Friday, March 21, 2008

Progression

Our first tournament will be next week, in Philly, PA.

Radnor Invitational. Let's mess some bitches up.

Thinking from the beginning of freshman year, no, even before freshman year, I've made a lot of weird changes Ultimate-wise throughout the seasons.
Freshman year, I started off with what I thought was a good forehand; it was nice and flat, not too wobbly, and I could huck it pretty far. Little did I know I was harboring the "asian flick" and was releasing about an inch away from my body, plus had low to high or accuracy on the throw. Most of my playing time on the team was spent clearing out of the lane back into the stack, and when I did get the disc, it was immediately sent back to a dishy for Glenn.
Sophomore year, I corrected most of my flick, but my definition of a low to high forearm consisted of extended all the way out, holding it, and then throwing an ankle forehand that had hardly any spin on it. Getting used to laying out, I developed an awful habit of laying out gratuitously, and sometimes failing to get the disc. Second half of sophomore year, I changed my forehand grip to a hybrid of the power grip, curling my fingers under the rim. This proved effective and I used it up until Junior year.
Junior year, I got rid of all of my bad habits, but a couple of injuries forced me to change my forehand and backhand style, but for the better. My forehand grip has now changed to a straight fingered power grip due to my jammed middle finger, and although I still apply the same amount of wrist and snap, I put more arm into it, giving me more power on my hucks. Backhand, I got rid of the pop (but still save it for certain cases) and break the mark using a low backhand or a quick release backhand.

But yet, there's still so much to work on...

1 comment:

gapoole said...

The next think I need to practice/perfect is the hanging throw to space--that kind of pass that just floats toward a receiver for him to run it down, rather than the crisp passes I'm used to throwing.