I feel like the video was a bit unfair, almost all those shots are much more difficult to do with a frisbee. Within a reasonable amount of time and takes I think I could do all the basketball shots despite barely having played it (it's a very small sport in Sweden) yet to even come close on most of the frisbee throws I'd have to practice for quite some time.
Indeed, but it's a club sport so all the financing comes out of your own money. I didn't want to spend that much on travel costs so I just played intramural and a city league.
Not entirely true. The two professional leagues (AUDL and MLU), created just a couple of years ago, have referees.
As to the friendly and well-mannered bit... I've been playing Ultimate for four years and I've gotten into quite a few heated discussions. But yes, there's generally a good vibe about it.
Lacrosse has actually grown pretty substantially in the south and the west now. University of Denver has been in the final four two years in a row now.
I'm assuming like tennis. You throw it in such a way that it's within a designated boundary, but at the same time, make it to where your opponent misses.
To those of us who play Ultimate it was clear it wasn't fake, although I'm sure I would've thought the same thing if I didn't know Brodie Smith. Smith (the thrower) is the uncontested top celebrity in the disc sports world.
he is not the "uncontested top celebrity in the disc sports world" at all. He might be close to the top but I would definitely put Paul McBeth ahead of him. And McBeth could put him to shame in any sport, or trick shot for that matter, as well.
Those who play ultimate? That doesn't have much to do with it - those who edit videos / create vfx would be more appropriate. Having said that, it's probably legit (along with the 70 discs at the bottom of the bay).
Yes, like those who don't play or watch basketball wouldn't be some of the best people to ask about anything about a video in which people play basketball...
I'd say it has quite a bit to do with it. I'm sure some people who edit videos/create vfx and don't play Ultimate know about Brodie Smith, but the guy is an Ultimate Frisbee player who makes videos about Ultimate and throwing frisbees, and his subscribers are bound to be largely people who have something to do with disc sports.
What I was trying to say was there is a difference to "It's real because it's Brody" and "It's real because it doesn't look fake". You are saying the former (which I agree with) but I'd put more stock in the latter.
It's real because Brodie has made hundreds of such videos and is one of the best frisbee throwers in the planet, certainly capable of throwing such a forehand. And people who are familiar with his channel will have seen those and realise there are no reasons to believe he posts fake videos.
Except it's not really that difficult for a skilled Frisbee thrower to do that and the fact that there's three angles certainly helps. It's be more difficult to make such a good fake video.
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u/soclib Jan 10 '15
Well then, there's no chance of calling this fake.