Some Flow articles that have been updated
I'd like my blog to get better with time. In working towards that goal, I've been updating old articles when I can. Most of the time it's to add more video examples. Other times it's to discuss a point I hadn't included at first.
I'm always happy to hear feedback from readers. If you find a clip that would work well in one of my older articles, send it to me. I'll update the article and give you credit. If a post of mine makes an argument you don't agree with, let me know—and if you have a good point, I'll fix what I wrote (as I did in More on "usage rates").
If you find a broken link in one of my old posts, let me know and I'll try to get it fixed. It makes me sad that a lot of great old Ultiworld articles (like this one I mentioned in a recent post) have video clips that don't work anymore. I'd like to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to my posts.
A few final notes:
Articles where I fixed minor typos aren't always included here.
The Guide to Some Flow page is regularly updated to link new posts.
I’ll continue to update this page every once in a while when I update other articles in the future.
Here are the articles that have been updated since posting:
2022-06-05
Updated Walking before cutting to add another video clip.
2022-10-20
Updated Notice when your defender isn't noticing you to include a Sean Mott deep cut in 2022 US club nationals.
2022-10-21
Updated Notice when you're open to include an example where Dena Elimelech makes the right play when left open.
Updated Take the free yards to add another video clip of Sean Mott in 2022 nationals.
2022-11-06
Updated Accelerate as fast as you possibly can to point out an Understanding Ultimate article made many of the same points.
2023-04-23
Updated First run. Then catch shortly after posting it to add a clip of American football receivers working on a similar skill.
2023-06-21
Updated Cut before the thrower catches it to point out a video of Rise UP ultimate giving "bad" advice. ("Wait until your handler gets into a power position")
2023-08-17
Updated Cut before the thrower catches it to include a link to a Jack Williams video where he discusses timing cuts.
Updated My Rhode Island 2023 special election ballot the day after posting, just to add a link to a post on Reddit.
Updated Stop-and-Go with two more video examples.
2023-08-28
Updated You, too, can look off defenders with another video example.
2023-08-31
Updated Sports science findings you should know with a new section about cramping (inspired by some discussion on Reddit).
2023-09-06
Updated Sports science findings you should know with a new section about lactic acid.
2023-09-19
Updated Steal my (frisbee) ideas! with a few new sections and updates to old sections — see the note at the bottom of the article for details.
Updated The box-out dump cut to link to a few older sources that made a somewhat similar point.
Updated Forehand: wrist, grip, and wobble to link two disc golf-related YouTube videos that make a similar point about how you can generate more power by rotating your wrist the right way.
Updated My summer league zone defense to link a Thinking Basketball YouTube video that discusses a similar idea and was something of a forgotten inspiration for my post.
2023-12-05
Updated Defender on the ground? Give up the disc! (shortly after posting) to include a link to the relevant Hive Ultimate video.
Updated Pretending to call for the disc to link to a Jack Williams video where he talks about timing his fake "before the thrower is fully committed" to make sure they don't miscommunicate.
Updated Being competitive includes your emotions to point out how similar it and another article of mine are to Understanding Ultimate's Stop playing badly!.
Updated Steal my (frisbee) ideas! with a section about making sure my content isn't vulnerable to videos being deleted from YouTube.
Updated Notice when you're open with two more clips, both from Hive Ultimate videos.
2023-12-06
Updated Ultimate and basketball with a few more connections between the sports, see the bottom of the article.
2023-12-13
Updated How valuable is one ultimate frisbee player? to link to a follow-up article, More on "usage rates", which fixes some errors in my original discussion.
2024-01-05
Updated "How do I improve my field sense?" to add a suggestion from the comments about seeking out frisbee communities where using your brain is encouraged.
2024-01-29
Updated Pretending to call for the disc to add a clip of Alex Davis tricking his defender by saying "I'm around, I'm around" and then immediately cutting deep.
Updated The ultimate frisbee Substack community to add a link to Fiona's blog TOP Therapy.
Updated Notice when your defender isn't noticing you to add an example of Anne Worth responding quickly to her defender's head turn.
Updated Turnover analysis has its limits to point out an example of how the "cause" of a turnover can be difficult to find (the example comes from a later article, Don't lose more yards than necessary on dump throws).
2024-01-30
Updated Notice when you're open, Take the free yards, and Notice when your defender isn't noticing you to fix broken video links.
2024-02-02
Updated Mental games to build your field sense to add a couple more ideas.
2024-02-09
Reworded a couple paragraphs in Book Review(s): The Culture Code vs. The Captain Class after I got some reader feedback that a certain section was confusingly phrased.
Updated Mental games to build your field sense to add another idea.
2024-02-15
Updated A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts with a suggestion from the Reddit thread.
2024-02-19
Updated Steal my (frisbee) ideas! to add "Can we prove switching out of zone defense near the end zone is smart?"
Updated Get better at frisbee without leaving your room to add a link to a similar article from Ultiworld.
Updated Stop-and-go to add a clip of Jacques Nissen from 2024 Florida Warm-up.
2024-02-28
Updated How will you play against someone better than you? to link to Kyle Weisbrod's The Playbook for Underdogs.
Updated Sports science findings you should know to link to my newer article on cool downs.
Updated Throw a whole lot to add a link to a relevant Reddit thread.
Updated Steal my (frisbee) ideas! to add a question about whether hucking is a good decision.
Updated The go-to give-go resource to add a link to Felix's new video: Tobe Decraene's Run'n'Gun Loophole.
Updated The ultimate frisbee Substack community to add Autimate (Austrian ultimate).
2024-04-19
Updated The ultimate frisbee Substack community to add Bricklock's Blog.
2024-04-21
Updated Pretending to call for the disc to add a clip of *me* from summer league (with a short discussion).
2024-04-26
Updated A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts with The Rising Podcast.
Updated Notice when your defender isn't noticing you to add another basketball example that I found on Reddit.
2024-05-05
Updated Keep the disc forward as you bring your elbow back? because I finally found another clip of Jonathan Nethercutt, another thrower I was interested in.
2024-05-10
Updated The Science of 'No Self' to link to another article I came across.
2024-08-07
Updated How do you actually beat a zone defense? to include a link to a related Ultiworld article.
Updated Elite players looking away from the disc to include a clip of Leo Gordon from 2024 College Nationals.
Updated The All-'ultimate frisbee name' team with a few more names I'd found recently.
Updated How accurately can you possibly throw a frisbee? with another Rowan video.
Updated A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts to include Best Perspective.
2024-09-17
Updated How do you actually beat a zone defense? to add a clip of Colombia women's team using the "do the same thing over and over" strategy.
Updated Elite players looking away from the disc to include an example of what *not* to do.
Updated The All-'ultimate frisbee name' team with a couple more names.
Updated Don't lose more yards than necessary on dump throws to include a video example of beckoning to your teammate to run forward before throwing to them.
Updated Great throwers don't pump fake with a clip of Valeria Cardenas using her left hand instead of using pump fakes to communicate with her cutters.
2024-09-18
Updated Cultural insanities in frisbee—added examples to three sections and added a new section about staring down/"activating" a dump cutter.
Updated Why I like fast breaks to include an example of the defense being badly out of position the moment after a turnover happens.
2024-10-03
Added UTalkRaw to A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts.
2024-10-09
Added SidelineBandit's Substack to The ultimate frisbee substack community.
Added Ultimate Insights to A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts.
Updated Pretending to call for the disc with an example from Brown's Leo Gordon.
2024-10-16
Added The UltiVerse to A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts.
2024-10-21
Updated The "frisbee internet" to add a few more links sent in by readers.
2024-10-22
Updated The All-'ultimate frisbee name' team to add Karl Popper.
2024-10-25
Updated The "frisbee internet" to add a few more links.
Added Disc Space (French) to A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts.
Updated You don't *have* to walk the disc to the front of the endzone with an example from 2024 US Nationals (Boston Brute Squad)
Updated A few tips on cutting deep with another example of doing a good job committing hard to the cut.
Updated Stop-and-Go with another example.
Updated Avoiding thrower/receiver miscommunications with another example from DC Truck Stop.
2024-11-12
Added 13 more links to The "frisbee internet".
2024-11-14
Updated You don't *have* to walk the disc to the front of the endzone with an example from the 2024 US national championship game (San Francisco Fury)
Added a copule more names to The All-'ultimate frisbee name' team.
Added a few more examples to Accumulating marginal gains in ultimate frisbee.
Updated A few tips on cutting deep with an example of a "same-third" cut that works well.
2024-12-02
Added 11 more links to The "frisbee internet".
Updated Mildly against sideline communication to link to Alex Atkins discussing on Pod Practice why he isn't so into sideline communication, either.
Updated Getting open by stopping with a clip of PoNY's Chris Kocher.
Added one more idea to Accumulating marginal gains in ultimate frisbee.
2024-12-15
Added 5-ish more links to The "frisbee internet".
Updated Great throwers don't pump fake with a clip of the disc slipping out of a player's hand during a pump fake.
2025-01-03
Added usaultimate.org/local to The "frisbee internet".
Updated Beat the upline switch with a breakside fade with a relevant Hive Ultimate video & a better example of a cutting player stopping between switching defenders.
Updated The ultimate frisbee substack community to do a little reformatting & add notes on whether each newsletter is still active.
Updated Fury's defense will ignore your weakest link with a clip of some announcer discussion and another example of Fury's help defense creating an easy turnover.
2025-01-05
Updated The "fake clear" cut to fix broken timestamps and add images to highlight the key moments.
Updated Catching with momentum towards the break side to add a video example of open side handler cutting behind the disc to the breakside.
Updated Getting open by stopping with a clip of Fury's Anna Thompson.
Updated Steal my (frisbee) ideas! with a link to provide evidence SF Fury doesn't use a strict O-line/D-line structure.
2025-01-24
Updated Catching with momentum towards the break side to add a video example of an upfield 45 degree slashing cut to the break side.
Added 5 links to The "frisbee internet".
Updated Brute Squad's fast break ferocity to fix broken video links.
2025-02-09
Updated Don't plan for perfection with specific stats on Rhino's conversion rate.
2025-02-19
Updated Why I like fast breaks to link to Fury's fast breaks
Updated "Endzone!" doesn't need to mean "vert stack" with a link to a YouTube video highlighting more non-vert-stack endzone offenses.
2025-02-26
Updated The 'post-huck' fast break to fix a broken timestamp
Added 3 links to The "frisbee internet".
2025-03-01
Fixed a typo I found in Defense is for stopping the other *team*
2025-03-10
Added a link to The ultimate frisbee substack community.
Added 4 links to The "frisbee internet".
2025-03-17
Added 4 links to The "frisbee internet".
2025-03-26
Added one link to All the AUDL/UFA data science projects I've found, and added a comment pointing readers to some of the comments below the article.
2025-03-27
Added a few GitHub links to All the AUDL/UFA data science projects I've found
Added a link to The "frisbee internet".
2025-04-14
Added 2 links to The "frisbee internet".
2025-04-23
Added 7 links to The "frisbee internet".
Update Why collecting pulls matters to add a paragraph about running a pull play after gaining "free" yards.
Added two examples from the 2025 season to Do coach-called live-disc timeouts work?
Added another example to Stop-and-Go.
Added 2 more podcasts to A list of ultimate frisbee podcasts.
Added a video link, an article, and a GitHub link to All the AUDL/UFA data science projects I've found
Updated Putting your whole offense in the endzone is bad, actually with an example of the 2023 Singapore U24 team.
Updated Elite players looking away from the disc with two clips of Jacques Nissen.
Updated Don't lose more yards than necessary on dump throws with another semi-pro example.
Updated Great throwers don't pump fake with a link to a clip of a player hitting their defender in the face with a pump fake.
2025-04-26
Updated Catch the centering pass facing forwards with a clip of a player (more-or-less) using the strategy I suggest in the article.
Updated Cultural insanities in frisbee with a few links to newer articles I've published; also added a couple new sections.