The pancake catch is usually employed when the player is moving directly towards a disc that is also moving towards them at waiste to chest level. One hand is raised, and the other lowered with the palms facing each other, as if the player was going to clap (vertically). As the disc enters the area between the two hands, they are clapped together and the catch is made. The theory behind this type of catching is that there is a larger room for error because you have the full diameter of the disc to clap onto. A catch that involves bringing the thumb and fingers together in a hand makes a duck quack position requires more exact timing and more certain hands. As can be seen by the picture above, the hands stop the disc about half way to the body. The disadvantage to the pancake catch is that more than just the edge of the disc has reached the receiver by the time of the catch, which in turns means that the defender has a longer opportunity to get the D. When the disc is caught between thumb and fingers, it can be caught when the hands are at full extension from the body. other sizes: small medium original previous | next All images are © bil elsinger. Please ask before using. post a comment