Second Frisbee event and the Quad

Our first frisbee event was in Melbourne. It was nerve wracking and I shook the whole time. Totally different than flyball and dockdiving for me! We didn't place as there were some really good novice people out there. A few weeks ago we went to Orlando for another novice toss and fetch and the Quad. Our first round at TnF was bad...the wind was slamming the frisbee down - a cold front was moving through. Only two of my six throws were catchable and of course I had to foul on both . SO when it came our turn again I decided to throw against the wind. I am not a good thrower but I knew if I could get it up in the air Jubilee would catch. I was the only one to change sides of the field and I was scared that it was the kiss of death. Out of six throws four were good and high and Jubilee caught them with mad air! We ended up taking third place and we got a trophy! The Quad was a disaster as the cold front brought crazy wind and storms. In the afternoon we did see some nice competition among them men. Here are our pics...

Our first competition...



Our second competition...

Congrats!

congrats to you and Jubilee.I have never been to a competition but it sounds like alot of fun.
I was wondering at the novice event what is the average distance that the dogs catch it at.Im curious since I dont know anything about Frisbee other than throwing it around in the back yard.

Way to go. Nice trophy!

Gingers Dad wrote: congrats to you and Jubilee.I have never been to a competition but it sounds like alot of fun.
I was wondering at the novice event what is the average distance that the dogs catch it at.Im curious since I dont know anything about Frisbee other than throwing it around in the back yard.

I am not super familiar with all of the different groups that sanction frisbee events and I know there are multiple different events that you can enter. To keep it simple, toss and fetch or also called distance and accuracy for some groups, is what we entered. Basically you get one minute to get off as many throws with one frisbee. You must throw at least 10 yards and a max of 50 yards. The field is marked out before you and your dog must stay in bounds. Half points are given for dogs that catch with all four feet off the ground. The field is the same for advanced. If you have placed in the novice division in a previous skyhoundz event they required you to only participate in advanced. Everyone is different. I am not a great thrower so my throws are generally somewhere between 10 and 25 yards but some of the novice throwers are able to throw farther.

Congrats Andrea and Jubilee! So you get more points if you catch with all four feet of the ground?

Team Irish wrote:Congrats Andrea and Jubilee! So you get more points if you catch with all four feet of the ground?

Yes you get half a point more. It doesn't seem like much but if I can get my frisbee to hang Jubilee will ALWAYS catch with air so those half points add up fast!

Wow, that's one heck of a trophy! Sounds like you guys had a blast. Those pictures are great! Interesting idea to change ends of the field....I never would have thought to do that.

Labwake wrote:Wow, that's one heck of a trophy! Sounds like you guys had a blast. Those pictures are great! Interesting idea to change ends of the field....I never would have thought to do that.

Yea...You can change sides but not after you have started that round. Most people throw with the wind to try to get more distance but both mine and a lot of others were just hitting the ground fast. Jubilee couldn't get under them. So while throwing INTO the wind didn't help my distance, it gave me the lift so Jubilee could make the points.

Congrats on your 3rd place, nice trophy. I was down South myself with that lousy weather. I couldn't imagine throwing a disc that weekend. Way to go!



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