The argument given was that the first point of contact is a pivot point throughout the throwing motion so they can keep running once they have thrown the disc.
I reckon one point of contact is enough to be slowing down. There's a definite and visible difference between someone who just runs and throws, and someone who throws (even on the first ground contact) but is using that ground contact to decelerate. The whole shape of the body makes it pretty clear whether you're really trying to slow down. I guess if you have such a fleeting ground contact that you can't show evidence of slowing down, you're not likely to be able to complete the back-and-forth of the throwing motion during that one contact either.
They can indeed keep running after they throw it, but there should be some attempt to slow down as they first touch earth.
I guess if your back foot touches first (rather than your front foot) it'll be damned hard to slow down, with all your weight in front of the pivot point. But then your second point of contact (either a front foot or a face-plant) will come down /very/ quickly afterwards. If you're travelling at any speed, I don't think you could get a throw away with your back foot down before your front foot hits earth and allows you to try and slow down (remember in this situation that if you start the throwing motion /before/ your back foot touches, it's still a travel - you must do the whole thing while maintaining contact with the playing field).
That's how I read it, anyway. B __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
