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i need a rather drastic inside out release angle (disc banking to the right) for straight forehand throws (non split grip). should the angle be any smaller than the right amount when im doing a mid-long range pass and the frisbee will bank left / go left. Is this how throws should be or am i doing something wrong?

Great timing, we just dropped the documentary about mister Morri: th-cam.com/video/Kk9SjjzVQ5A/w-d-xo.html

genuine doubt, wouldn't something like the air-bounce be useful in breaking the mark? like having a really low release and it floats up to the torso level of the receiver? I have seen it play out in tournaments sometimes, is is worth considering as a potential throw or is it too risky??

A low release is far more useful in a game (and is the basis of any air bounce anyway)

My experience is that throwing all kind of discs including golf discs, guts discs, DDC, SCF in the respective disc sports makes you a much better and versatile Ultimate thrower much quicker than sticking to the Ultrastar. And if you have that variety in your back pocket, adjusting to a new Ultimate disc is much easier.

I feel like this setup means the small open under (basically, your arse side) is way too unprotected - it's open throw and your cutter's already facing and able to attack that space if they commit hard enough. Sure, you can stop some angles physically, but to cover the short open under you have to turn basically 180... ? I feel like most players positioning their hips totally back to the open side just get blown past. How do you manage that?

Huge. Thanks so much

I get the same with Aria disc, it's hard to adjust when you're so used to the ultrastar flight path you really have to concentrate on it rather than being able to trust your trained instincts.

As someone who uses euro discs a lot I absolutely love them and prefer them to discraft ones. I think there a lot easier to grip and I find there more efficient for flicks and throws with that grip

The world needs more Geese!

grass fields 7v7 >

Sportsmanship of a player outside ultimate cannot alter the result of a call. In ultimate, players can specially captains who agreed on something even beyond the rules of the game. Spirit of the Game 2.c.1.

Send me some of those lemons Goose hehe pumped to listen to this one

Comment below whether you prefer Beach or Grass 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Hey Kurt, thanks for sharing this tip, it's like getting a cheat code. Question, you mentioned that you want your dump throw to have touch/float, do you have any best practices for throwing touch throws? Do you throw them flat, or curved? How do wind conditions influence your throw selection? How does distance influence your throw selection? Thanks

one thing you guys did't mention is the potential growth of beach vs grass.. beach will always suffer with the lack of accessibility of beach fields in non coastal areas.. you will always find grass/dirt fields to play non-beach ultimate.. SoCal and parts of florida are only areas where you can literally play beach year round.. that said I can see even greater potential growth from SE asia regions.. with the needs for smaller teams and the abundance of beaches there..

One of the reasons Kurt doesn’t recommend it in games is in wind it can become very unpredictable. If that’s the only throw you’ve trained you’re not going to have a good time in the long run ;)

ty this is so cool.

Hey Kurt! Always enjoy watching your ultimate videos. Is there anyway you can make a video regarding FOULS between the mark and the thrower? Mark fouls AND thrower fouls? In particular, disputes I ALWAYS see, even at the club level, is the idea of the THROWER initiating contact with the frisbee on the mark's stationary hand / arm. In fact today, I had my hands and arms fully extended out, wasn't committing any marker violations (straddeling, wrapping, etc). I saw the thrower was about to launch a massive back hand....so I shuffled my feet to the right and kept my arms and hands in the same extended position.....the thrower was unwinding and the disk, while still in his hand, made contact where my stationary arms where. The disk fell out of his hands and it landed a few feet behind me. He called a foul on me. I contested, we talked. After the game I showed him sections 15 and 17 of the USA rule book, and it was confusing for him to understand since there's a lot of jargon in there. From my understanding of those two sections, I didn't foul. I gave him plenty of disc space, my hands / arms were already occupying that space that he threw into, and he made contact with me with the disc. If I'm wrong, definitely let me know, and I appreciate any feedback from you!

Hey Kurt, Love the video. Im a bit of a shorter person and Im a handler for my highschool team, do you have any tips to help me deal with people taller than me while playing ultimate? thanks

Thanks for sharing!

Makes sense 😊

Slick

Thanks for all the tips shared!

This helps a lot ❤

I mean, that was just kind of a bad floaty throw though, no? He had you beat.

That’s so cool 😮

Hey!! This is awesome!

I’ve been starting to learn how to throw discs. This helped me a lot.

Very helpful, I'm gonna have to break down every part of the flick in my practice to get better at this.

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I love this style of video and would love to see more of this

God bless, thank you for sharing.

Skeltor

is this something you should only do close to the endzone or is it applicable anytime you're covering the 1?

Kurt, I agree with Jay.

Hey Kurt, so I'm wondering, at 3:00, if you prioritize covering the inside lane/the break side or the cut to the backfield dump space more. (Or if you even think this way...) It kind of sounds like you say you're covering both at one point, and giving up the long throw to the OS, but then if I get you, you also say when you're covering the backfield cut at 4:48, that you're happy to lose the race slightly to the break side because as you do here, you may get a floaty throw that you can get your hands on. So would you agree that you cover/deny the backfield more than the inside/break lane in this scenario? Thanks!

Continue producing such valuable content! That’s the best way to promote ultimate 🥏

Great analysis. Only thing I'd like is for you to play the clip through in full at the start, just so we can see the flow of the play and then focus on your defence knowing where the disc is. That would maybe ruin the big reveal of your huge block though! 😂

Niiiice!

Awesome! Thanks for the drill! Is there any similar drill for forehand?

Yes! I'm wildly uncoordinated and this helped me back in 2000 or so. Trying to get it to roll behind you.

why does it matter that u are behind? if u can do this: WUGC 2016 - USA vs Japan Men's Gold Medal Game 47:55

Legends!

Love the baby sneaking into the frame! 😂

What are your thoughts on playing farther off the front stack when the thrower is on the flick sideline that way no one move is enough to get you out of position? Is it because you would be out of position for the around throw?

Thanks for the tips! I feel like I've always naturally set up in a similar position, but tend to disc check too frequently. Watching the eyes is a helpful cue.

I think it’s important to note that there are defenses that work against this kind of offense. Leo and Jacques take advantage of the most basic tenet of offense - In a match up where both players are similar in athleticism, the offensive player always has a slight advantage, and that advantage scales with the amount of open space the offensive player can work in. All of Brown’s cutters are very from the disc to give those one-on-one matchups so much room to work. This works exceptionally against teams like Colorado, Pitt, or Cal Poly who share a defensive philosophy of ‘win your matchup’ with athleticism and skill. They consistently leave their defenders on islands as a team ethos, rather than using a more complex scheme of switches and poaches. The majority of college teams are incredibly vulnerable to this two-man game because their defensive schemes are underdeveloped.

Incredible layout instinct and body control😮