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Niji: My Flick is Blady, What Do I Do to Fix It???

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Now, I've probably heard this next phrase more than any other question I've been asked concerning ultimate: "My flick (huck) is blady, wompwomp lolz how do I fixxorz it?"


Why? Cuz every n00b ever always has the same problems, unless you're Asian like me, or have big balls like Alan.

Tonight I just broke it down for my good friend Bobby Corroon, who shall not be named.

Basically, if your flick looks like this:


These are probably, definitely, the reasons why:

1. Slow your motion down: you're probably rushing the throw.

Remember: You want minimum effort for maximum output

Also, when you rush a throw, all hell breaks loose and your form goes to poop. Like the above visual.


2. You're probably (definitely) turning your hand/arm over: i.e. make sure your arm motion slices through parallel to the ground. Imagine that your hand is like a blade cutting through let's sayyyy a cucumber. If you turn your arm over mid-slice, it probably wouldn't work out so well would it?

- The Important Point: Make sure your palm is facing up the whole time. Yes, even during the follow-through.


At this point this-Bobby-Corroon-who-shall-not-be-names said something to the effect of, "Wompn00bsauce I don't think I do that, that much at least, I'mma n00b."


To which I said, Bobby, trust me, you are 100% doing that or else it wouldn't turn over.

"Well look at it this way: Every time the disc turns over, your hand definitely has turned over...

Otherwise it wouldn't have."


Moral of the story?

STFU and learn.

Cool?

Cool.


3. Your elbow is probably too close to your body. Figure this one out on your own. Or don't.


4. Wind up is too big. n00bs of the first class all do this: HUGE wind-up, so little follow-through. Kinda like how they "mack" on girls. Aka, they've got no game. When fixing your flick, or any throw in fact, pay attention to your wind up. This affects the way the disc flies more than anything else, unless you have a giant ravenous grizzly bear with lazer beams and grenade launchers on auto-fire chasing you in tornado-level winds.




5. Start the throw more IO. IO for your n00bz means: inside out. And if you don't know what that means, grow a pair.


Not These.

But these.


"e.g. remember the pictures of me throwing against alabama?

it looks like the disc is too IO and going out of bounds at first

and then, nope

its definitely going inbounds"
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Niji: Change of Pace & How to Practice It

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One of the things I pride myself on is getting rid of the disc as fast as possible. Though I am still not mature enough of a player to always heed by this, as long as I am playing with players I am comfortable with, the disc rarely stops in my hands. In fact, one of my biggest pet-peevs in ultimate is someone holding on to the disc for no reason.


Fact: You do not need to look up-field every time you get the disc.
Fact: If the dump is poached, you should hit it right away.
Fact: While "looking dump by 5" is a good benchmark, it is not an excuse to look upfield even if there isn't anything there until then.
Fact: Waiting on a cut leads to poach D's.
Why?
Cuz other smart defenders are watching you wait on a cut, and since its probably the only thing happening at the time (cuz otherwise, why would you be waiting for a cut to develop, right?), its easy to see coming.

So this is a change of pace, compared to most American style teams, that tend to wait longer on cuts, and dump on a higher stall count. Japanese teams are different from this in that they always hit a poached player right away, especially dump or IO break. They like to get rid of the disc quickly, and to capitalize on the break side. I think this play-style would really fit WM and would love to see it implemented.

So then how do you practice this?
Well, its not too hard if you keep the above facts in mind, but a great way to get it across team-wide is to make the stall counts come in at 6. Basically, with a shorter amount of time to do something with the disc, you force players to move the disc quickly and thus, naturally generate a less stagnant offense.

If you consider yourself an upper level player (or handler) on the team, try this one for kicks:
Make yourself get rid of the disc within the first 3 counts. Remember, this is not to *look* dump by 3, it is to *hit* the dump by 3. It's a tough job, but I believe that you can do it.

Anyway, if you try it out, let know how it goes. Individually, and as a team.
'Till next time.
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