DiscDogger Weekly #19 – Talking Disc Dogs and Disc Dog Bitework
Welcome to DiscDogger Weekly Episode 19. On this week's agenda we've got disc dog puppy bitework with Grasshopper and a new disc dog star, Wham! We've…
Month: November 2020
Disc Dog Glossary | Updated 2020
Words Matter. Disc dog vocabulary and nomenclature can be a bit tough to follow. That's why we created our disc dog glossary back in 2016. It's got mo…
Practical Disc Dog Puppy Bitework with Wham!
Jack and Wham! work on some disc dog puppy bitework on the big field at the Fahle Ranch.The focus of this session is keeping this young frisbee phenom…
DiscDog Puppy Bitework | Criteria and Bite Trigger
Disc Dog Bitework is a great way to teach the mechanics of disc play: Bite, Drop, and Give. Each of these skills is integral to the game of disc with …
Shapes Scoring Discussion With Jack Fahle
There are three main components that create Shapes in disc dog freestyle. Where and how the dog moves, where and how the throws are made, and where an…
Handler Movement to Affect Disc Dog Shapes
Not only does how and where you throw matter when it comes to disc dog Shapes, but your movement also has great bearing on the types of lines your dog…
Are You Reading Your Disc Dog?
Knowing how your dog moves is the key to Team Movement and flow in disc dog freestyle. This knowledge requires more than just chucking discs and picki…
Disc Throwing Tips for Behind the Back & Under the Leg
Ron Watson lays out some key tips to throwing the behind the back and under the leg backhand throw with discs.
Using the body as flick and positioni…
On the Aesthetics and Performance of Disc Dog Shapes and Flatwork
A discussion on the aesthetics and performance of disc dog shapes from a comment on the Pawsitive Vybe Disc and Dogs Blog.
DiscDogger #18 | Disc Throwing & the Shape of Things
Welcome to Episode 18 of DiscDogger Weekly, aka: Season 2 Episode 8. This week we're focused on Shapes - how the dog, handler, disc, and team move and…
Throwing to Create Disc Dog Shapes
How and where we throw the disc has great bearing on how and where our dog moves. This sounds elementary, but the application of this knowledge is not…
On Flatwork & Shapes in Disc Dog Freestyle
Disc Dog Flatwork and Shapes are related but not the same thing. Just because you have good flatwork doesn't mean you will have good shapes and vice v…
6 Ways to Create DiscDog Shapes and Improve Team Movement & Flow
A judged subcategory in UpDog, Shapes are not well understood in disc dog freestyle. That said, they do have bearing in your score in other organizati…
Better Creative Throwing With Athletic Humor
Flying discs are magical missile objects. They seem to move in an impossible manner. It is this impossible movement that attracts people to the flight…
Dialing in Distance Throwing | Catch with Curves
For many throwers, old and new alike, Hyzer and Anhyzer are like some kind of paranormal activity, like ghosts they are completely visible but ephemer…
Toss N Fetch Catch | Practicing Under Pressure
Throw as many 42 yard throws as you want and you can still be surprised and affected by your rampaging frizbeast bolting up field and pressuring your …
Disc Dog Throwing | From Form to Function
This session is focused on practically applying the 8 and 12 Hands Forms towards a Zig Zag. You can look at this as training, learning, or a proofing …
DiscDogger Weekly #17 – Disc Dog Throwing Essentials
Episode 17 of DiscDogger Weekly featuring a TON of disc throwing stuff. Backhand, Sidearm, Overhand Wristflip (aka: Chicken Wing…), and much more…
X Hands Forms for Disc Throwing Intangibles
The X Hands Forms are throwing forms from Disc Quan Do. The X is just a place-holding variable. Each belt level of Disc quan Do has a throwing form fe…
Disc Throwing Problems? Grip is NOT Your Problem
Grip is an important aspect of disc throwing but it is not the only aspect of throwing to keep in mind when it comes to smooth-flying success or flutt…