Week 7 – Slow Throwing

Activity: Slow flight throwing
Focus:

• Generate lots of spin through a strong wrist snap
• A flat and consistent disc flight
• A slow moving disc to allow for nicely catchable discs

Description:
This weeks activity is based around adding maximum spin on the disc.

With your partner you are aiming to have the disc travel through the air slowly while on a flat and stable flight.

To achieve this, you should be focussing on generating lots of snap on your wrist and not stepping through your throw.

Catching Drills

Two Hand Catches

No matter where the throw goes, make sure you get two hands to it for the catch. Try to get your body behind it whenever possible. Practice catching with both hands on top. Throwers, make the receiver work for these.

One Hand Catches

Catch with your right hand for 10 throws in a row, regardless of where the thrower sends the disc. Then do your left hand. As a thrower, start easy, then make it more difficult for them.

The aim is not to encourage lazy one-handed catching, but to ensure we have practiced, so that when we are at full stretch, catching with one hand is not uncomfortable.

Late Eye Pickups

Throw to a partner that is standing either eyes-closed or facing away from you. About a third of the way through the flight of the disc, say ‘Now’ so that your partner can find the disc quickly and catch it. Give progressively less time to find the disc each throw. Vary throw shapes.

Ups

Receiver runs away from the thrower, looking back over their shoulder. Thrower puts a high disc up out to the side they are looking over. Receiver attacks the disc and goes up for a high, one-handed catch. Repeat on other side, with other hand. Vary the shape and width of the throw.

Practice Catching High Discs