Greatest Bag Overview
Get a 10% discount with the code ULTIMATEROB2018 when you buy online at Ultimate Rob follows up his previous Greatest Bag review with an Overview of their newest model, which adds a shoulder strap as the most significant new…
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Learning to Throw From Others
Over the years, there have been numerous instructional videos produced – some good and some bad. On Facebook a few days ago, I shared a post that said “just because you are a good player does not mean you can…
Malissa Lundgren Top 3 Career Highlights
Malissa Lundgren, one of the captains of the Capitals, the women’s ultimate team from Ontario Canada, talks about her top highlights. Malissa has played in the finals of the World Championships of Beach Ultimate, the Canadian Ultimate Championships, the USA…
Changing the Team Strategy
Malissa Lundgren, Ultimate Canada’s 2011 Female Athlete of the Year, discusses how the Capitals were more successful after changing their team strategy following their 2009 semi final loss in the UPA Championships to Brute Squad. In 2010, they would go…
Intro to Ultimate Frisbee Video
If you’ve ever had someone ask you what ultimate frisbee is, and I know we all have, show them this video. Although I do compete in dog disc competitions with Davy Whippet (and we currently hold 2 Guinness World Records…
Disc Sports is An Ageless Game
Dan “Stork” Roddick, who has been throwing a frisbee for 55 years, talks about what he likes about disc sports and why he still loves it so much. The unique thing about flying disc is that there are so many…
Getting to Know Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn, an ultimate frisbee player living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, won World’s in 2008 with the Team Canada Open team. He was recently selected to the roster again this year and will be traveling to Sakai, Japan in July…
Passion vs Obsession
Some would say there’s a fine line between passion and obsession. First of all, what is the difference? I found a great explanation that I will use here to frame the rest of this post. Passion – when people admire…
The Evolution of Disc Sports
Prior to 1968 there was no cohesive unified “Frisbee’ culture, and really no discs sports per se. Regionally isolated pockets of Frisbee activity existed all over the country ranging from casual tossing and catching to relatively organized and structured games…
Canadian to Set Frisbee World Record in China
Rob McLeod, a resident of Calgary, will travel to Beijing, China from November 30 to December 4, 2011 to set a Guinness World Record in the sport of frisbee on China Central Televison (CCTV). “Ever since I was a kid…
Favourite Frisbee Quotes
My favourite frisbee quotes both come from the same man, Stancil Johnson. According to Wikipedia, Stancil Johnson is a psychiatrist and frisbee enthusiast, a member of the International Frisbee Hall of Fame and the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, and…
Coaching & Playing with Malaki UFC
For 2 years I’ve run Ultimate Rob (www.ultimaterob.com). In that time, I’ve published roughly 50 articles and posted more than 60 videos. My goal when I started the website was for it to be the go to website for ultimate…
Ultimate Project #1
Michael Lawler (former Brute Squad coach) has created a series of videos analyzing footage from the past couple of years and utilizing them as teaching moments. This video takes a look at two examples of downfield play in zone O. The…
Ultimate Rob Bootcamp – Calgary, AB
Ultimate Rob and ATP Personal Training & Bootcamps are excited to announce that they are going to be joining forces for a series of Ultimate Frisbee Bootcamps beginning in May in Calgary, Alberta. Beginning May 1, we will be running a…
Throwing Backhands for Power: Video Clinic
This video, posted with permission by Colin McIntyre, discusses how to get more distance on a backhand. Note 2: Some people struggle bringing the disc back against their forearm. I grip the disc with my off hand when I do…
The Basics of Throwing
The specifics and mechanics of throwing are the subject of much debate; everyone has their own technique. However, there are undoubtedly core elements, which are key to making good throws; the fact that these may be achieved by a wide…
Forehand Throws Mashup Vid
Various clips of Ultimate Rob throwing forehand from his video shoots
Fitness in Ultimate
I’ve had a lot of questions related to fitness and how to train/get in shape for ultimate and what are the best supplement since I found a good brand called hmb that sells on amazon. The short answer is: it…
Drills: Bread and Butter (Stack and Cut)
This is a great drill for the beginning of practice since it gets everyone working on all of the basics – throwing, catching, cutting and marking. You can also set goals in this drill (i.e. 10 completed throws in a…
The Basics of Pivoting
Pivoting is a very workman-like skill that is rarely noticed but is invaluable in allowing a thrower to create enough space to throw. Pivots should be smooth and well directed: generally a pivot is employed once a potential receiver has…
The Basics of Catching
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…