Zip Tips!

For those of you who haven't heard of him, Joshua "Zip" Ziperstein is a former Brown University Ultimate superstar who led the Brownian Motion team to the UPA College Open Quaters (2003), Semis (2004) and finally the National Championship in 2005.While playing with Brownian Motion, he was also a member of DoG (Death or Glory).

He continued to play with DoG until 2006 when he moved to Georgia where he began his career with Chain Lightning. From 2007-now they represent one of the strongest open level ultimate frisbee clubs in the world. They went to UPA Open semi-finals twice, won in 2009, and had a 4th place finish at the WGCC in Prague last year.


Joshua "Zip" Ziperstein (Region Freshman of the Year 2002, All-Region Team 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Callahan Award Winner 2005, UPA College Open Champion, Team USA (mixed) World Champion 2006, UPA Club Open Champion 2009, Chain Lightning co-Captain)

Why am I telling you all this? Because he put out a ton of what were dubbed "Zip-tips". Basically general ultimate advice from as close to a pro as it gets. So this is not just from some guy on the sidelines or a theoretical coach, he's a been-there done-that guy sharing how he picks on his competition.

Zip-Tip #1: Catch Both Ways

When throwing on the green or when warming up make sure to catch "both ways." Alternate catching with your right hand versus your left hand on top of the pancake. For good throws, this doesnt make much of a difference, but if an errant throw is to the right of your body, it will be easier to catch left on top, and the same goes for the other side, but switched. The more comfortable you are catching both ways, the more natural it will be for you to catch with the correct orientation. I guarantee your drops will go down if you work on this.

Cheers,

Jarrod