Ron & Epic do a little Tuesday Afternoon Disc Quan Do laying out some practical advice and practical application of the Yellow Belt Crossing Pass Form. Stopping the dog after the Front Cross provides additional context and understanding of the Form and highlights the Flatwork Process concept covered in DiscDogger Weekly #23.
I’ve mentioned imagination in training many times on the blog and in DiscDogger Weekly episodes. It can’t be stressed enough – putting your imagination in play and putting it to the test is putting your imagination to work for you.Â
A Disc Quan Do excerpt with Ron & Oleg. A snippet of Tuesday Afternoon Disc Quan Do class focused on handler movement, speed, and position.
Disc Quan Do gives you both the physical skills and metal abilities required for natural and successful handling of your dog. Imagination plays a key role in training.
Ron Watson answere a Patrons question on stereotypes of disc dog play and their effects on individuality, growth, and performance.
Your disc dog tricks and moves are your beats or dance steps. All the stuff required to set them up and make them look and sound good in flow are the gaps. You need rhythm in your play to create beautiful music and graceful dance instead of just making noise and moving erratically. To create rhythm, you need to mind the gaps.
The movements of the Flatwork Compass are both how humans move to throw and how humans move dogs. The stepping forward for the Flank pushes the dog out and in the direction we’re stepping and the switching and opening up pulls the dog towards us for the Pass.
Communication, spatial and situational awareness, and disc handling competence are three key areas for disc dog freestyle that seem to escape the training regiment of most young players. What have you done and are you doing to gain these skills and groom them in your game?
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