Hammer Archives - Ultimate Rob

Common Throws in Ultimate Frisbee

October 8, 2013October 17, 2017Ultimate Rob 9

Whether you’re new to the sport or you’ve been playing a long time, there are some throws which are crucial to being a good handler. […]

What I Like Most About Ultimate

June 23, 2011November 21, 2012Stephen Winters Comment

In his first post on Ultimate Rob, Stephen Winters shares with us a free flowing poem of sorts, roughly titled “What I Like Most About […]

Free Throw Analysis – Send Me Your Throwing Videos!

October 4, 2010January 29, 2019Ultimate Rob 7

I’ve been working on an idea for the past little while since I’ve had a lot of requests from fans via email to help with […]

Improving Forehand and Hammer Throws

March 30, 2010January 28, 2019Ultimate Rob 2

I ran a throwing clinic during one of our byes at an indoor tournament in Saskatoon. Two of the main questions I had from people […]

Examples of Non Standard Throws in Ultimate

December 30, 2009January 28, 2019Ultimate Rob 5

This video shows me throwing a scoober, thumber, hammer, push pass, high release backhand and air bounce backhand.

Throwing a hammer

October 23, 2009November 21, 2012Ultimate Rob Comment

Why is it important to know how to throw a hammer? The more throws you are able to throw the better because you will be […]

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

Imagining Ultimate As A Major Sport - Ultimate Rob - How To Choose an Ultimate Frisbee Team

[…] people tend to think of ultimate frisbee as a fairly casual, everyday sport. We play in parks and pick our teams for recreational leagues, and some play in fairly competitive clubs and organizations in college. […]

David Fawcett - Frisbee: Beyond Catch and Throw

rotation around the z axis

Phong - Forehand Mechanics That Aren’t Taught

Ho Johnny and Rob, thanks for the extreme detailed about the forehand mechanics. Could you discuss the science behind the angle between the disc and forearm please? Why does it have to be 160 degree?

OxyShred - Ultimate Needs a Name Change

Why do we need to go for modesty?