If you can, ask someone else to help hand launch it, and have them throw it up backwards over their head. I've tried a discus throw, only to have it arc across my body and bite the dust on the side of the runway about 15-20' out as I'm trying to get control.
Looks like ElectriSean's vid demonstrates the method I like in the 2nd method, and it works pretty well. Even worked great when I launched my F-27 Retaliator.