This training video dives deep into exercises that can help improve your ability to do the “Throw and Go”, an integral part of dribbling or a small-ball style offense. We partnered with Justin Shelby from TOBU Fitness, an Ultimate Frisbee-specific strength and conditioning coach, who breaks down the specific joint and muscle movements needed to perform the “Throw and Go” at an elite level.
Being able to run out of your throw on the flick side is as important as having a throw’n’go backhand. In this video Felix talks about technique you can use to maximise the acceleration out of your throw without risking travelling, and whilst minimising the risk of a travel being called against you.
This is a simple drill to work on fundamental throw’n’go technique, suitable for players of all experience levels.
This video is slightly different to usual as there are no edits – you see the full explanation, execution, and group review of the exercise. Full video available for training tier patrons.
In an exciting collaboration between TobuFitness and Hive, this video shows examples of the throw’n’go being used to great effect in high level ultimate games, and Felix talks through the advantages which can be gained by accelerating out of your throws, including unlocking dribbling.
In the TobuFitness video, Justin talks about hip mobility, using hip internal rotation and the hip hinge to load the glutes, torso rotation, using gravity, to get low and accelerate forwards out of your throw.
Henry Fisher dropped a clap catch in the final of US Nationals 2021 – Noah takes a close look at exactly why, and what implications this has for the way we should train clap catching.
Felix’s series on Catching is being released at the Training Tier level, starting with Part 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66675315.
Goldfingers passed backwards on stall zero at least 17 times on their way to victory over XL Masters – usually in a sequence of flow that leads to a goal. Is this the most effective move currently in Ultimate, and why does it work so well in Hex? Felix takes a closer look.
The team from Potsdam (Germany) played 100% Hexagon Offence for the duration of this game and tournament, earning 3rd place and setting the bar for good hex play.
Every Score (compilation): https://www.patreon.com/posts/66372974
Every Turnover (analysis): https://www.patreon.com/posts/66372995
Check out the full game here: https://youtu.be/RAl0v3TtWWw
Manuela Cardenas uses dribbling to work the disc the length of the field, and Felix provides a breakdown of how her technique makes her so difficult to stop, and what everybody can take away to add to their game.
Justin Foord’s Masterclass in How to React to the Thrower on the Force from r/ultimate
Here’s the link to the full video analysis of this turnover from the UK Nationals Open Final between Clapham and Chevron in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Lc-dPLvDs
Featuring a sequence with 10 passes in 22 seconds in the New Zealand Mixed Nationals Semi-Final, we analyse Hammertron Prime’s use of balance and shape to maximise their options and generate goals.