A no-look pass is exactly what it would seem to be. The thrower releases the disc, while looking in a direction that does not correspond with the location of the receiver. Why would a thrower do this? To confuse their teammates. Actually, that's just a joke, although if a player who throws no-look passes does so with a group of people who aren't used to playing with them, confusion and incompletions may result. The no-look is like a fake, but a fake that occurs simultaneously with a throw. It misdirects the defense, especially the marker and the defender of the intended receiver. Defenders react to various cues that are provided by the thrower, and a savvy defense pays attention to what part of the field that the offense is focusing on. Since the offense must always originate with the disc (this seems like a stupid thing to say, but all defenders should be orientating their defense to the location of the disc and should be aware of the likely locations on the field that the disc could be thrown to), the defense reacts to the thrower more than any other player on the field. If the thrower is looking at their dump, the defense will focus more attention in that direction. This is especially true of the mark, who is trying to take away options from the thrower, or at worst, make some options more difficult. By looking in a direction other than that of the intended receiver, the thrower can gain a few inches of clearance from the mark in that direction, and can throw with less interference. Offensive receivers, however, also take cues from their thrower when they make decisions about where to cut and when. In many cases, a receiver will correctly interpret the offensive player's look to another part of the field as a cue that they should end the cut that they are making, and turn for another cut in a different direction. A no-look could then take the receiver by surprise and make a catch less likely. There are few players that regularly throw no-look passes, and as note, it is fairly important that the team that they play with be aware that they do this regularly. A player that can regularly complete no-look passes adds some benefit, although other than the "glory" that is earned in completing such a pass, it is not clear how much of a tactical advantage is gained. what do we call people who throw no-look passes? Fancy-pants (archaic). Wily handlers.