Hello,

I have kicked off my series of slinging technique demonstrations/tutorials with the Backhand style throw!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_A2uz9bCE

Not many people are familiar with the backhand style technique and there's not a great amount of videos displaying the technique. I hope this video will help new slingers learn the technique!

Does anyone favor this technique or use it frequently? Or have any experiences with it?

Thanks,

Nick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_A2uz9bCE

I have toyed with it a little, but life is to short to practice this style enough to make it useful to me .

for example: If you throw a frisbee sling, it works.

I tried this awhile ago around the first few months I started slinging, It worked alright but I wasn't too happy with it and it felt so 'wrong' that I was pretty sure I wasn't going anywhere with it.

I sometimes use it when bystanders are watching me slinging and ask "can you spin it the other way?".

Other than that, I prefer to stick with more rudimentary styles.


I'm pretty backhand came up before and we had an adement Ultimate Frisbee player who favored this style.

Yep sure have!  

  Recently, while playing sling golf at the park(and trying to show off for someone), I inadvisably used a sort of "helicopter to forward pirouette" technique and put a little too much into it.  Almost tore something in my elbow for my efforts.  That was about a month and a half ago and my elbow is still a little on the iffy side.  If I behave myself, and sling reasonably, my elbow doesn't bother me much.  

  One day, about two weeks after the injury, we decided to go slinging at the school down the street...  Pain be darned!  Well, after about 15 minutes, the elbow was kind of yelling at me.  So it occurred to me to try this type of backhanded technique.
 
  At first I was a little disgusted at the lack of power you can get from this technique.  So, I added something.  I’ll call it the “Half-Power Backhand” until a better name comes along.  Here is the procedure for it:

  #1.   I stand with my off handed foot forward, left shoulder facing the target (the left in my case) and hold the sling in the same position you use for a greek sidearm.  Make sure that you are standing on the balls of your feet and that the majority of your body weight is on the leading leg.

  #2.   Pivot backwards on the balls of your feet and turn your head in the direction of the turn in order to re-acquire the target.

  #3.   When your right shoulder has passed a 90 degree rotation, step towards the target with your right foot, release the pouch, and pull the sling through the backhand motion.

  #4.    Follow through.  If done correctly, your right foot will be forward and your projectile will be streaking with a substantial amount of power.

   Now, to be fair, it is not super likely that you’re gonna get a lot of accuracy doing this, but, you sure can get a lot of power and it's quite a bit friendlier on your joints.  If I keep my elbow slightly bent during this whole technique, I feel almost no strain at all..