crash.

Reaching for an anhyzer when a hyzer gets to the same place.Hyzer is far more repeatable. Use the anhyzer when the hole demands it, not when it looks good.

Key points

Tilt the top edge away from you at release.
Keep your arm speed up so it holds the angle.
Use an understable disc to hold the anhyzer longer.

The drill

Drill · Three angles — 10 anhyzers each at slight, medium and steep tilt (30 total). Open field, one disc, three deliberately different amounts of tilt, ten throws each. Watch how far right each one finishes and how much height it needs. You are building a mental table of what each angle buys you, which is the thing you will actually use on a course.

Watch: How to throw SMOOTH anhyzers (EASILY) | Disc Golf Basics — Latitude 64