How To Throw A Backhand with Paige Pierce (World Champion)
Learn how to throw a backhand from Paige Pierce, two-time World Champion ultimate disc player. Brody takes over this video to share his journey of learning the backhand after having his first tournament last weekend. With guidance from Paige, he shares tips and tricks on throwing a proper backhand, including timing, matching lower body power with upper body movement, and using spin to control the disc's glide. Paige also emphasizes the importance of reaching back and using the right technique for every throw. As a powerhouse player, Paige shares her expertise to help viewers improve their own backhand game. By watching this video, you'll gain insight into the key elements of throwing a successful backhand and get tips from a world-class player.
Watch World Champion Paige Pierce demonstrate a perfect backhand throw with step-by-step instructions. Learn from the best!
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yes oh my gosh wow that's great what's up everybody welcome to brody's channel but i'm taking over this video today uh i had my first tournament last weekend and if you've watched those videos they'll be like right here or something i only throw a forehand because my backhand is trash and non-existent so brody filmed with paige earlier today and she's so kind to teach me properly how to throw a backhand because i don't like to listen to my husband so maybe i'll get a few points and tips and tricks to throw a proper backhand since she's like a powerhouse so yeah i'm excited to help you out i saw that you got you lost by one stroke so hopefully if we bring this backhand in so what is like the most important part you would say in throwing a backhand yeah well i think when throwing an ultimate disc the disc goes up a lot because there's a lot of glide and discs don't have as much glide so you want to throw them with a little bit more power and more spin okay so the first thing and the most important thing i think is timing and matching your lower body with your upper body so obviously when you're throwing you're using your arm but your legs do play a big role so trying to match the amount of power in your legs in your upper body is going to be really important okay i'm going to show you my backhand i'm going with a roach um just because of how i throw so i'm just going to throw i'm nervous she's watching me well yeah she's trying to help you i'm more nervous than right now than i was in the tournament okay here we go oh nice reach back so see how it kind of goes up and it just kind of floats down so that's on every backhand i throw i think the first thing i like to talk about like a good thing and a bad thing so that it's like there's positive enforcement and you can know like what you are doing correct i'm not used to that so perfect yeah so i think your reach back is really good you take a nice long reach back um before we get too far i do want to tell you...
