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Re: Breaking the Gameplay: One Sided

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
I don't know if that trajectory would work well with the netting so close... I think the best possible trajectory would be facing the corner of your opponent's pyramid while still inside the loading station. Aim up, give your shot a bit of a curve, and then hook it into a 2 or 3 point goal. Far, FAR easier said than done.
I can get a pretty reliable hook shot when I'm throwing a frisbee... but then again, I can adjust what I'm doing on the fly to account for wind and other factors that can and do affect the flight.

The biggest problem with a hook shot is that it doesn't hook at the start, if you throw it for distance. It hooks closer to the end, in my experience. More of a fall off than a curve. If I'm throwing the shot illustrated earlier, it goes along the field side, possibly over the low goal, and then hooks into the high goal (or off the chains).
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