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Cutting: Clearing by Brummie

It is important to free up space to allow other players from your team space to make cuts; this is referred to as “clearing” space.

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After cutting, if you don’t get the disc then it is often a good idea to “clear” the space so that another player can attack it instead. Let’s imagine a scenario where a cutter, A, in a vertical stack cuts to the open side (Fig. 1), but is unable to get open. As a result, they are now in the middle of the cutting lane, making it difficult for the thrower to move the disc as the space is clogged […]

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