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Are You Flippin’ Kidding Me? Faking Your Way to a Flip

30th October

Taz performs the flip for the disc but does not seem to care about the catch. Here are some simple tricks to try to get him dialed in and catching flips.



Through… Wait… Flip!

Posted by Ron Watson in Week 6 - Routine Building. No Comments

29th December

This is our base level building block for building sequences. It has team movement and good positional properties. This is the way you build sequences.



Through and Flip – Live Speed

Posted by Ron Watson in Week 6 - Routine Building. No Comments

29th December

Removing the Wait and going on to full speed. Be sure that you have a good history of Through… Wait… Flip before you move on to Live Speed.



And Then There was Bug

Posted by Ron Watson in Jamming, Week 4 - Flipping. 12 comments

8th December

Here is a ridiculous flipping dog. I just happened to be sitting at the right place at the right time to capture Donna Schoech & Bug in this monstrous flipping sequence.



Flipping Basics

Posted by Ron Watson in Week 4 - Flipping. 14 comments

8th December

Basic Flipping Concepts for teaching and understanding the Flipping behavior in disc dogs. Learn where the disc must be placed and how and why…



Teaching the Flip

Posted by Ron Watson in Week 4 - Flipping. 13 comments

8th December

Here are a few techniques and some good concepts for teaching a flip. Flipping is an art and with some dogs, it is not easy. Experimentation and setting achievable criteria is a must.



Flipping Safety

Posted by Ron Watson in Week 4 - Flipping. 4 comments

8th December

Because there are millions of ways that dogs can land, smooth movement out of landings is probably the…



The Gainer Flip

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8th December

Traditional back flips move backwards a bit. They start in one spot and land behind that spot. A gainer flip is a back flip that moves forward. So the landing spot is some distance…



Flip to Dog Catch

8th December

Flip to Dog Catch is a sweet move that is often much easier than it seems. Here’s a quick breakdown of one approach…



Reverse Hoop

Posted by Ron Watson in Jamming. No Comments

23rd December

Here’s Leilani and I creating a new move in 2005.

Behold the elusive Reverse Hoop!






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