Wide Releases by Lloyd Cheesman

Improve your balance and increase the range of your release points

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Set 5: Wide, Flat Throws

Reps	Throw	Pivot	Release	Shape	Facing Angle	Aims	Game Context
4	Backhand	Wide	Low	Flat	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut
4	Backhand	Wide	High	Flat	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut
4	Forehand	Wide	Low	Flat	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut
4	Forehand	Wide	High	Flat	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut

Set 6: Wide Roll Curves

Reps	Throw	Pivot	Release	Shape	Facing Angle	Aims	Game Context
4	Backhand	Wide	Low	Roll Curve	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut
4	Backhand	Wide	High	Roll Curve	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut
4	Forehand	Wide	Low	Roll Curve	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut
4	Forehand	Wide	High	Roll Curve	Straight On	Improve balance & wide release	Around Break to Under Cut

Set 7: Offset Throws

Reps	Throw	Pivot	Release	Shape	Facing Angle	Aims	Game Context
4	Backhand	Wide	Low	Flat	45◦ left of receiver	Improve balance & wide release	Inside Break
4	Backhand	Wide	High	Flat	45◦ left of receiver	Improve balance & wide release	Inside Break
4	Forehand	Wide	Low	Flat	45◦ left of receiver	Improve balance & wide release	Inside Break
4	Forehand	Wide	High	Flat	45◦ left of receiver	Improve balance & wide release	Inside Break

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Lloyd Cheesman says:
With these wide pivots, always push your feet as wide as you can but also stretch the rest of your body to throw as high as you can and as low as you can to increase your range of releases
Descriptions assume a right handed throwerr

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