cutting in ultimate Archives

Cutting Into Space

October 2, 2012January 28, 2019Ultimate Rob Comment

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 […]

Cutting for Connections

July 1, 2012May 17, 2017Jason de Puit 4

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 […]

Check Your Shoulder – Give-Go

July 13, 2011November 21, 2012Brian Lo 1

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 […]

Check Your Shoulder – Buttonhook

July 9, 2011November 21, 2012Brian Lo 1

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 […]

Getting Open Because You Think You Can

July 8, 2011March 6, 2013Mandy Wintink 1

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. […]

Experience Matters

July 7, 2011November 21, 2012Brian Lo 1

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 […]

Mastering the Art of Cutting in Ultimate

April 29, 2011November 16, 2014Ultimate Rob 5

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. […]

Ultimate Needs a Name Change - Ultimate Rob - This Is How It All Began

[…] you’ve read my post about How It All Began, where I share an interview between Willie Herndon and Jared Kass (who invented ultimate and […]

HESK Digital - Ultimate Needs a Name Change

Great article. As a person who has never played ultimate frisbee. But watching a few games on YouTube the name doesn't do it justice. Go with something like flat ball implies its like football which is the type of audience I would imagine you would want to appeal to. You could also just mesh the two names and call it Ultimate Flat ball?

russell - Imagining Ultimate As A Major Sport

Now imagine what ultimate as a major sport would to to spirit of the game

Book Review: "Anthropica" Spins Wild Web Through Time, Space, and Ultimate | Ultiworld - Mini Ultimate – 3 on 3

[…] be surprised to even know existed, like “Cojones” (who made semis at Nationals!). He also is credited with inventing mini, at least in a standardized […]

Maxime - More Surprising Findings from the World of Biomechanical Analysis!

Hey Melissa! I understand the most of the explications on this page, but I didn't understand what's wrong with the hands shaking? I mean, this is really how beginners throw I remarked that one coaching cue I constantly heard about is "use your wrist when you flick the disc" or something like that. And... You mean that we need to use the flipping the pie... I don't really understand well how to transfer it to a throwing mechanics... I mean... By your explanation I refer myself to the flick throw mechanics Rowan McDonnell show in one of his video. He take the disc, do an abduction with his forearm (at this moment, the disc is up ready to throw like an archer who is ready to shoot, and the forearm face down in a ~45 degrees), so his wrist is in a pronation position (the pie is going down) and when he throw he place his wrist in a supination to proantion position. I tried to figure out the entire throwing mechanics. He explain here how to do this at home (to practice the motion) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49u9-IznjRc