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The Flick Myth in Disc Sports



The Flick Myth in Disc Sports
The big secret about the wrist Flick in Frisbee is…
there is no Flick.

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There is no wrist Flick in Frisbee. At least not in the way most people understand the of flicking the wrist. The Flick in Frisbee comes not from the wrist, but from the stopping of the arm. All the wrist does is to stay loose. We get our arm moving and stop it quickly and if our wrist is loose, it Flicks. That’s it.

Accentuating the Flick

If we want a strong flick, we’ll get the arm going towards the target stop it quickly and pull back, away from the target, keeping that wrist loose. This can also be looked at as stopping the arm harder, but it quite literally is pulling sharply away from the target as we stop our arm.

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An accomplished dog trainer, dog sport coach and dog behavior expert, Ron Watson of PVybe spends every minute he can collaborating with dog lovers all over the world.
Specializing in canine performance, learning theory and behavior, Ron along with the fabulous Apryl Lea, run real world and online seminars as well as personal training, clinics, and Hangouts.
He lives to talk dogs, so go ahead and ask Ron a question via our contact page, Facebook or on Google+.





12 thoughts on “The Flick Myth in Disc Sports

  1. Brilliant !! This mind blowing ! Simple and clear. Now everything makes sense.
    Can’t wait to test and see the changes.

    YEEEESSSSS

    Bruno

  2. I know we are farther along in the course now but had to come back to comment–this simple truth is making a big difference in my throwing, my dogs thank you!!!

    • Feel free to comment anywhere, any time, Emily.

      It is a huge deal for throwing. It’s in effect on all of the releases as well. I am happy that you got it and it’s helping you and your dogs out.
      Peace~

  3. It is basic Newton 3rd law o motion Action – Reaction. Like a car crash. You (frisbie) inside the car (Hand). Car crashes (hand stops) energy is trasferred to the body inside (frisbie goes flying).

    PS: Nerd moment

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