Throwing and other matters

I ended up throwing with Claire, Linh, and Emily Westlake this Saturday in absolute freezing conditions, and then going to a three-femme (Amanda, Frantzen, Marley) on the holiday Monday.

Despite the disappointment over the lack of people, both sessions were quite productive. Whenever Zac or I can focus a full hour or two on a few specific people, it usually helps quite a bit. Claire, Linh, and Emily are improving, but they simply need to throw more. Linh needs to adjust her follow through and stop releasing downward if she wants to be able to huck far. She's too inconsistent now, and just needs repetition.

On Monday, we "fixed" Amanda's flick, which we should have a while ago, and now she has much more range and a smoother release. Frantzen had a little more trouble switching her motion and release point, and we think this has to do with her playing softball before--her muscles are just conditioned differently. Marley picked up the new motions a lot quicker, but she just has to remember to stop "pushing" the disc forward weakly.

Frankly the Femmes just need to throw and catch. A lot. And throw like yesterday, where two hours is exhausting as hell, because they were trying so hard on every throw. That's how you have a successful, productive throwing session.

I wonder if Zac and I should allow everyone to see this blog, rather than just the captains and a few alumni like Dusty and Karen. The biggest question is whether the women would be able to handle the direct criticism we give here. We want to be able to be completely honest and not censor ourselves. Even though most of what we're saying so far has been praise, but I'm still not sure.