Frisbee: Tour 3

So, long time no postee.

Tour 3

Tour 3 ended with Burro's best ever result, although you wouldn't know it from Saturday. We won 1 pool game, against Fully Charged, losing to Ltd and Tooting. Luckily Ltd beat Charged and we won the 3 way tie (again) ending up 2nd in the pool. Typically when we played well we played very well and when we played badly we were very poor. We were also helped by the arrival of Si Weeks (GB deep cutter for 10? years) on Saturday afternoon.

After a convivial evening (involving sambuca shots) Sunday morning was a slightly groggy and flat affair. We were playing Fusion for a spot in the top 8 and soon found ourselves 9-3 down. The O-line (inc. me) played poorly (obviously) and although the D-line were getting blocks they were struggling to score. Out of nowhere we got our belief back and, riding high on a massive sideline, we suddenly started playing hard again. This is the hardest I have seen the team work all season and it paid off, D-line went on a roll and we put enough points on the board to take the lead. Aided by a callahan from Si, and a layout point-block from Si that deflected the disc into the dump mark's gut for another callahan we took the game right back to a short Fusion squad. O-line got their mojo back and we traded out towards the win. By now the game time is long since over and we've gathered quite a crowd. The D-line go on for game point (win by 2) and get a block. D-line captain picks up the disc and launches a 40yard blade into the endzone for, unsurprisingly, the turnover. All I'm thinking at this point is that if we lose the game now at least it won't be my fault - something I've heard football players feel about teammates who miss penalty's. Anyhow, O-line go on to trade out for the sudden death victory and the vice captain launches a laser backhand off the side of the pitch. They send it deep and he drops off his man to get the block. But he catches it. And launches a laser backhand into a layout poach D. A few passes later they turnover on a miscommunicated swing. We play a few passes and the vice eventually throws the forehand for the score. Burro in the top 8.

Finally we a get a match up against Team Shark who are friends with a lot of the team but who we haven't seen (apparently0 for 2 seasons. We play a hard game and bring our intensity. The O-line plays better, the D-line does it's job and we take a reasonably comfortable victory. Last game is against Brighton and although we go a few breaks up our tiredness starts to show in our decisions. Brighton's experience shows and they take the game away from us. Burro finish 6th.

Me: I played pretty badly on Saturday, turfing every breakforce throw I went for. Sunday I played much more as a reset and only threw openside. The team did much better. I got a pointblock or 2 and a few other easyish blocks which is always nice. I also threw a crappy hammer which wasn't.