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to pivot, make sure that you continue to flat throw and immediately take off, away
Ultimate by Michael
face downfield so that you can see any from the disc and the open passing lane,
Baccarini, Tiina
teammates who are developing their cuts. because you have done your job.
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Only if committing to throw to a reset These are the basics of pivoting and © 2008 by Human
cutter in the backfield should you turn your faking against a straight-up mark. As the
Kinetics Publishers,
back to the down field action. force changes from straight-up to backhand
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You have decided that you are going to or forehand, or to a middle force, your
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throw an easy backhand to a cutter who pivoting and faking will change too. You
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has beaten his defender and will shortly be may want to use a shoulder or head fake
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all by himself in the open passing lane. You to move your defender. You can also fake
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want to hit him quickly to gain maximum high, which may get your defender to
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yardage, but your mark is overplaying the raise her hand, and then release low, or or by calling 1-800-465-7301.
backhand side, which means that you are vice versa. We also suggest that you watch
unable to make a clean, easy throw. The players who are adept at pivoting and
defender is forming a human blockade faking. Watch how they move their marks
between you and your intended receiver. around. Try to incorporate their technique
See figure 4.2, a through c. Break eye into your game. All these methods can
contact with your intended receiver, pivot work, as long as your defender believes
toward the forehand side, and snap the disc what you are doing.
without releasing it. You have to sell this You also must practice changing your
fake. The more you practice throwing, the grip back and forth between a forehand and
more realistic your fake will be. Again, if you backhand, as discussed in chapter 2. You
fake frenetically, your mark will know that must be able to execute a quick, smooth
you have no idea when you are going to transition from one to the other. A smart
throw, and you may hear “Not a thrower!” defender will recognize immediately if you
from the opposing team’s sideline. If your do not change your grip, even if the fake is
fake is believable, the defender will have to otherwise believable.
move over to your forehand side to cover it. Pivoting and faking well is an art. You
Your defender has now bitten on must practice both skills together and
your fake and has overcommitted to the practice them often. You don’t even need a
forehand side. Suddenly you have lots of disc to practice pivoting and faking. While
room to throw. This window of opportunity you’re standing in line, hanging out in your
will be open only for a split second, so you kitchen, or standing in front of a mirror,
must act immediately. Quickly pivot back work on the rhythm of these movements.
to the backhand side, still facing down Remember, start deliberately and gradually
field, and put most of your weight on your increase the speed of these movements to
outstretched right leg. Your receiver is still game speed. Eventually the movements
there because he knows the importance will become second nature.
of completing a cut. You snap off a quick
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