Technique Help

Hey guys, I started competing in May and have absolutely fallen in love with the sport and the people that are involved. I would love to possibly take my games to the next level at some point if I am able and I know that those guys are absolute technicians. I have competed in 6 games so far this season and have 3 left.

The video below is from one of my more recent games and I would be grateful for any technique suggestions or things that I might be missing. I'd appreciate your time. Thanks


     

be tall when you finish in the stones, dont let your left side pull you into the ground,,, a good que is seeing the stone come out of your hand with your left eye

He means that your left (front) foot is "in front" (if looking from above) of your back foot.  Meaning, you can never really open those hips.  This can also keep you back (right) foot from pivoting thus losing some distance. But Karl is crazy so don't listen to him.

^yep

Well, I would think the take home message from Craig's picture of Sean is that, in the end, ball separation is MUCH more important that feet placement, no?  But feet placement still matters?  

Jimmy took a video of me fouling 93+ last weekend. I'm curious to see what my feet placement was at the front.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqFWrL9-O0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3f2bZT_Wfc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi_-_a0Gq3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L50q5Dm0ZyQ
http://youtu.be/DZa9s85RS0U?t=1m36s

these guys were pretty good, they landed blocked at the front.

I think landing blocked at the front allows a stronger... drive to zero (haha). Srs though, I think if you land blocked you are able to reach back farther to accelerate sooner but you'll have less push into the field. If you land open you won't be able to accelerate as soon but you'll have more push into the field.

At the end of the day, find what works for you. While I don't specifically try to land blocked, my best throws come from it.

lol, at Jake and I posting some of the same videos.  I guess you can post faster when you don't embed or even make the links clickable 0_o

jsully wrote: At the end of the day, find what works for you.

^^^ And this.

Well, it may be the angle, but to me, both Eric's and Ryan's throws look just about neutral.  Not what i would call blocked or closed off.  I always thought you wanted to land neutral to slightly open.  Not wide open, mind you.  Because I would think you'd lose your ability for an effective block if you were too open.

rob meulenberg wrote: I know I am always worried I land too closed on my throws (I usually land a bit closed too).  Maybe I can stop worrying.  lol.

if you're landing with your back at 11:00 that's too blocked, haha.

otherwise, don't worry about it imo

I, personally, would rather land too "blocked off," than my left foot in the bucket (track reference). If I land with my left foot wide, I find myself falling off the throw and losing the power and speed I've generated in my sprint phase. Harrison Bailey was another one who used to "block himself," but that guy was a great thrower who threw WFD bombs.

Daniel McKim wrote:  Especially in the HWFD, you have to be careful that your left foot isn't landing wide, thus, halting much of the force you've generated on your way to the trig.

Mr. Natural wrote: Daniel McKim wrote:  Especially in the HWFD, you have to be careful that your left foot isn't landing wide, thus, halting much of the force you've generated on your way to the trig.   Huh. I'm the only guy I know who ever fouled out the RIGHT side.