Do you pivot?

[dangitboy]

When you throw do you pivot on your heel, toes, or not at all?

 

[mashnut]

I didn't pivot for a long time, but I was getting some knee and ankle pain in my right leg. I started pivoting on the balls of my foot, and the knee pain stopped and I got a distance boost.

 

[skurf]

I sort-of pivot around on the side of my foot during the follow through.

 

[ChainMan]

My shoes tell the story. There are wear marks on the balls of both soles with the right (plant leg) being the deeper. My left toe is almost worn completely through from toe drag on the follow through.

 

[XxInnovaxX]

well i didnt until recently...i believe i had come pretty close to maxing out my potential "d" the way i was throwing, and then i asked one of guys i play with often what i was doing wrong to see if he could tell, and turns out i wasnt following through...i was just pulling the disc across and stopping my body...after working on this it made a huge difference almost instantly( maybe not distance wise, but it felt alot smoother and i was getting a lot better snap)

 

[Ryan P.]

Toes all the way for approaches. Much better balance, and therefore much better accuracy. I'm not sure how I pivot when driving, but I am sure I do it.

 

[vonDrehle]

I pivot on my toes. This can be very bad on a wed pad though. The other day I literally through my disc about 100ft behind me because of some rain and some mud.

 

[krallbd]

I had to think about it, but yes, on the balls of my feet

 

[jroll]

My shoes tell the story. There are wear marks on the balls of both soles with the right (plant leg) being the deeper. My left toe is almost worn completely through from toe drag on the follow through.

I am in the same boat except that it is the inside of the heal of my oleft shoe. I am always asked by people how my shoes get so worn down in weird spots.

 

[thenamesben]

Balls for me. How can anyone pivot on their heels? I would think it would throw off your balance and accuaracy a bit?

 

[rlangton]

I don't think it's possible to pivot on your heels. You either pivot or you don't.

 

[dangitboy]

I don't think it's possible to pivot on your heels. You either pivot or you don't.

Watch Kenny, Barry, Feldberg and other top players throw and tell me what you find.

 

[dangitboy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsU3-lyOhqE&NR=1

You can see the foot swing around on the heel here.

 

[sidewinding]

I point my toe downward and pivot on it like a balerina.

 

[CwAlbino]

I point my toe downward and pivot on it like a balerina.

I love when you post...

edit: no homo

 

[dangitboy]

Here's one of Brinster and Feldberg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXs9lG49KAo

 

[rlangton]

Here's one of Brinster and Feldberg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXs9lG49KAo

That's just pure craziness.

 

[BrotherDave]

I played too much bball to not pivot on the balls of my feet.

 

[Lewis]

Balls for me.

:|


I had a serious problem with pain in my right knee until I started pivoting. Innova actually advises pivoting on your plant foot to avoid knee pain. I tend to pivot on the balls of my feet as well.

 

[solomon.trenton]

i pivot so much i almost fall over. its not fun sometimes.