5 New Ways To Improve Your Dive
Diving is an excellent way to injure yourself and others - if you don’t know how to dive properly. If you do know how to dive, then it’s an excellent way to score points and impress your teammates and fans. If you don’t know to dive properly, reading these tips will greatly improve your game play and if you already know how to dive, you will learn something new and surprise yourself.
1. Don’t think -
The Prospect of falling hard on the ground is often scarier in your mind and imagination than it is in real life . . . unless you are playing on artificial turf.
2. Commit to it all the way -
If you do decide to pull off a dive, take it all the way because it doesn’t hurt any less if you only do it half way.
3. Keep your eyes on the prize and be aware of your surroundings -
Don’t lose sight of the disc but at the same time make sure you are not diving into any obstacles that might come in your way such as a player, or a fence, or a tree (yes it has happened to me!).
4. Landing -
Your landing is critical: you don’t want to be winded for the rest of the point. Since your arms are stretched out to catch the disc and you cannot tuck in your elbows, try to land on your shoulder and catch the disc with one hand. Basically, land with your body stretched out. If all else fails, breath out hard to get all the air out from your lungs, before the ground does.
5. Practice -
Incorporate diving drills into your practice schedule. Basically, have a teammate throw the disc out of reach and dive for it, keeping in mind the four tips listed above.
If you follow these fundamental steps, your diving will show visible results. Keep at it and your dives will improve along with your overall game.
1. Don’t think -
The Prospect of falling hard on the ground is often scarier in your mind and imagination than it is in real life . . . unless you are playing on artificial turf.
2. Commit to it all the way -
If you do decide to pull off a dive, take it all the way because it doesn’t hurt any less if you only do it half way.
3. Keep your eyes on the prize and be aware of your surroundings -
Don’t lose sight of the disc but at the same time make sure you are not diving into any obstacles that might come in your way such as a player, or a fence, or a tree (yes it has happened to me!).
4. Landing -
Your landing is critical: you don’t want to be winded for the rest of the point. Since your arms are stretched out to catch the disc and you cannot tuck in your elbows, try to land on your shoulder and catch the disc with one hand. Basically, land with your body stretched out. If all else fails, breath out hard to get all the air out from your lungs, before the ground does.
5. Practice -
Incorporate diving drills into your practice schedule. Basically, have a teammate throw the disc out of reach and dive for it, keeping in mind the four tips listed above.
If you follow these fundamental steps, your diving will show visible results. Keep at it and your dives will improve along with your overall game.
