Category Archives: Throwing

On Cocking the Wrist

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Understanding Ultimate

  Should you cock your wrist to throw a backhand? That question, like so many others, is a lot more complicated than it might seem. If your coach is saying you must cock your wrist at the start of all … Continue reading →

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On Generating Spin

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Understanding Ultimate

Reading r/ultimate this morning, there’s a question from someone struggling to generate spin on their short throws, and (so far) none of the replies has talked about the first thing I would say to a new player in this situation. … Continue reading →

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The physics of flight paths

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Understanding Ultimate

In my ongoing experiment to see how technical I can make these posts without people getting annoyed, this is a new frontier. Not for the faint-hearted today! When you throw a long disc, with a lot of pace, you need … Continue reading →

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Give – and go where? (Part 2)

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Understanding Ultimate

Last time out, we left you with this question: Dylan Freechild throws the reset almost directly backwards, and sets off at around 45° for the give go – which makes his cut backwards, away from the goal. Why not go … Continue reading →

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Give – and go where?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Understanding Ultimate

This one is really simple – and really intuitive for most players after a while (though, inevitably, I include my usual overcomplicated analysis). But if you’re just starting out as a handler and you still have to consciously think about … Continue reading →

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Release points

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Understanding Ultimate

Where do you want to let go of the disc when you throw? There are two somewhat different answers to that, I think. The first is to dispute the validity of the question and say there is no such thing … Continue reading →

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