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Re: Who has successfully THROWN ringers on to the rack yet?

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Originally Posted by Dgrez View Post
Exactly how does she throw it?
She would hold it with one hand on the inside of the tube, one on the outside. She'd use whatever hand was on the inside to give the tube a spin and forward thrust, and whichever hand was on the outside would counteract the right hand and give it some stability, accuracy, and more spin.

I, personally, would hold it with my dominant (right) hand on the inside, and my left on the outside. To start, I'd have my right hand closer to me (on the inside of the tube, and my left hand farther away (on the outside of the tube) so the tube is hanging over my head. I'd quickly rotate my hands counter-clockwise to give the tube spin, and use my arms to throw it forward. I'm not exactly which hand is where, but that's how I would do it.

What's nice about this throw is that it gives the tube an incredible spin and makes it easy for the human player to get the tube over the driver's station. It must be done above the human player's head.

I could probably come up with a diagram or something to help explaining it.
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