Throwing Deep Thought #2

This is something I wanted to add about throwing deep. A lot of problems I see people having with throwing deep and their throws in general stem from an unnecessary throwing motion. With throwing motion I mean the path your disc takes from when you start moving the disc up until release. This motion involves the disc movement horizontally with your pivot as well as the actual release motion from whatever body position you pivoted to. These two motions are linked and continuous when you pivot directly into a throw which is mostly the case. The best throwing motion is a quick, simple, and efficient one. A lot of people incorporate loopy vertical movements in their throwing motion which make achieving a tight fast spin more difficult. Ultimately the goal of throwing is to produce as much spin as possible with every throw. Any unnecessary loopy movement makes a clean release harder to come by. So, minimize unnecessary movement. This simple release also allows for a quick release, which makes throws easier to get off and harder to defend.

sid

Throwing Deep

Although I don't particularly like a lot of the article on the-huddle.org, I do like this one. It is at least a good overview of the necessary components. He harps on stepping to the side to generate as much wrist flick and body torque as you can. The only thing he doesn't really talk about is wind. Wind and throwing are one and the same, and adjusting for the wind in your throws is part of being a good thrower. Before all games I think about the wind and what shape I need to put on both my hucks and in both directions. Also just throw a bit of grass in the air before points to check the direction and consciously remind yourself that there is wind that you need to take into account.

Well this sounds formulaic and time-consuming to always have to make mental adjustments...ultimately you need to understand that wind has to be factored in and throw your throws on feel. The way to get comfortable with this is just a ton of throwing. After throwing through in a lot of different wind conditions/scenarios and getting a lot of reps, these adjustments will become more fluid and second-nature.

So read the article. Also, if you don't know about the huddle, there is a ton of other information on there about everything ultimate. It is a good place to hear a bunch of different viewpoints from successful players on different topics. Don't just accept what they say though as correct, think about it yourself and try to understand and incorporate it into your playing. Empirical data is always best.

http://www.the-huddle.org/issues/10/starting-body-mechanics-early/

sid

Second Semester

Final cuts for Illinois were made January 16th. The cuts followed the annual "Week Back" for the top 33 players in the program. Nine practices in five days gave the captains a solid grasp on who was prepared for the a long spring season with the A-team. This was the latest that Illinois had ever made cuts before, and that was directly due to how competitive cuts were and the depth of our top 35 players.

The nine practices over the week back included about half strategy and half conditioning. Beyond just ultimate the week back is great in terms of team bonding. A pasta party, Super Smash Bros tournament, trip to Buffalo Wild Wings and a game of Jeopardy about ourselves brought us together and laid the foundation for what should be a very tight group.

A week later school started and we began to hit the armory and Irwin with a fervor. January 22nd was the official start to Illinois Boomland's season. Rob Dreier and Joe "Conair" Conerty were elected captains. Rob and Joe were both cut before the week back but both attended and made every practice during the week. They have showed the initiative and desire to lead the B team and I feel very confident that this years Boomland is in great hands.

On the 24th we held a program wide meeting to discuss an issue that is very prevalent to the program this year. We have like $0 right now, and we discussed different ways to get short term and long term money. A lot of good ideas were thrown around including a hat tournament that will be open to the public after spring break.

Know Your Teammates Champion

Congratulations to Austin Lien for winning the "Know Your Teammates" Tournament!

Austin had an average of 78.333% going into the final Jeopardy round against Adam Wright with an average of 81% and Joe Sidrys with an average of 75.66%.

Before Final Jeopardy the scores were:

Adam Wright: 1600

Austin Lien: 1200

Joe Sidrys: -300

After a Final Jeopardy question that no one got correct the scores were:

Austin Lien: 1100

Adam Wright: 699

Joe Sidrys: -601

...I guess thats just another reason he is our captain.

Know Your D Mac

THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!!

The third and final round of individual quizzes in the "Know Your Teammates" Tournament was all about that mysterious guy from GOP, Dan McDonald.

Dan McDonald:

1. How old is D Mac?

28 (also acceptable: 493)

2. Where is D Mac from?

Godfrey, IL (also acceptable: Glenfinnan)

3. How many tours of service has D Mac been on?

Two: My third grade class was deployed in Desert Storm as part of special operation "Toddler Terror" and we were later redeployed in 2004 in the second Iraq war as part of special operation "Twentysomething Terror."

4. According to D Mac who is the best band of all time and why?

Styx, because Styx rox.

5. What's the name of D Mac's favorite off brand Goldfish?

Whales

6. How many teeth is D Mac missing?

Two

7. What is D Mac's favorite math theorem?

The Hairy Ball Theorem: for even n, an n-sphere contains no nonvanishing continuous tangent vector field

8. According to D Mac, what is the one thing Illinois Ultimate does too much of?

Stretching (also acceptable: giving 100% effort)

9. If you were D Mac and you were going to miss practice, give an example of what you would email the captains.
I was eating at the Rainbow Garden on Neil the other day and I wanted to order a side of "Shallots And Rice Suey" so I said, "I'll have the SARS, preaze," and the waiter spat in my face, which at first I thought was a reaction to my pronunciation of "please" (which was really just a typo) but later realized was him misunderstanding my order to be a respiratory illness and bringing it to me as an appetizer right away. The rest of my meal was delicious but unfortunately I have once again contracted SARS so I will be missing practice until I feel better.

10. What does D Mac dream of when he sleeps?

TV's Barbara Eden

Joe Sidrys: =93

This is for Boomland

1) 23, rëäd: stïll töö ÿöüng för cö-ëd. =5

2) Söüthërn Ïllïnöïs nëär thë Mïssöürï bördër, ä sïmplë wëb sëärch wïll shöw hë's fröm Gödfrëÿ, ÏL. =10

3) 2. =10

4) Stÿx! Whëthër ÿöü wänt tö lïstën tö prögröck, ärënä röck, pöwër bälläds, ör gö ön än ädvëntürë tö thë fütürë, Stÿx cän dö ït för ÿöü. =10

5) Whälës! =10

6) Frönt tëëth änd mäÿbë ä fëw wïsdöm tëëth jüst tö päd hïs stäts. Ï'll gö wïth 7. =-5

7) Dünnö, büt hë sëëms lïkë ä Ëülër's ïdëntïtÿ güÿ tö më. =0

8) Strëtch. =10

9) "I really just don’t feel like it," ëmphäsïs ön thë läck öf pröpër lëttër cäsë. =8

10) Trävëlïng süpërstrïngs tö ältërnätïvë rëälïtïës tö shït ïn thë bäthtübs öf hïs ënëmïës, thën tëllïng hïs ältërnätë sëlf ïn thät rëälïtÿ tö dö thë sämë, trïggërïng än ïnfïnïtë sëqüëncë öf tüb-shïttïngs. =10

OVERALL PLUS 25 FOR UMLAUTS

Adam Wright: =73

1. How old is D Mac?

He is 23, but has claimed to be anywhere from 25 to 30 while telling stories. =5

2. Where is D Mac from?

Alton, Illinois near St Louis =8

3. How many tours of service has D Mac been on?

He claims that he has been on 2 tours of service during the Persian Gulf War =10

4. According to D Mac who is the best band of all time and why?

Im gunna have to say that he thinks the best band of all time is Styx. =10

5. What s the name of D Mac's favorite off brand Goldfish?

Since i dont even know the names of any off brand goldfish im gunna go ahead and say "Flips" are his favorite off brand goldfish. =0

6. How many teeth is D Mac missing?

He is missing 2. His front 2 + his wisdom teeth. =10

7. What is D Mac's favorite math theorem?

His favorite math theorem is Green's Theorem because he teaches it in calc 3 and people fail because of it. =0

8. According to D Mac, what is the one thing Illinois Ultimate does too much of?

Illinois ultimate tries too much. Dan would much rather sing songs and have fun. =10

9. If you were D Mac and you were going to miss practice, give an example of what you would email the captains?

He would tell them that he got SARS from fellow grad school math students because they dared him to kiss one of the asians. He said no but if they double dared him, he would have to do it, and then they double dared him to do it, so he obliged so he had to miss practice because he has SARS. =10

10. What does D Mac dream of when he sleeps?

He dreams that hes back at Carleton playing with GOP because he had more fun there and got to wear his hawaiian shirt all the time. =10

Austin Lien: =80

1. How old is D Mac?

D Mac is at the ripe old age of 23 =5

2. Where is D Mac from?

Godfrey, IL. So basically Missouri. =10

3. How many tours of service has D Mac been on?

What? I’m pretty sure this is his fifth year of ultimate, if that’s what you mean. It’s his second year with Illinois. =0

4. According to D Mac who is the best band of all time and why?

Styx. Styx Styx Styx. He likes them because they’re named after the river D Mac was dipped in as a child. Also, Dennis DeYoung is a boss. =10

5. What’s the name of D Mac's favorite off brand Goldfish?

I really have to throw in the towel on this one. Sigh… =0

6. How many teeth is D Mac missing?

His front two for sure. If he’s missing any more, I am unaware. =10

7. What is D Mac's favorite math theorem?

Obviously the Hairy Ball Theorem. =10

8. According to D Mac, what is the one thing Illinois Ultimate does too much of?

Stretching, although I doubt that’s the only thing. =10

9. If you were D Mac and you were going to miss practice, give an example of what you would email the captains?

I find myself at a unique advantage here:
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some of the chinese students in the math department had some shotglasses full of
SARS mucus from their homeland and they dared me to take a shot and i knew it w
as a bad idea so i asked them if they would double dare me in the hopes that the
y were only willing to single dare me but they called my bluff and double dared
me so i had to take a shot because it's part of the math code of conduct to acce
pt double dares and now i have SARS again.

i can't believe this keeps happening to me especially since it means i won't be
at practice tonight and probably won't make it thursday either.

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Unfortunately you will not have the privilege of playing with me this weekend. My family is coming up to Champaign this weekend, and since we've been drifting apart these past few years I think it's important I stay in town. My parents have been fighting more frequently recently and I need to be there to keep the peace so they don't start arguing in front of my little brother. This will also be the first time any of us has seen my older brother in several years, and it might be my last chance to convince him to go to rehab for his painkiller addiction. I would really like go with you guys up to Michigan this weekend, but if I do that and my family self destructs beyond repair I don't think I could ever forgive myself.

Just kidding, my family loves each other more than life itself.

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unfortunately i will probably not be able to attend practice this whole week. i
was mauled by a panda bear that gave me SARS.

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i will be respectfully blowing off practice today to grade some shit
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hey gentiles
believe it or not i'm a joo so i will be missing the second part of practice tod
ay to attend rosh hashonah services.
i will also be missing the first part of practice as usual.

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10. What does D Mac dream of when he sleeps?

Dan dreams of the day when I don’t yell at him for making spin move cuts. This is also the day that Illinois adopts Hawaiian shirts as uniforms and we discontinue stretching. =10

Andy Kilinskis: =70

I really want to stay in this, here goes.

1. How old is D Mac?

I've heard rumors all the way up to 29, but in reality he is the ripe, young age of 23. =5

2. Where is D Mac from?

D Mac hails from Godfrey, IL. Which is right outside Alton, IL. Which is outside of St. Louis, MO. =10

3. How many tours of service has D Mac been on?

Two. Back in the Persian Gulf War. He isn't allowed to disclose his involvement (or lack thereof) with Operation Desert Storm. =10 -5(he has disclosed his involvement)

4. According to D Mac who is the best band of all time and why?

One would think it would be a band with non-fünctional umlauts, such as Mötorhead or Blue Öyster Cult. However, "the best band of all time" is Styx. STYX ROX! =10

5. What is the name of D Mac's favorite off brand Goldfish?
Chickadees. They're shaped like baby chicks! Seen here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3517014352_23e5abf90a.jpg =0

6. How many teeth is D Mac missing?

Two. His two front top teeth. =10

7. What is D Mac's favorite math theorem?

The Hairy Ball Theorem. The classic "you can't comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick." =10

8. According to D Mac, what is the one thing Illinois Ultimate does too much of?

Stretching. =10

9. If you were D Mac and you were going to miss practice, give an example of what you would email the captains?

Here is an example of D Mac's excuse for missing a tournament. One would imagine it is right along these lines.

"Unfortunately you will not have the privilege of playing with me this weekend. My family is coming up to Champaign this weekend, and since we've been drifting apart these past few years I think it's important I stay in town. My parents have been fighting more frequently recently and I need to be there to keep the peace so they don't start arguing in front of my little brother. This will also be the first time any of us has seen my older brother in several years, and it might be my last chance to convince him to go to rehab for his painkiller addiction. I would really like go with you guys up to Michigan this weekend, but if I do that and my family self destructs beyond repair I don't think I could ever forgive myself.

Just kidding, my family loves each other more than life itself.

Dan" = 10 -5(for copying and pasting)

10. What does D Mac dream of when he sleeps?

Something involving Dream Theater. This is due to his undying love for prog-rock. =5

Final Standings:

Joe Sidrys: 93

Austin Lien: 80

Adam Wright: 73

Eliminated:

Andy Kilinskis: 70 (K TRAIN RUNS OUT OF STEAM)