Articles on catching
Friction Gloves are the original and #1 disc gloves in the world. We established gloves in ultimate & disc golf. We are giving away three (3) pairs of Friction Gloves, with your choice from the three (3) different gloves that… Read More »Friction Gloves Giveaway
Carry around a frisbee while you walk from class to class or while sitting and watching TV and just mess around with it.Read More »Bring Your Disc #zipstips
This is a great drill/game to work on your quick release, catching, throwing, disc awareness, eye/hand coordination, and timing of your throwing & catching. Comment below with how long you were able to do this challenge with a partner!
When throwing on the green or when warming up make sure to catch “both ways.” Alternate catching with your right hand versus your left hand on top of the pancake. For good throws, this doesn’t make much of a difference, but if an errant throw is to the right of your body, it will be easier to catch left on top, and the same goes for the other side, but switched. The more comfortable you are catching both ways, the more natural it will be for you to catch with the correct orientation. I guarantee your drops will go down if you work on this.Read More »Catch Both Ways #zipstips
(A fast-freestyle playing exercise/guide for learning and practicing disc handling skills used in ultimate) In the early days of Frisbee before disc sports, the original attraction was just to watch the Frisbee fly. At first, this was enough; the sheer… Read More »Freestyle the “Ultimate” Edge
I’ve been wearing Friction Gloves for a few months and in addition to being a fan of them, I also set 3 World Flying Disc Federation World Records for Self Caught Flight on ice, Maximum Time Aloft on ice and… Read More »Friction Gloves Review
A few weeks ago, I got a fan email from Kassandra and this was what she said: I’ve been cutting despite other’s desire to transition me to handler in the future because of my height. However, because I can usually… Read More »Boxing Out: What It’s All About
One of my favorite moments of this past weekend was a play by our captain Nat. She was cutting in for a throw from a handler with a tight D on her hip. The throw went up and out to… Read More »Valuing the Disc
All over the world ultimate is played by millions of players in warm sunny climates, on green grassy fields with a gentle breeze in the air. However, for many of these players, for half the year, the sun hides behind… Read More »Cold Weather Ultimate – Should I Wear Gloves?
So Brodie just posted a video about catching. It got me thinking about writing a post on catching, but without a way to structure a bunch of random thoughts, I just have a mess of ramblings on catching, both obvious… Read More »Random Spew on Catching
I remember a long time ago reading an article of Parinella’s somewhere where he explained a better way to toe the line is to only keep one foot down to maximize your reach rather than trying to dig both feet… Read More »Land on One Foot
Catching is a skill that is often taken for granted and so not coached, when in fact it should be a cornerstone of every player’s development: catching is as much about good technique as any other skill. There is a… Read More »The Basics of Catching
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… Read More »Attacking the Disc
In this video I talk about the 2 different ways you can catch a disc. The key is to practice catching and figure out what way works best for you.
This video explains how to catch a disc that has a lot of spin. Instead of catching the disc with your inside hand (so the disc is spinning out of your hand), it’s best to catch with your outside hand… Read More »Catching a disc that has a lot of spin (video)
Why is receiving the pull so important?
Since the point of the pull is for the other team to start with you as deep in your endzone as possible, the ability to collect the pull and get the disc moving is crucial to keep the defense on their toes.
Why is reading the disc so important?
There are two big reasons:
1. When you’re on offense, if you can read the disc well then your chance of catching the disc will be much higher
2. When you’re on defense, if you can read the disc well then your chance of getting the D is that much higher