The Basics of Forcing in Ultimate
If you’re a regular visitor then you’ll know that my focus has been primarily on throwing. In my videos, in my articles and on my dvd, I consider throwing to be the most important part of ultimate. A team full…
Ultimate Rob
Rob McLeod is a frisbee ambassador and motivational speaker who holds 6 Guinness World Records, 13 World Championships, and the Canadian Distance Record. He created ultimaterob.com in 2009.
Ultimate Quick Tips Reference Checklist
I’ve done a lot of reading of other blogs, books, and I’ve talked to a lot of people for many hours about ultimate. In all of that time, I’ve come up with a bit of a quick reference checklist that…
What’s the Best Place to Buy a Disc?
I’ve had a lot of people ask me about where they can buy a disc from for ultimate frisbee. Now, since all of the people live in different cities, I have a few suggestions. First I’ll talk about what I…
Expectations of Your Role On/Within a Team
Having clear expectations and setting reachable goals will help you enjoy playing ultimate better. Not only will it help define your role on the team but it will help you become a better player, it will help you enjoy practices…
Thoughts on the Pre Game Warmup
Ever since I started playing sports, one thing I’ve loved has been the pre game warmup. When I played hockey, we’d come onto the ice to ACDC, Metallica and Guns ‘n Roses and go through our warmup drills. I remember…
3 Man Drill w/ Furious George from 2003
Stacked (the DVD) was an ultimate frisbee dvd released in 2003 by Bodhisattva Films. The highlight reel featured 3 members of Furious George in the 3 man marking/throwing drill. Enjoy!
Cutting in Ultimate – The Finer Points
A cut is a simple movement on the field but it’s often done poorly since most people have never learned how to cut. This article contains tips that will help you become a better cutter, that will help you think…
USA Ultimate College Championships – Too Many Calls Being Made
As the title alludes to, there was too many calls being made during the USA Ultimate College Open Championships between Florida and Carleton (which Florida won fyi). In typical college ultimate fashion, there was a lot of hucks, a lot…
Rule of the Week – Calling a Strip
With the 11th edition, a strip changed a bit in the rules; namely that it’s now considered a foul. What this means to the average player is that you can contest a strip; however, where you are on the field…
Wrist Snap for Throwing Forehand Ultimate Frisbee
The key to throwing a good forehand is having good wrist snap. This video shows how you should be snapping your wrist and how with good snap, the disc will have good spin and will have a smooth flight.
Hammer Throws Ultimate Frisbee
I’ve had some requests to film a video showing me throwing hammers so people can see my technique and my footwork. This is a sample of me throwing hammers (it was super windy so they are floating more than they…
Attacking the Disc
In ultimate, it’s important to attack the disc since if you stand and wait to catch the disc, there’s a greater chance for a defender to D the disc. Also, it’s good to attack the disc so you can get…
Throwing Hammer Ultimate Frisbee
This video talks about how to throw a hammer, how to grip the disc, when you should throw a hammer and other tips about throwing a hammer. Let me know if you have any requests for videos!
3 Man Drill – Marking & Faking
One of the best drills I’ve done is called the 3 Man Drill. Basically, it involves one throw, one marker, one catcher and one disc. The flow of the drills works as follows: mark, throw, go. As you’ll see in…
Receiving Fouls – Force Out Foul
Have you ever caught the disc but landed out of bounds? Yet had you not been pushed, you would have landed out of bounds? Did you make the right call when it happened? Did you even know there was a…
Which Type of Offense Should My Team Use?
With the summer ultimate season fast approaching, many teams are starting to get together for practices and are working on the different types of offense (horizontal, vertical, zone, split stack, german, etc). However, what type of offensive system is right…
Receiving Fouls – The Principle of Verticality
Lots of players don’t realize that they are entitled to the vertical space above them when the disc is in the air. And for those who do know about the principle of verticality, many aren’t always clear on how to…
Glossary of Ultimate Terms
Not sure what a ‘force’ is? Not sure what it means if someone ‘hucks’ it? What about if you’re called as a ‘handler’? Well just click on the link to download the Glossary of Ultimate Terms to make sure that…
Rules of Ultimate Frisbee – USA Ultimate 11th Edition
For the complete rules of ultimate, you can go to the USA Ultimate website here: I’m going to be adding a writeup each week on a rule I choose but feel free to comment or write me a message…
Controlling the Disc in the Wind
A big part of being a good thrower is having the ability to throw in the wind. In order to be a good thrower in the wind, you must learn to control how the disc moves and learn how to…
Planes of the Forehand – Throwing Tips
This video discusses how to diagnose your throw if it’s wobbling on the release. This is usually due to your wrist ‘breaking’ on the snap instead of keeping your palm facing up. To correct this you can have the disc…