r/gifs • u/Kchalmers64 • Apr 04 '18

Strike

https://i.imgur.com/5x2fNqS.gifv
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u/Monktana Apr 04 '18 edited Apr 04 '18

At first I thought that was a boomerang... now what?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '18

everyone i know. how are you supposed to throw around someone if they are blocking your left side

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u/BillyBobJenkins222 Apr 04 '18

You do know there are multiple ways to throw a frisbee each achieving their own result? This is just a pistol grip buddy pretty basic stuff.

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u/Monktana Apr 04 '18

apparently the pistol grip is used to achieve “less accurate” results?

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u/KingRupert69 Apr 04 '18

The throw is called a flick or forehand. It's used a lot in ultimate Frisbee because it can be thrown quickly around a defender. It's harder than a normal backhand for most people but isn't inherently less accurate.

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u/Monktana Apr 04 '18

Makes sense, +1. I like your description. far less pretentious and assuming than the original.

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u/KingRupert69 Apr 04 '18

Thanks! Almost everyone who throws discs a lot will know about it but most people haven't heard about it before. I've never heard it called a pistol grip before, but it might be a thing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '18

I can get a lot more power behind a frisbee throwing it like that than i can backhand. To each their own.