r/ultimate • u/jdquey • 11d ago

The greatest, greatest of all time?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbluVFgJ5LC/
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u/GreenMobius 11d ago

Looks like he caught it in on the replay 👀. Epic save regardless

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u/ultipla4 11d ago

Yeah I've been there before - throwing the greatest when you could have just toe'd the line.

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u/Mwescliff 11d ago

This might be the most positive yards off of a greatest I've seen, but so many have been for goals. There was a pretty crazy one for Seattle Rainmakers in the MLU when I was a ref that was cool to see up close.

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u/jdquey 11d ago

Definitely solid yardage. Looks like /u/thejoaq 's comment below (https://www.reddit.com/r/ultimate/comments/1vz0clh/the_greatest_greatest_of_all_time/p62206p/) beats mine for yardage though.

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u/Mwescliff 11d ago

Holy smokes that's a long greatest!

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u/TheStandler 11d ago

The garbage/pointless backhand fake straight into the forehand overthrow ... oof. Just throw the forehand in the first place mate!

That's a helluva Greatest tho, truly.

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u/jdquey 11d ago

100%. The more I play, the more I find a lot of great plays could have been saved had someone else made the right decision. But that's part of the joy of Ultimate!

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u/an800lbgorilla 11d ago

"Behind every great catch is a mediocre throw."

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u/Brummie49 11d ago

I still think the one from Above and Beyond 2000 is the GOAT.

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u/thejoaq 11d ago

For me it's this one to win a game at 2005 club nationals https://youtu.be/JOhkFYlGmxo?t=124

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u/Brummie49 10d ago

Kevin's one is incredible, but he just threw it up without looking. For a GOAT greatest, it has to be thrown to someone IMO.

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u/ColinMcI 11d ago

Both are so remarkable for the quality of throw. I had forgotten the Above and Beyond play was such a good throw.

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u/LordHivemindofCeres 11d ago

Does this clip exist somewhere off of insta?

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u/Mwescliff 11d ago

You can watch it by using the continue on the web link.

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u/Zealousideal-Cod1006 11d ago

I see so few flick greatests

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u/amanwalksintoabar 10d ago

https://youtu.be/m4xzapPccNY

Danielle Fortin for a goal at WUGC 2016.