Frequently Asked Questions
1 Learning How To Freestyle
1.1 How do you spin a frisbee?
1.2 What is an air brush?
1.3 Is there help in learning
advanced moves?
1.4 What is freestyle?
2 Freestyle Information Sources
2.1 What kind of information
is available?
2.2 How do I become a member
of the FPA?
2.3 What does FPA Stand for?
3 Tournament Information
3.1 When's the next Tournament?
3.2 How can I find out
about Junior Competitions?
3.3 How is freestyle judged?
3.4 What divisions are there?
3.5 Where do people play?
1 Learning How To Freestyle
1.1 How do you spin a frisbee?
You'll need 2 things to learn to spin your frisbee: a lubricant and a
finger nail. The most commonly used lubricant among freestylers
is silicon spray but you can also use Armor All or even water.
Once the lubricant has been applied to the disc you are ready to begin.
How to nail delay...
1. Hold the Disc with both hands and propel it above your head with as much
spin as possible.
2. Use your index or middle finger to spin the frisbee and be sure only the
finger nail is in contact with the disc. (less friction = longer spin)
3. Spin the disc above your head so you can see the bottom of the frisbee
as you're spinning it. (try moving your finger in small circles in the same
direction as the spinning disc while your spinning it)
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you can control the spinning disc.
Notes: When outside always face the wind!
Silicon spray and Armor All can be purchased at auto parts stores or
online at wrightlife.com or Discovering the World, dtworld.com.
The act of spinning a frisbee is also called a 'nail delay'.
Most professional players use fake finger nails to perform advanced delay moves.
1.2 What is an air brush?
Air Brushing is the act of hitting the side of the disc
to keep it spinning. By hitting the disc on the outside
rim with your hand or foot you can maintain spin and
keep the disc in play. Air brushing is easiest when there is a slight
breeze.
How to Air Brush...
1. Make sure you are facing the wind.
2. Angle the disc upward into the wind and brush
across the outside rim. The disc will rebound.
3. Continue to air brush and be sure to keep the disc between you and the wind
4. Repeat steps 1-4 until you can control the disc in the wind.
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1.3 Is there help in learning advanced moves?
1.4 What is freestyle?
Early Origins...
Freestyle Frisbee as a competitive sport has been around since the early 1970's. The sport went through
a major transformation in 1974 when the nail delay was invented.
Within a short time over 1 million people world wide had learned to nail delay. By 1977 freestyle, along with
disc golf and ultimate, had become some of the fastest growing sports in the world.
Skippy Jammer has written a retrospective summary on Freestyle Frisbee which includes
"The Decade Awards" on his web site.
Today's freestyle scene...
Today freestyle is mostly a grass roots sport with events being run and organized by players who
graciously volunteer their time and effort. See the freestyle tournament
schedule to see or participate
in an event near you.
Also, see the Introduction to Frisbee Freestyle for current information on the
current state of Freestyle Frisbee today.
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2 Freestyle Information Sources
2.1 What kind of information is available?
2.2 How do I become a member of the FPA?
You may also contact the director of the FPA, Tom Leitner
via email at toml@frisbee.com
2.3 What does FPA Stand for?
FPA Stands for Freestyle Players Association. Established in 1978, is an non-profit
organization dedicated to the growth of freestyle disc play as a lifetime
recreation and a competitive sport.
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3 Tournament Information
3.1 When's the next Tournament?
3.2 How can I find out about Junior Competitions?
3.3 How is freestyle judged?
Freestyle frisbee is judged using 3 categories, Difficulty,
Execution, and Presentation. The teams receive a score from
1-10 in each category based on the execution, style and technical difficulty of the moves they
do during their 4 or 5 minute routines.
3.4 What divisions are there?
Divisions can include Open, Mixed, and Womens Pairs (2 players),
Open Coop (3 players), or Individual (1 player). Most competitions
feature at least 2 divisions.
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3.5 Where do people play?
A list of Freestyle locations around the world is listed on the Jam Sites Directory,
http://www.frisbee.com/freestyle/places/us_map.html
The biggest freestyle meccas in the US are...
1. Green Lake, Seattle, WA (BobBoulware@yahoo.com)
2. San Diego, CA (artofdisc@juno.com)
3. Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA (toml@frisbee.com)
4. Sheeps Meadow, Central Park, New York, NY (rmeier@interport.net)
5. Fraser Park, Santa Monica, CA (lewisdbl@loop.com)
6. Boston - near the public gardens, Boston, MA (rwilliams@genetics.com)
7. Scott Carpenter Park, Boulder, CO (larryi@rmii.com)
8. Palm Park, Santa Barbara, CA (Thehein@aol.com)
The biggest freestyle meccas internationally are...
1. Kalmar, Sweden (stefdisc@hotmail.com)
2. Paris, France
3. Milan, Italy
4. Rome, Italy (MadSyd@tiscalinet.it)
5. Dabush Beach, Israel (dori_yaniv@hotmail.com)
6. Amsterdam, Holland
7. Green Park, London, United Kingdom
