Ultimate: Hammer Throw

<p>Turn your body to face your throwing partner</p><p><br>If you throw with your left hand:<br>Keep your right foot as your pivot and step over with your left foot to a comfortable position; your hips should now face 180 degrees away from your throwing partner<br>Bend your left leg at the knee to allow you to get lower on your throw<br>Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist as you release the disc, keeping the disc horizontal throughout. </p><p><br>If you throw with your right hand:</p><p>Keep your left foot as your pivot and step over with your right foot to a comfortable position; your hips should now face 180 degrees away from your throwing partner<br>Bend your right leg at the knee to allow you to get lower on your throw<br>Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist as you release the disc, keeping the disc horizontal throughout. </p>

Grip: lightly pinch the rim of the disc between thumb, and two forefingers.

Turn your body to face your throwing partner If you throw with your left hand: Step out further with your left foot; as wide as is comfortable while ensuring that you can maintain your balance Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist to release the throw If you throw with your right hand: Step out further with your right foot; as wide as is comfortable while ensuring that you can maintain your balance Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist to release the throw

Practice moving from the ‘Backhand with pivot’ position to the ‘Forehand with pivot’ position smoothly Ensure that you are balanced throughout the movement Try to avoid putting your foot down in the middle; it should take a single step to perform this move. When learning this movement, take a slight pause in the final position before releasing the disc to ensure that you are balanced

Turn your body to face your throwing partner If you throw with your left hand: Keep your right foot as your pivot and step over with your left foot to a comfortable position; your hips should now face 180 degrees away from your throwing partner Bend your left leg at the knee to allow you to get lower on your throw Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist to release the throw If you throw with your right hand: Keep your left foot as your pivot and step over with your right foot to a comfortable position; your hips should now face 180 degrees away from your throwing partner Bend your right leg at the knee to allow you to get lower on your throw Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist to release the throw

Lightly grip the disc by curling the fingers of one hand around the rim, ensuring that the fingertips are all inside the rim of the disc and not along the edge

Lightly grip the disc by curling the fingers of one hand around the rim, ensuring that the fingertips are all inside the rim of the disc and not along the edge Face your hips towards your throwing partner Keeping the disc horizontal, and with a relaxed arm and shoulder, lightly flick your wrist and release the disc towards your partner Aim to follow through by pointing towards your partner

In pairs, players are encouraged to practice fakes and throws with a pivot Ensure that players are pivoting on the correct leg Try to make your fake look like your throw; can your partner tell whether you're about to throw or fake?

 .                        Practice moving from the ‘Forehand with pivot’ position to the ‘Backhand with pivot’ position smoothly Ensure that you are balanced throughout the movement Try to avoid putting your foot down in the middle; it should take a single step to perform this move. When learning this movement, take a slight pause in the final position before releasing the disc to ensure that you are balanced

Turn your body to face your throwing partner If you throw with your left hand: Step out further with your left foot; as wide as is comfortable while ensuring that you can maintain your balance Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist but do not let go If you throw with your right hand: Step out further with your right foot; as wide as is comfortable while ensuring that you can maintain your balance Rotate from the waist so you can see your throwing partner, and in one smooth motion rotate your torso and flick your wrist but do not let go

Grip: lightly pinch the rim of the disc between thumb, and two forefingers. The other two fingers should then pinch the underside of the rim, similar to the use of chopsticks. Face your hips towards your throwing partner Hold the disc in a horizontal plane out to the side of your body, then lightly flick the wrist forwards towards your partner and let go.

Select around 10% of the players to be "taggers". The rest evade them. The evaders are given 3 frisbees to carry between them When players are tagged, they must stand still with their arms out to their sides Players can be freed by catching a disc (if they don't have one), or by completing a pass (if they do have a disc)

Player 1 and Player 2 start facing the same direction, into the space where the disc will be thrown Player 2 has the disc Player 2 turns and throws to Player 1. Player 2 then runs across in front of Player 1, who throws into space for Player 2 to catch Aim to throw into the space in front of Player 2 Don’t throw too hard; this is easier to execute if thrown softly

Player 1 and Player 2 start facing the same direction, into the space where the disc will be thrown Player 2 has the disc Player 2 turns and throws to Player 1. Player 2 then runs across in front of Player 1, who throws into space for Player 2 to catch Aim to throw into the space in front of Player 2 Don’t throw too hard; this is easier to execute if thrown softly

Players form two queues facing each other Two discs per queue Players take it in turns to run from the front of their queue towards the other; the next person in the opposite queue throws the disc towards them The objective is to catch while running, rather than slowing down After throwing the first disc, the player runs towards the other queue to catch the second disc After catching, the player hands the first disc to the person now stood at the front of the queue and joins the back of that queue

Grip is same as Forehand, see Forehand Grip video Grip: lightly pinch the rim of the disc between thumb, and two forefingers.  The other two fingers should then pinch the underside of the rim, similar to the use of chopsticks. Hold the disc in a vertical plane over your head, then lightly flick the wrist forwards towards your partner and let go.   Aim to follow through by pointing towards your partner. If you’re holding the disc in your right hand, then release the disc to the left side of your head. If you’re holding the disc in your left hand, then release the disc to the right side of your head.

Form groups of three One player stands in front of the thrower as the "screen"; the thrower then pivots out to the side so they can see the receiver Screens should stand still with arms by their sides Throw the disc. The thrower then runs to the person who caught the disc, stands in front of them to be the "screen". Repeat this process until everyone is comfortable with the reason for pivoting

Have three or more players stand together on a start line, with a finish line at a desired distance Number the players The objective is to get the disc from the start line to the finish line When someone is holding the disc, they may only pivot, they may not walk or run Player 1 starts with the disc; they may only throw to Player 2. Player 2 can only throw to Player 3, and so on. The last player can only throw to Player 1. Players can move freely, but must stand still to receive the disc. All players must throw the disc at least once before reaching the finish line

Face your partner and stand a few yards away. See how many passes can be completed in 1 minute

Face your partner and stand a few yards away Focus on establishing the correct grip, and getting snap on the release to put spin on the disc Aim for the centre of your partner's chest When catching, open the hands wide to create a large target for your partner. Focus on catching; watch the disc all the way into your hands This clip starts with crocodile (clap) catches, then later shows rim catches.