Theory: Accordion test
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Let’s look at the markers first. Let’s imagine that the offence is running a horizontal stack, and has the disc on the brick. This provides a lot of throwing options, as seen in Fig. 1. By moving towards the disc, D1 & D3 are able to narrow the cutting lanes, providing a level of “man+1” defence that makes it possible for D2 to contain threats to the middle of the field, as seen in Fig. 2.
Narrowing the cutting lanes in this way makes the swing more appealing, and Hasami is designed to allow the swings, so when the disc moves laterally, the handler markers (D1, D2 & D3) move across the field to narrow down the new attacking angles, as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4 & Fig. 5. Crucially, when the disc moves, these defenders should look around to see if there are any players in position to be an immediate threat to the defence. If there are, then these defenders should move to prevent that throw if possible.
Once the immediate downfield threats have been contained, the arrowhead will close on the disc and settle into their sideline setup:
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