Table of Basic Disc Throws
| SIDE | THROW | PATH | SPIN | HAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Name | Acronym | Natural | Hyzer | Anhyzer | Spin | Hand |
| Rightside-up | Backhand | BH | R
L |
L
R |
R
L |
-1
+1 |
RH
LH |
| Forehand | FH | L
R |
R
L |
L
R |
+1
-1 |
RH
LH |
|
| Push Pass | PP | 0
0 |
-1
+1 |
RH
LH |
|||
| Thumber Forehand | TFH | L
R |
R
L |
L
R |
+1
-1 |
RH
LH |
|
| Overhand | OH | R
L |
L
R |
R
L |
-1
+1 |
RH
LH |
|
| Not side defined | Blade | B | L
R |
+1
-1 |
RH
LH |
||
| Upside-down | Hammer | H | R
L |
+1
-1 |
RH
LH |
||
| Scoober | S | R
L |
+1
-1 |
RH
LH |
|||
| Thumber | T | L
R |
-1
+1 |
RH
LH |
|||
| Wheel | W | R
L |
+1
-1 |
RH
LH |
|||
This table represents the fundamental disc throws with classic technique in the forward form, in fact exist many variations of throws and grips that make the number of pitches quite infinite.
The natural path is the trajectory the disc takes without pre-release tilt.
The hyzer path is the trajectory the disc takes when the outside edge of the disc is tilted downward.
The anhyzer path is the trajectory the disc takes when the outside edge of the disc is tilted upward.
The spin is the rotation of the disc.
Every throw can be done with the right hand or the left hand and this is shown in the hand column.
RH=right hand, LH=left hand, R=the path tends to the right of the thrower, L=the path tends to the left of the thrower, 0 means that the path is quite linear.
So R with RH and L with LH are outside-in (OI) paths; R with LH and L with RH are inside-out (IO) paths.
In spin column numbers represent the sign of the angular momentum relative to the upside of the disc (+1=positive (counter-clockwise rotation), -1=negative (clockwise rotation)).
Throws may be signed as follows: hand acronym+throw acronym+tilt acronym. For example LHBHIO is an inside out backhand throw pitched with the left hand; RHFH0 is a linear forehand throw pitched with the right hand. To have linear paths the disc must be released with a light opposite tilt than his natural path.
Read more about this topic: Flying Disc Techniques
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