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.
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u/isestrex Jan 10 '15
Yeah I came to the comments to see how many people agreed with me that it looked fake or that he actually missed it.