Most Common Throwing Mistakes in Ultimate Frisbee 

Yes please

@Eric Pomales-Tomas no right back at you 😉🤏

Fall just body the shit out of them and then celly

Respectfully tho

@@brynmcdougald2418 fr injure them or sum

On it!

Ft. guest commentators Harper Garvey & Justin Norden? 😘👌

Happy to help! Keep it up :)

Thank you! very nice to hear :)

Late response to your comment, but I am learning to throw a flick right now and this was a great point that someone made for me. When I bent my legs more and focused on lowering my release point, I instantly got more power on my flicks

Excellent observation

thank you!

Thank you :)

@@RowanMcDonnell oh btw since yesterday I finally learned the ( I think underhand / forehand ) with your video after trying so hard on my own. The palms up tip made it click :D

I have so many haha

wish i played ultimate in Mexico😊

toks66 is it wrong to use the v shape?

@@rycdz6956 hi Ryan. In my personal opinion, I wouldn't say that holding the disc in the V-shape is wrong. When I started playing Ultimate, I naturally held my forehand using the v shape and that helped me to get the idea of throwing a flick in short distances. Though, as I started to progress, I was taught that holding the disc in the v shape becomes less effective, especially when trying to throw longer distance flicks across the field. Essentially I'm trying to point out that holding a flick in a V-shape is more likely to create friction between your hand and the disc as more of your hand is covering the surface area of the disc, and this may cause the disc to start wobbling when you try to snap the disc on a flick.. Please note that I'm only talking about long distance flicks/full field Huck's. I don't think it makes too much of a difference in short distances (around 10-20metres) with regards to which grip you use, though I would highly recommend using the closed grip every time, where your index and middle finger are both touching the inside rim of the disc. This is just my personal opinion. However if you're comfortably able to throw a full field flick with a v shape grip, please don't change it.👍

I agree that v shaped flicks are not ideal for getting power and that the only thing they are good for is giving stability for someone with lower grip strength/control or smaller hands. I personally love to use a 3 fingered forehand grip with all 3 fingers held together tightly against the rim of the disc. It gives more stability than just 2, and you still get plenty of power with them in tight. I've been playing for years, almost always have played handler even on one of the top high school teams in the nation. Some people doubt the 3 fingered grip but then I just show them a controlled full field 70-80 yard huck and they accept it's viability.

toks66 thank you for your insights, I have started to practice using the closed grip but I just can’t seem to get the accuracy part right, guess I need to practice more

The grip is probably the most important/hardest to explain in words part, I agree. I didn't really start getting good with my flick until a good thrower spent 30 minutes showing me the right grip, in detail, in person.

Legs are involved too! Stepping out to generate rotational and linear force, as well as getting around your mark. I'll try to follow up with a forehand / backhand tutorial. great question!

To be fair, stepping out actually reduces the torque you can impart from your core/base to the disc, right? We step out because real games have a mark, but without a defender, the best mechanics would not include more than a small step to the side. I think. Correct me! Thanks for this and all your other great vids, Rowan!

Like I'm visualizing the "first AUDL play, Brodie throws 75 yard flick" video, and I think he really doesn't step out much--I remember being very intent on copying him, and noticing how quiet his entire body was through the release. Just staying centered in his stance, keeping his palm up, and a whole lot of snap on the release (to your other points!)

Yep, that was me. This is the problem that should be named. Otherwise, nothing wrong with having a good airbounce in the ol' bag o tricks.

It's called airbounceitis, my brother had it but has almost made a full recovery

Gracias Luis!

I see you!!

good tip!

I'm skeptical of this claim tbh

@@pugsnhogz The difference is the size of disc, and the need to get the most power out of a throw (disc golf) compared to having to be compact and quick (ultimate.) In addition, disc golf discs fly better thrown/flying flat (compared to the ground) while ultimate frisbees are thrown better nose up. But I think my claims hold true. Ultimate players have bad form, but it may be for better (or maybe worse.) Form in ultimate does not matter as much as in disc golf.

Disc golf discs are so different to 175 ultimate discs that the mechanics on the body movement become quite different. I can do both to a high standard and of course most of the principles are the same, but I don't think you can use one to critique the other, beyond a very basic level.

He's got the freestyle

yes it's always hard to boil down everything for a video, and I agree that there is a time and place for airbounce mechanics. But hopefully I got across that an airbounce backhand should not be your default backhand!

Rowan McDonnell Had a coach tell me you should be able to control whether or not the disk rises from your hand or drops. But you shouldn't try to 'pop' every backhand up, airbounce-style. Agree?

Common mistake - your only backhand is an airbounce. fix- one of your backhands is an airbounce.

👍🏽 agreed sir

What's a 'Chicken Wing'?? :)

@@RowanMcDonnell the chicken wing is a meme throw. You put 4 fingers over the disc and 1 on the bottom and do a flick motion.

@Rowan McDonnell, I have a question.......how will I be able to do a greatest without a chicken wing ?

thank you! you get it