Tom “TK” Kennedy – Hall of Famer
Recently, I was in Santa Barbara for the 2012 US Open Overall Flying Disc Championships and I had the chance to sit down with Tom “TK” Kennedy. We had a candid conversation about how he got into the game, his…
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The Throwing Comfort Zone
In previous posts I have made reference to The Throwing Comfort Zone. This post will explore the concept of The Throwing Comfort Zone whilst also providing some advice on how your Throwing Comfort Zone can be increased and maintained. The…
Creating an Unbreakable Mark
This tutorial video for the Calgary Ultimate Association talks about how to create an unbreakable mark and how to beat an unbreakable mark. The key points in creating an unbreakable mark are: Focus, Thrower Awareness and Holding the Force. The…
Ultimate Intelligence – Head to the End Zone!
This is the first of a series of Ultimate Intelligence posts that I hope to write. These posts will hopefully provide some useful information that you can use to improve your game in a variety of ways. For the most…
2nd Place at the 2012 Mexican Nationals
On May 31, 2012, I traveled to Mexico to play in the 2012 Mexico National Ultimate Championships with Malaki UFC, a team who flew me down a year ago to coach them and teach them more about the game of…
Mexican National Championships 2012
I will not be posting any updates on Ultimate Rob until next week as I am flying out tomorrow morning to Mexico to compete in the 2012 National Open Championships with Malaki UFC. They’re the same team I flew down…
Ultimate Frisbee World Champion Thomas Kuhn
Thomas Kuhn, a member of the 2008 World Champion Canadian Open team, was recently selected to be a member of the Open Team which will be traveling to Sakai, Japan in July to compete in the 2012 WFDF World Ultimate…
Getting More Power in Your Throw
In this video, I introduce my trainer, Curtis Howden, and we talk about how I’m training for disc sports competitions with a specific focus on getting more power in my throw. We’re starting by mobilizing my thoracic spine and by…
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…
2011 Year in Review
2011 was a huge year for me – I was flown to Mexico in June to coach Malaki UFC, I competed in the WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships in July in Fort Collins, Colorado, I competed in the Skyhoundz…
Future of Disc Sports
In this video Dan “Stork” Roddick gives his thoughts on what the future of frisbee will look like. He doesn’t think that disc sports should be commercialized like other sports – pods that exists in all areas which allow people…
Why Do You Play Ultimate?
Is it for the Spirit of the Game? Is it because you love throwing? Is it because you love going to tournaments and getting away from home once in a while? Whatever the reason, we all love this game. Those…
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…
Ultimate Project #11
Similar to Ultimate Project #2, Michael Lawler (former Brute Squad coach) analyzes footage from the Brute / Riot game at 2010 Worlds. This video looks at the 10 seconds leading up to the throws and tries to determine of the throw…
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…
John “Friz Whiz” Kirkland
A tremendous all-around competitor, Kirkland was voted the disc athlete of the seventies. He won the men’s World Overall Championships in 1977 and finished second on three other occasions, as well as winning several individual world titles. He is still…
Epic Trick Shot Battle
This is awesome. Check it out.
Losing is Lonely
When I talk about my sport, I struggle to decide what to call it: ultimate or Frisbee? The latter dredges up images of dogs chasing plastic across a stretch of fresh grass, certainly better manicured than any fields we ever…
5 Tips to Being a Better Teammate
Most of us have played other team sports since we were kids so we have gotten used to the initial period when you first join a team and you get to know the other players. However, no matter the sport…