the direction of your receiver when you release the disc. One rule of ultimate is that you have to maintain a ?pivot foot? while you are holding the disc. The pivot foot is the name given to the foot that must remain in contact with the same piece of ground the entire time you are holding the disc. Imagine that one of your feet is caught in a leg-hold trap. You can swing around (or ?pivot?) as much as you like but that foot must stay in one spot. It seems strange at first, but right-handed people use their left foot as their pivot foot. Why do righties pivot on their left foot? During a game, the person who is marking you will be trying to block your throws. You will have to learn how to throw around them. Because one foot must always remain stationary, the way to get some distance from your mark is to step sideways and forwards away from them. When righties pivot on their left foot they can reach much further than if they were pivoting on their right foot. This movement also provides extra power to throws. When you add this step to the arm and wrist movements, you will be ready to throw in a game. Stand facing your receiver with your knees bent and your arm back with the disc cocked. Now you are in the set position. In a game, this is how you should be standing to be prepared to