Comments on: Catching Thought: Focus on the spin http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2008/07/catching-thought-focus-on-the-spin.html Ultimate Ramblings Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mackey http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2008/07/catching-thought-focus-on-the-spin.html/comment-page-1#comment-156 Mackey Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:28:00 +0000 http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2008/07/catching-thought-focus-on-the-spin.html#comment-156 You'll note I didn't talk about which way to catch based on spin, but simply to key in on the spin.<br/><br/>Don't care about the spin; just notice it. And then catch the damn thing. You’ll note I didn’t talk about which way to catch based on spin, but simply to key in on the spin.

Don’t care about the spin; just notice it. And then catch the damn thing.

]]> By: dusty.rhodes http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2008/07/catching-thought-focus-on-the-spin.html/comment-page-1#comment-155 dusty.rhodes Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2008/07/catching-thought-focus-on-the-spin.html#comment-155 my new thought to work on catching is "take a picture of your hand(s) and the disc at the moment it makes a sound."<br/><br/>i then close my eyes for the briefest of moments and let the image take precedence over all else. bit by bit i work to make the associations stronger in my brain. <br/><br/>this goes hand in hand (ha) with my recent focus on making all "tossing/throwing" time useful. i attack the disc as forcefully as possible at the last possible moment to make the catch a full arm's length away from my body. the disc makes a very satisfying sound as my hand attacks it. even without running, i get to work on what amount to full-impact catches, as if i were running at high speed toward the thrower.<br/>--<br/>funny that one of the most useful pieces of advice i received on catching was "i don't care which way the disc is spinning. just fucking catch it." thanks jtf. my new thought to work on catching is “take a picture of your hand(s) and the disc at the moment it makes a sound.”

i then close my eyes for the briefest of moments and let the image take precedence over all else. bit by bit i work to make the associations stronger in my brain.

this goes hand in hand (ha) with my recent focus on making all “tossing/throwing” time useful. i attack the disc as forcefully as possible at the last possible moment to make the catch a full arm’s length away from my body. the disc makes a very satisfying sound as my hand attacks it. even without running, i get to work on what amount to full-impact catches, as if i were running at high speed toward the thrower.
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funny that one of the most useful pieces of advice i received on catching was “i don’t care which way the disc is spinning. just fucking catch it.” thanks jtf.

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