Ron Watson & Apryl Lea hangout and chat with Bryan Lamky & Ron Ellis, a couple of disc dog legends on Disc Dog Radio. And the phones were pretty live as well. Hope you enjoy.
Author Archives: Ron Watson
How to Get Better at Disc Dog Freestyle
Success in this game is much more about the things you do between the tricks, the little things that are not tricks at all and are often hidden are far more important, than the tricks themselves. If your stuff between the tricks, your set up, position, flatwork and team movement are off your trick will be hard to pull off or fall flat before it happens.
Da Hu Yellow Belt Forms for Her Green Belt Test
As a Disc Quan Do Yellow Belt, these forms are your test for your Green Belt. In order to pass, you have to at least look as good as da Hu here.
Balanced Disc Dog Throwing: Law of Resonant Spins
Clock Throws Go Clock and Counter Throws Go Counter. What Does It Mean? The spin of the disc should be in the same direction as the dog’s flank. The throw should resonate with the direction that the dog is moving. This is taken from the 13 Laws of Flatwork Throws with Clockwise spins should be […]
The Secret of the Low High Toss and Trigger
Ron Watson delivers a key secret to a successful Low High Toss in disc dog freestyle.
Anatomy of a Disc Dog Sequence: Through… Wait… Flip
The foundational sequence at Pawsitive Vybe, Through… Wait… Flip! is the move that we suggest people start exploring sequences with. It is super easy to do, which is great, and it affords a wonderful opportunity to explore many aspects of Team Movement.
Disc Quán Do | a Disc Dog Freestyle Martial Art
Offense Means Nothing if you Can’t Dodge and Move It’s easy to look good on a heavy bag. You watch a big bad boxer smashing a heavy bag and it’s hard to imagine someone dealing with that kind of offense. But boxing isn’t nearly as much about hitting the other guy nearly as much as […]
On Flatwork: The Xs and Os of Preferred Movement
At Pawsitive Vybe we look at the dog’s directional movement and direction of play through a clockwise and counter clockwise lens. It’s a bit “brainful”, like it hurts the brain a bit while wrapping your head around it, but it’s an important concept to have a strong handle on. It will help to maximize your […]
On Disc Management: More Than Picking Up Discs
Handling and managing the discs while they are in the dog’s mouth, before they fall out and hit the ground is a key element of Disc Management, and I don’t think it is on many Player Judges’ radar. I don’t think it is in any rulebook (UpDog, maybe, excluded… Go Jack!), but it is a fact of Disc Management, nonetheless.
Handler Speed: Knowledge > Athleticism
If the handler knows where the dog is going to be and when the dog will be there, it is easy to move between the tricks or to leverage the time it takes a dog to do something we take for granted, like turn around after a 10 yard catch. Move While If you throw […]