Comments on: Defnsive Adjustments: Downfield http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2009/07/defnsive-adjustments-downfield.html Ultimate Ramblings Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Owen http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2009/07/defnsive-adjustments-downfield.html/comment-page-1#comment-531 Owen Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:57:29 +0000 http://www.ultimatethoughts.com/2009/07/defnsive-adjustments-downfield.html#comment-531 One adjustment I make is vision. When guarding certain cutters, I spend a lot of time looking at them, especially when they are stationary - they can zip off as soon as I turn my head. For cutters in motion along predictable cutting paths, or weaker cutters, I can spend a lot more time looking at the thrower and others cutters.<br /><br />I know a few US teams have learnt the hard way about looking at the thrower, not just their cutter, when facing European teams who use thrower initiated cuts, e.g. Feldrenner/Tsamperl style isos. One adjustment I make is vision. When guarding certain cutters, I spend a lot of time looking at them, especially when they are stationary – they can zip off as soon as I turn my head. For cutters in motion along predictable cutting paths, or weaker cutters, I can spend a lot more time looking at the thrower and others cutters.

I know a few US teams have learnt the hard way about looking at the thrower, not just their cutter, when facing European teams who use thrower initiated cuts, e.g. Feldrenner/Tsamperl style isos.

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