Thoughts.

When you play this sport, you should be playing it on your toes. If there’s a time-out, or when a point is scored, then you can let your heels touch down. Otherwise, get up on ‘em!

When I say toes, I don’t mean tippy toes–I mean the balls of your feet. Maybe I should just say that, but it’s not as nice of a mental check–”toes!” versus “balls!”

You can judge that one for yourself. So why toes? Simply put, you’re more responsive and more explosive, in any situation.

Think about it. When is a defender most screwed? 1) When his hips are committed, sure, but 2)…when he’s on his heels. Some of the most stupidly effective cutting moves are the little chop-steps that put a defender on his heels. Don’t be that guy who gets caught sitting on his heels.

When you pivot, what do you pivot off of? Your heels? No. You pivot off of your toes. If you stand with the frisbee in your hands, and you are on your heels, you will go up on your toes before you step over to pivot. Why not eliminate the wasted motion and just stay on your toes? Your mark will have less time to react to your movement. And it prepares you to run right off of the throw, which is a wonderful way to continue punishing your woman after you break her (or throw to the open side).

When you’re cutting, same deal. Do you sprint off of your heels? Nope! You shouldn’t jog on ‘em either. The more time you spend on your toes as a cutter (and as a defender in motion), the more prepared you are to stop on a dime (your heels can push down when you’re stopping) and explode in a new direction.