PC Throw 0-3

[Mac]

Are you a:

Flicker
Thrower
a let go'er

?

Myself, I am either a "flick of the wrist" or a "just let go" type of guy......... I dont like to see a "big throwout" type of pitch when hand held................ but maybe thats just me?!?!?!?!?!?

anyone got a theory on on PC pitching when hand held?

I have my own thoughts on this, but just wondering if others feel the same............ :eek:

[mtnlion667]

in the 0-1.5 sec range i usually throw it up and forward (kinda like my dinner b4 exit). once ive got airspeed i just let it go. reason being: anything I can only take a second from im usually to scared to wait for bridle extension.
of course i always seem to do this from a modified sit position so why the hell would you listen to me.

[BASE_689]

> Are you a: 1) Flicker; 2) Thrower; 3) a let go'er
Myself, I am a "moderate thrower".
I keep fixed my arm (as per box position) and I move only the forearm with a dynamic and elastic movement of forearm-wrist and I throw as far as I can the PC, keeping my body position unaltered.
We are of the school of setting the following priorities (when PC throw comes into play):
1) throwing PC remaining well stable in box
2) throwing PC as far as possible
3) throwing PC remaining well stable in box and as far as possible
Theoretically, if you are in a good box, the only fact of simply opening your hand and releasing PC (which is, in this moment, about 0.5 m off your body) in air would get it free above you out of your burble, so we think that a simple moderate side throw would get PC further in clean air, WITHOUT THE NEED OF BASEBALL PITCH AND COMPLETELY UPSETTING YOUR (LEVELLED) SHOULDER POSITION.
Different story is when attempting a very low freefall doing the up-and-forward-throw launch of PC at the highest peak of exit jump: I tried this technique a couple of times (off a 95 m bridge and keeping all within my fist a super-mushroom-packed PC) and as far as immediate opening is concerned, it's been a fantastic success. In both jumps I got the "whack" 2.5" after my exit (about 30 m below exit point), but I was so concerned and concentrated about the up-and-forward-throw that both of my exits came out as a nearly standup exits. Thing not bad in itself, if it weren't that doing so I didn't push myself too much off the object (when my standard exit is a very strong launch off the object, off of ANY object), so I wouldn't repeat that exit off a vertical (=not overhanging) object, i.e. a B: not pushing yourself too much off the object, in case of a 180° you run the risk of mixing yourself very soon with the concrete behind... ..ehhmmm... in front of you.
End of the story: the up-and-forward-throw must be very well practised on the ground in order to achieve an effective launch of PC actually in front and up to you AND a good 45° strong launch of your body off the object, in order to achieve bridle stretch AND the maximum possible horizontal separation from object.