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Throw a forehand

How to Throw a Frisbee Forehand

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Knowing how to throw a Frisbee the standard way is great, but after a while, the basic backhand leaves something to be desired. The forehand is the next level of Frisbee. Though a bit more advanced, the forehand can offer superior distance and accuracy, with less effort.

Steps

1. Start by getting a good Frisbee. While the forehand will work with the cheap commercial Frisbees, it is more difficult and offers less accuracy and distance with these types. Frisbees made for Ultimate Frisbee work best. I have a personal preference for Discraft disks, but Wham-O and others work fine too.
   
2. Once you have a Frisbee, turn it over.
   
3. Form a "V" sign with your middle and pointer fingers.
   
4. Place your middle finger along the inside rim of the Frisbee. Your pointer finger should be pointing approximately toward the center of the disk. Your thumb should be pointing the same direction as your middle finger, but should be pinching the outside rim of the disk
   
5. Turn the Frisbee back right-side-up.
   
6. Bend your wrist back
   
7. To release the disk, simply flick your wrist forward while letting go with your thumb.
   

Tips

• At first, try to not move the throwing arm AT ALL. Later, and with more practice, you can introduce more arm movement to make the throw more comfortable.
  
• There is a big learning curve with this throw. It will feel very awkward at first, but with practice, it will become natural
  
• Try to keep the disk level at release. This will increase accuracy.
  
• Practice makes perfect.
  

Warnings

• The disk is very hard in winter due to the cold temperature, and thus may be painful to throw and catch during this season.
  

Things You'll Need

• Frisbee
  
• Friend to throw with you
  
• Patience
  

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