Simon Lizotte has done much for the game of disc golf.
Pulling a page from the then-Ultimate Brodie Smith and Dude Perfect guys, he made trick shots with golf discs a thing. There’s the jaw-dropping distance, of course. In recent years, he’s set the standard for YouTube content. He’s even made regularly winning on the Pro Tour happen …
It took him long enough.
But something you might NOT have known is that he’s responsible for the “scomahawk,” as well. And I mean that literally: He invented it. Similar to a grenade, the scomahawk is an up-and-over utility shot. Trees, tight fairways and bodies of water: Avoid them altogether.
But in typical Lizotte fashion, the scomahawk goes above and beyond what’s necessary …
Or sane, for that matter.
First, let’s start with the name:
- The scomahawk flies upside-down, similar to a scoober.
- The scomahawk mimics the flight of a tomahawk, as well.
Scoober + Tomahawk = Scomahawk
Both gripped and thrown like a right-hand, backhand roller, hit with a hard pull high into the air, the scomahawk will flip, do a barrel roll, work ever so slightly left and then gently right again. And when done with enough oomph behind it, don’t be surprised to see it tombstone, either.
If you think that’s a lot of action for one flight …
It is.
Complete with a follow flight, here’s the man himself making it happen:
It might look impressive, but the REAL key to a successful scomahawk?
You need a high-speed, mega-flippy fairway or distance driver that’ll do somersaults in the air for you. And it can’t just be marketed for its understability – it needs to have had the living snot beaten out of it, too. Otherwise, you run the risk of the disc simply flipping and coasting …
However flippy you’re thinking, think flippier.
If you’re new to disc golf, this isn’t a must-have shot …
If you’re old to disc golf, this isn’t a must-have shot.
But instead of giving that beat-to-smithereens Opto Air Diamond of yours to Play-It-Again, see what it can do with some creativity. You might have more use for it than you think …
It works for Simon.
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