Bust up line

Tired of being looked off when going upline? Sick of going back, losing 5 yards, and swinging the disc? I know the Raven isn't but that is only because he doesn't huck. Ideally, you will have around 8-13 yards to set up an upline cut. If all goes well and you don't have a rookie cutter trying to throw an upline pass (D line is a love hate relationship a lot of the time), you might be becoming the player you hope to become. Nothing is more satisfiing than roasting someone upline save a six pack of Oberon or giving your drunk enemy a "smokers cough" shot. A few times a game, you will see some jaw breaking upline cuts. Once upon a sectional final, I had one on Ryan Purcell but I was looked off FML. Since that moment, I have been committed to observing, testing, and asking everything about upline cuts in order to accommodate my throwers comfort level and my desire to obtain the disc.

Rule #1 If it's not happening, It's not happening. Accept this.

Every defender wants to take it away and the majority of the time, he will be giving you the back. Live to fight another day and punish him by swinging the disc effiecently. This will open up your offense more and slowly draw him back towards you more so that he is able to cut off the swing.

Rule #2 Know when to abandon ship

You go up, you go back, you go up, you go back, and you are still covered? WTF REALLY? Unless you are Chicken , CLEAR THE FUCK OUT. You are in most cases the dump, the stall is already high, the last thing you need to be doing is reliving the days when DDR used to rule high school basement parties. The sooner you clear out, the sooner Santa comes, sometimes with a swing around to you if you bust your hot sauce across the field. By you clearing out, options will open up like a public pool on memorial day weekend.

Rule #3 Even if you are wide open, some people suck and don't throw it sometimes just to piss you off.

I'll get you next time, what are you doing, why didn't you hit me, it slipped, all acceptable answers in bed with the slut from the bar. However, this is not my bedroom, we are on the field. Being looked off when open is very similar to getting blue balls especially when you look up and seeing a cutter busting deep knowing that you are going to put it. Bigger letdown than Hilary Duff after she left the Lizzie McGuire show, I did enjoy Cadet Kelly though. Bottom line, don't go upline for these people it will only end poorly. There is nothing worse than feeling someone throw a disc into your back.

Rule #4 The Morning After

Sometimes, you get some love in the morning. However, this really isn't much consolation because the damage is already done. When clearing back around, keep an eye open, sometimes the thrower may have a crafty little break throw that will hit you in stride. Not as cool as an upline but better than nothing especially if teammates downfield see it happening and react accordingly.

More to come.