Color Guard Flag Basics and Tosses 

In my opinion I would like it without background music to focus but other than that it is very helpful

this dude is not only great at flag techniques. He also knows the best ways to explain them to flag novices. Keep up the good work man!

"Where the football people score." I love you.

I really wanted to join color guard. I tried out and they said they were lots forward to me joining. When I got home with all the information my mom said I couldn't join. It was too much money and we arent that well off. She said hopefully next year will be better and I will get to join so I'm watching videos to be ready

I find it funny how different guards call the same tosses and spins different things. What you call a money hand toss we call a crank toss and what you call a J toss we call a silk toss. And on your rifle and saber videos what you call spins we call consecutives. Also, in my guard we don’t dip for singles and doubles and you do. I really like your videos, especially your rifle basics one, it helped me out a lot! I’m about ready to audition for Winter Guard, do you have any tips?

You’re so much more help to me than even my own friends on colorguard have been. They don’t show things very clearly and they don’t count and they tr to rush me into things and you slowed it down so once I improve, I’m good at explaining things so I can help others figure it out too. I’m going to try out for colorguard this year after being in band and I have a feeling I’m gonna love it if I make it 😁

Also, I love the way you explained this. This is the only video I actually understood.

22:29- Flag Double 24:36- Cross Toss 25:45- Flat Toss 26:46- Helicopter Toss 27:10- 45 Toss

I tried out for colorguard & I made it & this is my first year since I’m a freshman & I can’t wait to do it next year

Thank you so much for this video. It was hard for me to find one that included everything, and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING! I am a color guard captain for my highschool and we have a lot of new rookies, and things are kinda hard for them. So I sent them all this video and when they come back, my God they should improve so much. Thank you for this video.

Time Stamps 1:15 - Drop Spins 5:13 - Flourishes 8:20 - Cones 14:55 - Pole Hits 16:24 - Pop Toss 18:19 - Money Hand Toss 20:02 - J Toss 21:05 - Strip Toss 22:25 - Flag Double 24:34 - Cross Toss 25:43 - Flat Toss 26:46 - Helicopter Toss 27:08 - 45 Tosses 29:57 - One Handed 45 Tosses

what should you do if it's your first time trying out for winter guard

I’m trying out for winter guard with no experience this is very helpful for me learning it and how fast you go with counting

I'm so happy you make these videos they make guard for me so much easier

Thank you for all your amazing color guard videos! I was part of marching band for 5 years, but I always wanted to be in color guard. I auditioned one year but sadly didn't make it and I kinda let that discourage me from doing it ever again. Well I'm now 25 and I decided I just want to do this for myself for fun so your videos have been very very helpful!! Thank you so much for making these even though I'm pretty late to the party lol.

My school doesn't offer winter guard, but Im definitely going to include these for parades :)

Thank you so much for this! I've been cautious about joining Color Guard because my vision is very limited, making me reluctant to do much of anything like this. Watching competitions as my cousins were in Marching Band sparked my interest, and I've finally given in and plan to sign up this coming May to join as I go into my third year of Highschool. Even with friends in Color Guard as I have now, I'll be looking to this for help as we can't all meet up to practice outside of practice itself. Thank you again and have a wonderful day!

Thank you so much for this video. I am an uprising 9th grader and I have colorguard clinic and tryouts starting tomorrow. I have had some experience with college flagtwirlers but that was a long time ago so this video was very helpful so thank you so much! You are amazing and very talented!

I’m trying out for color guard next year and I will be definitely watching your videos everyday for help thank you so much

Thanks!!! May be a year later, but it's helping a lot! Auditioning for Winter Guard monday... Wish me luck!!

that flag looks amazing, i want it!

Please make more videos like these for flag and rifle! They are so helpful! 😊

Thanks so much for this. My guard coach moved so I have to do a routine from scratch with no guard knowledge. This will definitely be helpful

I’m trying out for color guard next week and I’ve been using your videos plus others to prepare myself over the past month :) Very helpful!!

Thank you so much for this!! My school unfortunately does not have a coach for our color guard, so we're stuck learning all of this by ourselves. This definitely helped! :)

OMG thanx for this vid!! This vid has helped so much that I got ahead of my friends in auxiliary camp😁☺!! You are amazing and talented!!! I wish u the best of luck!!😘😍💝😂

I use to be in colorguard and there starting one at my trade school so I'm trying to remember as much as possible so that I can teach it to others and this video really helped thanks

Very clear explanations. Good job!

the drop spin was easy but then the second move came along and I had no idea what I was doing 😂

Best video that’s explains flutters!! 🙏🏽

I have tryouts tomorrow and this video helped me with my spins and tosses thx

i just started color guard like, two days ago and since my school's guard needs its practice time and I'm not technically part of it, I only get twenty minutes from lunch, twice a week, so this is really helpful. thanks!

I loved your video because you explain step by step and in Brazil less people use bandeiras

I've been in winterguard for two years in middle school and I'm in colorguard now and next tuesday is winterguard tryouts for the highschool wish me luck😁

this is a very helpful video it has helped me to learn a lot i really appreciate it

where did u find that silk? it would go good with our show! I like it!

Thank you so much for making these videos. I made the color guard team because of these

This video was very helpful for new people to guard. I have been doing it for a few seasons now and I was wondering what program you went through, because some of your techniques are very different than what I learned. It is a bad thing though, everyone teaches differently.

did you do a detailed rifle video as well? it would be very helpful!! much love

thank you very much to make this video, video help fully. what size your flag pole ?

Thank you. What type/size of weights would you recommend poles be weighted with?

We also all toss our tosses way different we start our "money toss" which we call plates, at the tab and the other hand half way in the silk. And also the toss you cal pull hits we call push pulls. The one i find funny are the flag doubles we call them Pringles.

Thank you!!!

Any tips for trying out for winter guard without ever being in color guard? My friend wants me to try out and I agreed but I've never done anything color guard related

Thank you so much for this video! It was so helpful!! I was in marching band for 2 years and switched to colorguard this year, so I'm trying to learn some basics before the season starts. I also watched your video with Amanda and it was awesome!! So far I've been able to do the basic tosses, but can't make them go very high. Do you have any tips on making them higher? Thanks! ☺️

24:19 the woosh woosh killed me

the beginning was good but then you completely lost me at the tosses.. i get scared of the flag hitting me and don' t do the full counts, i'm only just a beginner but i'll try harder! i know this is 4 years ago but it's helpinggg thank you c:

wow i didn't know you could do so many 45s some were very different from what i have learned. The way i was taught to do a one handed 45 requires your hand being closer to the end of the pole, which makes it harder for it to do rotations i think. I can only do one rotation with the one handed 45 because I'm afraid it is going to hit me lol.

hey I'm Jamie Gifford. I'm wondering about the bolts. do you put the heavier bolt on top or at the bottom of the Pole

i’m trying out for winter gaurd.. what should i expect?

When you do performances do you jazz walk and jazz run?

what are the lingths of the bolts you use for your flag pole?

So helpful! You are awesome!!

Is your flag weighted?

From top to bottom, the way I was taught, is Top Stopper (Top tip), Silk, Casing (Tab), 2/3rds tape, 1/3rd tape, Bottom Stopper. They need a translator for these terms.

(Not to sound creepy) what state do you live in? I love the trees there and the temp looks cool

This is going to be my first year doing color guard EVER this summer, and I've come to your video for help! when I toss my flag, I can never catch it. Any tips???

45

Can you give measurements to tape the flag? Like how far the bottom tip the tapes are? That would help tremendously :) (If it'll help the pole I'm getting is 5'6)

I have a problem why my silk rolling up when i do drop spins. Do you know how i can fix that? My captain says im rotating my wrists but when i do it like he says my silk still rolls up.

what pole are you using

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO MORE IN DEPTH ON THE POP TOSS I KEEP CATCHING IT UPRIGHT I EITHER DO MORE THAN 2 TURNS OR 1 AND A HALF TURNS

What material is the tube?

What program did you use to design it?

please teach how to do a front horizontal, I struggle with it so hard!

How tall is you pole?

How tall should the pole be?

I call my 45 tosses, unicorn tosses cause it reminds me to make it look more like a 45 than a parallel.

The music is SO loud and distracting

i'm so worried that i won't get into color guard and i've been practicing for so long and i still suck

Hello my name is Blanca, I am from Mexico, I like your channel and I would like to ask you about the measures of a flag, please could you provide them to me? A greeting :)

Oh gosh wind

for my guard we don't call it a moneyhand toss we call it a J toss because it looks like a J i guess lol

We call the top tape and bottom tape cheaters

You need to turn the fucking music off

What do y’all call dahlias and dysfunctionals? 😂