Dog Training, Performance & Art
Shapes are created by the position and movement of dog, handler, and disc. And shapes can be created by the dog, the handler, and the placement of the disc. Shapes are a fact of disc dog freestyle.
When the dog leaves the handler for a catch, that tends to create a line. When the dog is away from the handler and moves across the field to make a catch, as in a Zig Zag or Around the World, that tends to create a Shape.
Ron & Epic demonstrate moving flips on the flank: akaL Heli Flips. Clock and Counter, In and Out… Moving flips out of the Thru Set Up Move.
The Front Cross creates an understanding of Team Connectedness. It forces the team to get hooked up and connected and delivers an innate sense of working position.
Flatwork is the simple application of positional pressure and reward Placement. Expressing and executing that simple application to get the type of movement you want is anything but simple, but it is that easy.
An interesting jam in a flash, for sure, Totally Epic FlashJam 2020 #4 is chock full of simple lessons that deliver several sweet flavors of jam.
Just another Epic Disc Dog Flash Jam…
Ron & Epic do a little Flash Jam, Tesla Style. 6 Throws, 3 of them set up moves make up this 9 trick sequence. Find out what we learned and what we’ll be keeping around from it in our jam…
Separation in interior movement is one of the more interesting and overlooked aspects of the game. Separation can be defined as the distance between the hand and the disc at the time of catch. It is a key aspect of assessing difficulty and mature play.
A Complex Set Up Move combines two or more moves in such a way as they become something new, a single entity that is unique and useful for setting up tricks.
Set Up Moves are, in essence, Interior Flatwork, with an eye towards setting up a trick rather than moving the dog or setting up a simple throw and catch. This connection to Flatwork has escaped conventional disc dog wisdom and has left many handlers thinking they don’t do or don’t need flatwork.
Flatwork isn’t something you do, or something you need. Flatwork is. It is happening and you are either doing it, or it’s doing you.