Cutting Into Space
This tutorial video for the Calgary Ultimate Association talks about how to cut into space. The key points are: Know where the open and break side are, cutting to the break side is easy space for the cutter; requires a…
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Cutting for Connections
In my previous post I highlighted the importance of connections within ultimate. I’d recommend having a read of the full post. As a recap, the interactions between throwers and receivers is an example of where the whole is greater than…
Check Your Shoulder – Give-Go
Last example for now. Give Go. Handler’s at the brick with the disc. Ho-stack setup with 2 dumps and 4 across. A few cuts get looked off, open side dump’s defender sags into the lane. Handler swings to the poached…
Check Your Shoulder – Buttonhook
Ok, another example. Check your shoulder on buttonhook cuts. When cutting away, look back at the thrower (aka “check your shoulder) before you plant to come back or even start to slow down. You see it all the time when you…
Getting Open Because You Think You Can
During a post-game debrief at Montreal Jazzfest, the other captains used me as an example of being able to “always get open” on my cuts. They qualified this by saying that it wasn’t because I was the fastest but that…
Experience Matters
Let’s compare two similar players with the same quantifiable skills and dimensions. One of the intangible differentiators is experience. We’ve all seen those tall, fast kids who are always open at the wrong place or wrong time… or the squad…
Mastering the Art of Cutting in Ultimate
Cutting is the art of getting free from a defender at a time and in a position that enables the cutter to be thrown to. There are a few fundamental points that a cutter should remember: Firstly, a cutter should…