Technical Discussion: Controlling Backhands by Alexander Gan
To become a truly excellent thrower, we need to understand different methods of generating spin and how the disc will respond. Learning to control your backhand will allow you to get the disc to fly in a variety of shapes & speeds.
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The intention of this article is to give you a better understanding of how your backhand throwing motion works to enhance your control over both your release points and angles. A disc has 3 usable “shapes” or “edges” that we can use when throwing: Outside in Inside out Rising edge (what we use to add “touch” to throws) To fully understand how to control these edges when throwing backhands, we need to break down the backhand action: The Wrist There […]
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