Saturday, March 1, 2008

Stuff

Essential Throws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCQIy8I4pWo (use this video as reference)
Forehand:

None of that Asian flick crap either. When you huck, you can use that flick, but for 90% of the time, I want you guys to learn the low to high forehand. Nothing else can substitute it. When you throw this, you should get out and low, putting your weight on the right foot (or left, if you're a lefty). If you can throw low to high with the Asian flick somehow, then be my guess. But the moment you get hand-blocked or turf the disc, I'm making you change it. In the video, watch how Moses Rifkin steps out, and releases the disc in a fluid, circular motion. That is how your forehand should look. Oh yeah, Sam Chang, you gotta fix that shit!
+IO Forehand, OI Forehand

Backhand:
No air bounce, please. And I'm not talking about the subtle air bounce that you see most college players use to get their throws nice and low, I'm talking about Lou Bruno/Scott Hampton air bounce. And please, follow through your throw, I don't want a backhand thats completely wrist that slowly withers and dies to the ground. Watch the second half of the video to see how a backhand is correctly thrown.
+IO Backhand, OI Backhand,

High Backhand/Quick Release Backhand:
As a handler, you HAVE to know this throw. You need a quick, fast backhand where you can quickly get rid of the disc. The quick release and high backhand is thrown mostly with the wrist, and there isn't much follow through. The quick release is usually thrown before you even pivot fully, therefore letting you get a fast break on your defender for the continuation cut. Learn it.


Hammer/Scoober
I'd rather you have a hammer, but a scoober is good too. Hammers are thrown just like the flick. If you can't throw a hammer, start learning it by throwing a razor (a vertical forehand) and develop the hammer from there. The hammer is SO useful in the end-zone, and is a great way to get the disc over and past your defenders.

Learn them.
Practice with a throwing partner, at practice, off practice, weekends. Do 200+ throws for each.

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