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@calebnichols5739 Glad that I could help!

@@ninetails4850 Congratulations!!! That's such an amazing accomplishment for someone who is new to rifle 🥳🥳 I'm glad I was able to help you so far on your rifle journey. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

@MadelineMathias it depends on which piece of equipment you are talking about :) Are you talking about flag rifle or sabre Tosses? If you are wanting to know for all pieces of equipment, I can tell you that too!

@@Radatata2365 I will try to make more videos soon! It is really hard with my schedule because I teach Four Color guards during the week, but whenever I get a break or I can film a few videos I will upload them as soon as possible! And I will get her some new rifle videos 😁

@@Brittany_Whitlow thank you.

@@amandahibbs3690 it just might be a different technique for your area or just that your coach wanted to teach you guys specifically. I haven't really seen that but if it helps you and your kids to nail these tosses then that's awesome!!

@@heatherkearley4975 thankfully I have a new flagpole now lol! And I'm glad the video is able to help you, feel free to ever let me know if you have any questions that might help you teach skills like this in the future!

@@staymeppyjr2160 I'm so glad to hear that! If you ever have any questions that might help you learn faster just let me know :)

The beginning of the video is me introducing what the skill will be, then I explain how to execute the skill and what things to avoid doing that would prevent you from achieving the skill. This is a very beginner skill and some people learn how to toss from my videos because they don't have an instructor if that info is not necessary to you just fast forward 👍

@@Monkey_With_Anxiety it is completely understandable to be scared! The main thing is (as an instructor and as someone who's been in your shoes before) the best thing you can do is try the new skill. Its better to fail at it a million times / toss and not catch than to not try it at all! If you need to, try approaching it with all the toss information you've been given and just shield yourself or step back after you toss just to get used to it leaving your hands and it'll help over come that mental block!

@@Monkey_With_Anxiety Monkey_With_Anxiety You can do it! 45 especially are one of the hardest basics to master, and it may take awhile to get down but be patient with yourself and keep trying no matter how many times you might fail!

@@stemalem I always tell my students to think about the rotation only coming from the wrist, because if it comes from any other part of the arm (forearm, elbow, shoulder) you will bound your hand. Also try to keep your forearm flat or "tabletop" which will help with that as well, if you move up or down it'll add to the bounce

It depends on the group. I have spun 39 and 37.5s in WGI and DCI. And yes you can still audition for weapon for any group, even If they spin 39s and you haven't, because they'll usually give you a weapon to spin if you need! I would do research on a group you want to audition for because they usually have that info available or you can ask :)

@@Brittany_Whitlow thank you so much!

Congrats! I know how hard it is to get your drop spins when you're first learning. Happy for you!

I'm happy to hear I was able to help you in any way on your journey to learning new skills! Keep spinning! :)

Yes I did! I marched there from 2019 to 2022 when I aged out as 1 of the guard captains :) and now I am currently working at PC as a colorguard staff member

It helped me to practice marking the turn and spotting without my rifle to feel more comfortable with that aspect of it, and I know some people that don't spot on 2 turns because it makes them too dizzy so they'll only spot the rifle once they've finished the 2nd turn so that might help you!

That makes me so happy! If you want it that bad, itll happen for you :) Good skills on all of your tryouts / clinic, remember don't forget smile and just be a sponge for new information! 🧽🧠

That happens! Depending on where you spin and your coaches style you'll learn skills of vastly different difficulty at different times and thats okay :) when I teach I usually teach tosses like standard singles or j tosses first and then parallels or 45s because it's usually easier for folks to understand so kudos to you for learning that so soon!

Aww! That makes me so happy to hear ❤ I'm happy these were able to help you 😊 If you ever need help on anything in particular I can make a video on let me know!

I use a 4.5 inch bolt in the top of my flag and a 2.5 inch bolt in the bottom of my flag because it makes it alittle heavier and easier to use outside! But I've also used 3.5 inch and 2 inch before and it just makes it a little lighter

@@Brittany_Whitlow I think I have a 3 at the top and a 2 at the bottom of mine, but it feels heavier than the ones we uses in guard at my High school. I just can't seem to get the weight feeling right 😟.

Yeah absolutely! Pretty much any variation of a turn you can think of can be done under a toss :) you just have to get comfortable with that turn by itself and then apply the other information I provided about doing the turn under the toss 👍

I'm glad I was able to help you learn something new!

That's awesome, good for him!! I was able to throw a 10 back when I was marching drum corps because I had that muscle strength but now a days I'm not sure I'd be able to do it 😂

I'm so sorry you feel that way! Everyone deserves an instructor that is supportive of them no matter how confident/ strong they are at the time (also they should've helped you grow your confidence too!)

That is so great to hear! And kudos to you for helping out a guard program, you are awesome!

Hey! That is a great question the way I demonstrated the left and right Flats in the video are pretty standard for all weapon technique, but you can slightly adjust where your hands need to be on the rifle for where it is more comfortable or to where you've been taught!

That is so so awesome! Good for you 👏👏 Keep it up :)

That's awesome! I'm so happy to hear that, and I'm happy I was able to help you :)

Absolutely I can! Just to make I do the tutorials correct, you mean the parallel an single 45 starting behind the back right? So like a 1 handed release right for both? :)

@@Brittany_Whitlow yes just one handed on both. Just the parallel starting from behind the back.

Hey! sorry I just saw your comment now, if you're grabbing on the black part (the Bolt) that means you're grabbing too soon and you're only doing a half spin. If you're grabbing right under the bolt that means grabbing alittle too soon but you're getting enough rotation. You'll know you did it properly if you start and end in the neck :)

Teaching for me was also incredibly difficult online as an instructor so I can only imagine how tough it was for you to learn from scratch during covid! But I'm glad I'm able to help you now in your DCI journey! Where do you think you're audition for? :)

I'm glad my videos helped! And I actually have a video coming out later this week that'll give you tips to improve your tosses! But specifically if you're "double catching" (hands not connecting at the same time) that means that 99% of the time your toss is under rotated and I need to give it a little more height or speed because your whole toss is slightly under rotated. Hope that's help!

You really ought to ask your former captain about that. She’ll be able to help you the best.

Congrats! 🎉 I have marched with / taught some very kind and just overall wonderful people who are on that team this year, I hope you have a great season! 💗