Intro to Cutting

• Your Cuts! Should be “sharp like cheddar” (and crisp like bacon)

• Here is a simple 3-step sequence of cuts:1.Go deep/downtown• Come in/”under”• 7-cut to breakside/clear

Step 1: The Deep Cut

Goin' downtown

Scenario:ho stackforcing forehand...

a)stack up closerto the handler!(gives you room or "space" to move in this white box)

b) anticipate the swing before going deep

swinging...

swinging...again!

now start busting deep! at least 4-6 steps "downtown"

you opened up some space on the far right of the field here, now go thataway!

you opened up some space on the far right of the field here, now go thataway!

the other inside cutter is going breakside,to clear

yay! you're gonna pull down that huck!

Deep Pitfalls

1) You cut too early, the handler isn't ready to huck!

2) You cut too late, stall count is high

3) You started too far away from the thrower (no space to work)

4) You cut directly away from the thrower (only): throw goes over your head and is hard to read

5) You cut directly to the open space without "opening a window": defender has an easier time

Step 2: the Lobster Cut

If the deep look is pump faked off / is not viable, what next?

in theory yellow space is open...

but "D" is guarding that space now

what if you go "downtown"...(as if going deep)

taking at least4-6 steps (runningstride)

and defensegoes deep too...?

just chop your feet (get   low), plant, and lobster cut back / "come in"  to the open space!

zomg nice gainer!

In-cut pitfalls

1) You only juked / did not take 4-6 steps going deep:     Defender does not "buy" the cut or commit hips, and thus they stay with you as you come in :(

      Solution: sell the cut! make them "respect the deep threat" by taking at least 4-6 steps and seeing when they commit hips

2) You run too far downfield (12-20 steps):     Uh oh, too far away from handler, by the time you come in it's too late

3) Not angling cut towards the open (yellow) space / "passing lane"

Step 3: Clearing / 7-cut

How to clear out

forcing forehand..."go-to drill" distance away

in theory yellow space is open...

but "D" is guarding that space now

maybe you went deep but it's not viable

you come in after planting fora nice in-cut... but the D is rightthere!

good thing you "opened a window", that is:cut way to the open side to "open a window" of space...

now cut horizontal to use the window space

yay! you catch here or a I/O flick to break the mark

7-cut pitfalls

1) You come too close to the handler (electric fence!)    Handler sadface

2) You cut towards the handler rather than to open space:    There's no window!

3) You cut to open space but not towards the sideline:     Window is too small, 7-cut fail

4) You cut back in the direction from whence you came:     Uh oh, you're using up someone else's new cutting lane!

You did it!1) Deep look2) Coming in3) 7-cut to clear out