Category Archives: Skills and Techniques

On Catching (Part IV) – Where to Clap?

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Understanding Ultimate

As we saw from Brodie in a previous post, it’s possible to catch way out in front of you with a clap. There are lots of times when this might be correct – not least when the disc is going … Continue reading →

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On Catching (Part III) – Clap Catch Hand Position

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Understanding Ultimate

Here’s something I never really thought about until after I started writing this series of articles. I always enjoy finding new questions to ask, particularly when I find that experienced coaches disagree but there’s never been much discussion of it … Continue reading →

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On Catching (Part II) – Quiet Catching

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Understanding Ultimate

How far apart should your hands be when lining up a clap-catch? This sounds like a question with no single answer. It clearly depends on all sorts of factors like how windy it is, and of course how far away … Continue reading →

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On Catching (Part I) – Clap Catch Basics

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Understanding Ultimate

There’s much, much more to catching a disc than you probably thought when you started playing ultimate. I started writing an article about catching, which quickly became 4 articles, and then I realised that the piece on clap catching alone … Continue reading →

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Pulling, Part 4 – Rollers

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Understanding Ultimate

(See Parts 1, 2 & 3 on these links) The roller pull is my absolute favourite throw. You don’t always have the right wind for it – a left-to-right cross-headwind is perfect (for a right handed backhand thrower) – but … Continue reading →

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Pulling, Part 3 – Blades

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Understanding Ultimate

In my first recent post on pulling, I talked about distance versus hangtime; in the second (published on Ultiworld) I discussed the shape of throws that might help maximise these things. But today, something completely different. There are times when … Continue reading →

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