AFC 2015 First Day Results

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Today we had Open Pairs Semin Finals. 8 Teams. No major upsets in the results, but some amazing tournament play. Attached are the videos from today. Also, here’s a link to some drone footage of the jams from my friend Yilian.

Open Semifinals Results
Pool A
Total Rank
4: Tony Pellicane – Angelo Trevino 25.96667
3: Gerry Geare – Rick Moody 29
2: Mike Galloupe – Johnny Trevino 48.43333
1: Matt Gauthier – Cindy St. mary 53.38334

Pool B
Total Rank
4: Charles Logan – Dave Bolyard 32.53333
3: Steve Scannell – Carl Dobson 42.98333
2: Jeff O’brien – Jonathan Willett 46.16667
1: Paul Kenny – Ryan Young 53.76667

Piccolo catch

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Lisa demonstrates a little catch called the Piccolo.

This catch is a variation of the behind the head catch. It’s called a Piccolo because you grab it with two hands, similar to how you would hold a flute or piccolo when playing.

This catch is actually blind because as you spin into it you turn your gaze away from the disc.

To catch it, set the disc up flat over one shoulder. Then watch it as long as possible as you turn away from it. As the opposite shoulder passes under the disc, grab it with both hands.

Making the Piccolo sound is optional, but will gain you bonus points :-).

Inverted Nail delay

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Here I describe how to do an inverted nail delay. The inverted hand position is where you twist your wrist so that your palm and elbow are facing up. This arm position is considered a restriction in freestyle frisbee because it reduces the movement of you elbow.

So, to get center delay control when in this position, you must move your whole body to follow the disc while keeping your arm and hand locked in place.

With clock spin, the natural rotation of the disc will cause it to turn into your wrist so you must be quick to move and keep it in the center.

On your right hand, with clock spin the disc will fall and rotate under your arm pit. It’s easy to allow this to turn into a with-the-spin crank. Don’t let it. Force the disc back to the center by rotating your body.

Once you’ve mastered this delay position, try setting it or taking it under your leg while in this position. It’s a double restriction!

Invert Backside 50 50 Body Roll

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Matt Gauthier explains the Invert Backside 50 50 body roll.

“50 50” comes from the fact the its uses only 1 arm, or only 50% of what a normal body roll would use. It’s “invert” because the trick is started with your back facing the wind. And it’s “backside” because it goes behind your head, like a back roll.

This trick is one of the more advanced body rolls. I can hardly describe it so watch to video to see how it’s done.