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Category Archives: Catching
On Catching (Part IV) – Where to Clap?
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
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
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
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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On Sideline Catches
It’s time for an apparently unpopular opinion. I guess that’s one way of getting back into this after such a long time of not posting… Claudia Tajima recently made #1 on ESPNW’s Top 10 Plays, and was rightly lauded for … Continue reading
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On One-Handed Catches
You’re going to catch a disc that’s flying quickly past you to your right. It’s a stretch, and definitely will be one handed. Which hand are you going to use? You might imagine that it’s simply the nearest hand; that … Continue reading
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