Higher tosses on rifle (quads, fives, sixes, etc.) - How to color guard

[@mason1239113]

I keep coming back to this video because I'm obsessed but please do a video like this for sabre!

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Seth DeLamour I'll add it to the list!!

[@iquit7843]

OMG THANK YOU FOR THE BREATHING TRICK!!!! My tosses were flying all over the place and were soooo under rotated and as soon as I tried that and controlled my breathing they came out soooo much better. Obviously, I still have a lot of work to do but this video was super helpful. Thank you!

[@SpintronixGuard]

You are welcome! Just keep working at it and you will have excellent technique in no time!

[@ssvn7vii]

just found out at practice that I have a rifle solo, here to perfect my 5.

[@SpintronixGuard]

Congrats on the soloooooo!!!

[@FlamingoEmpire8]

Omg same

[@mayonnaise4612]

Thank you! I’m probably the weakest rifle and in a world class guard, so everyone is obviously pretty good. It’s just really worrying because I have two 6’s in my show (and close to the end when I’m really tired). It’s even worse because the first 6 is an exchange, so I go from my light gun to a really heavy one, leaving my final toss to be under rotated. It’s extremely intimidating because the rifle line I’m on (VERY well known high school world guard, not going to say because I really worry what people think about me so I don’t want to seem like I’m flexing or being cocky) is full of members that can nail tosses such as 7s, 8s, and more, while doing tricks underneath, while I’m struggling to consistently throw my 6s. Getting back to the point, thank you so much. I’m already starting to feel more confident about my tosses.

[@SpintronixGuard]

That’s wonderful!! Sometimes just taking it back to basics and thinking about the small details, like how you breathe, is what gets you into the groove of improvement. Keep working and we will be watching for you!!

[@mayonnaise4612]

SpintronixGuard Yeah! Just a quick edit: tonight’s practice was awesome! I even overthrew some of my 6s (which was an absolutely awesome accomplishment!!!). Thank you again!!! I’m going to keep practicing in order to keep having great runs, but for now, I’m just very appreciative!!

[@nevaehmarshall5115]

im so happy you're doing harder tutorials I would love more ❤❤❤

[@SpintronixGuard]

+nevaeh marshall I'm trying to work them in!! The majority of our viewers seem to be young guard members who are trying to learn the basics, so that's most of our requests. I'll definitely toss one your way every so often though! 😉

[@foxythefox1308]

Do you have a basics video, I just started rifle. Update: After a bit of rifle, I have gotten up to the only new person to rifle they wanted to try a triple and it was because I watched these videos and our instructor asked me if I ever did rifle before and it made me proud to say no. 😁 I forgot that I asked this I am now onto tossing 7s all I have been doing is practicing rifle for almost a year and watching these videos. I am very happy with where I am at.

[@SpintronixGuard]

I have a rifle level one playlist! It's got a series of moves that are great to start with.

[@foxythefox1308]

@@SpintronixGuard Okay, ill go check it out.

[@Mac..266]

Wow sevens, that's great! Any advice for a five?

[@foxythefox1308]

@@Mac..266 When I started fives I used a full dip and a plie. I would not recommend using all the force you can, I would say to work up to it. I would also recommend doing strength training. Btw It took me a couple of months to get my five if you keep trying you will eventually get it. 😁

[@Mac..266]

@@foxythefox1308 thank you!!

[@alyssa2016]

Much needed! I've been working on my 5 and it's my first year doing rifle 😬 I tend to move under my Toss and I always seem to lose my release point . This helped so much!

[@SpintronixGuard]

💙🙏🏻💙

[@anthonynikolas7004]

0:34 mood

[@SpintronixGuard]

You aren't wrong.

[@VG-zj7dc]

Do you have any tips for stronger catches on sabre?

[@David-qj5eo]

Hi there! I’ve been put in the rifle line yesterday and the first show is in a month. I heard I’m supposed to do a 6 toss? Does the number (6) mean the seconds it’s supposed to be in the air + plus the catch or is it the amount of times it’s supposed to spin before catching it?

[@SpintronixGuard]

It’s the amount of times it spins before catching! I actually did a video somewhere here about counting rifle tosses that might help you!

[@daniellebaker3351]

How much do those rifles weight?

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Danielle Baker about 2-3 pounds.

[@lee-pl1zi]

my hands get really sweaty when I toss, and even when I squeeze, the rifle comes flying out of my hands like crazy. It's really hard to keep it in control, and we aren't allowed to have gloves for rifle. Any tips?

[@SpintronixGuard]

zoinks scoobs honestly it sounds like fingerless guard gloves would be the best option for you. Maybe if you get a pair that’s skin tone? I know our insurance requires all of our performers to wear them at all times for protection.

[@lee-pl1zi]

SpintronixGuard in our guard, only people who spin sabre can wear gloves when we perform, but I'll try to use gloves in my free time to see how it works. thanks :)

[@SpintronixGuard]

Good luck!! We strongly recommend everyone spinning at LEAST rifle spin in gloves as well, and it’s really a good idea for flags to do it too.

[@titushepburn3359]

SpintronixGuard What inch rifle are you using?

[@SpintronixGuard]

39"

[@YellaRyan]

I want to get a rifle but what kind of rifle do you recommend

[@SpintronixGuard]

King, king, king!!! They are the best rifles. And if you've never taped a rifle before, get the King Kong because it's simply a King rifle that's already properly pre-taped to help it be resistant to breakage. You can order them from many color guard equipment suppliers, or directly from www.designsbyking.com

[@YellaRyan]

Thanks

[@YellaRyan]

What length do you recommend

[@YellaRyan]

Would you recommend using gloves

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Daniela Ryan yes! 100% absolutely use gloves. They will save you so much hand trauma and nerve issues.

[@sammieboo5630]

This blows my mind. I was always taught and have always taught my kids triple releases at the nipple and quads at the shoulder. I am going to definitely try this out and see if this helps out. And love your videos always!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@SpintronixGuard]

+samantha rivera thanks!! And yeah, the triple nipple rule works for super advanced groups, and it's achievable for younger groups, but they are still struggling just to get tosses out at that point so any space you can give them to be successful is positive.

[@moth9611]

Haha my rifle tech says triple nipple even tho he knows we cant get that. Its still funny and we laugh :))

[@dylanthomas5729]

To get a better toss for my I just tell myself, "push, out!"

[@jabbalamma7757]

Dylan Thomas saamee!

[@cheyne7526]

Lol i just do 5, 6, SQUEEZE, DIP, OUT!!!!!!

[@lindsayhehe4528]

Sammmmmmmeeeeeeee

[@Mac..266]

I need to use that, Every time I feel I can't catch it I end up making a satanic sound😂

[@lindsayhehe4528]

I’m a big fan But I’m only in 8th grade and it’s my first year in color guard but I love it so much. I have learned pretty much how to toss on this channel but I’m the only one at my school who can toss a six on rifle. And when people ask me why I’m so good I say that I have no life (which I don’t) and I spend all my time with my rifle.

[@SpintronixGuard]

That's excellent!! You could also tell them that you spend a lot of time watching Spintronix KZbin channel! 😆

[@lilliansanger8567]

Lindsay Hehe whaaaaaat you can toss a 6 in your first year???? omg i can only get a triple and i’m in my second year😂

[@dcfcybinoetgdthg]

I love these videos! LD Bell doesn't do rifle or sabre and I wanna do DCI after high school and these are just so helpful!

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Caroline Venegas good luck!! Learn everything you can and get really good technique and you won't have a problem marching DCI!!! GOOD LUCK!!!❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@dcfcybinoetgdthg]

SpintronixGuard thank you! much love💕

[@jackyspearow]

update from the future: LD Bell HS now has a very strong weapon line! it's amazing to see how far the guard world has come!

[@samanthaknaus8291]

these vids are a life saver, my guard only tosses up to a double, triple at the most

[@Nastaciaeden]

I started guard in 7th, and rifle in 8th, now I'm a junior and I finally am able to do quads. I looked up videos to help getting higher bc I want to do DCI this next summer, and i figured this would help ty!

[@SpintronixGuard]

You are welcome!!!

[@Rosiedehero]

Is there a trick to doing a double turn around? I feel like I'm turning quickly but it always turns out slow

[@SpintronixGuard]

Getting your rifle higher and turning faster is my advice. Pull your arms in close to your center of gravity to make your turn faster.

[@peytongaida7107]

I’m a beginner (had a rifle for 3 days) and it’s an elite 4 39” and I threw a 5 and actually had a solid catch.

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Peyton Gaida that's awesome! Congrats!!

[@valeriebear2259]

hey i need major help. I'm a beginner at rifle. it's my first season spinning on rifle line and i learned a routine before learning warm ups. so i have a hard time doing 50/50/25. I also have a hard time doing basic tosses such as singles and doubles but the reason why i have a problem is because we have very little time to work on our technique so they cant help me learn basic tosses but next season we are tossing a 5 for our show can you please give me some advice I'm panicking.

[@SpintronixGuard]

My advice: practice, practice, practice!!! Every single day. Get outside and spin and toss. We used to do 100 tosses per day of each type (100 singles, 100 doubles, 100 triples, and so on all the way up through sixes) as our homework. If you have a hard time doing something, then that's the thing that you need to do. Just get out in the yard or in a gym and get it done! :-)

[@valeriebear2259]

SpintronixGuard thank you! I will definitely do this!!

[@seandoherty3480]

Just curious, how much does your rifle weigh? Ours are actual rifles which are quite heavy. Most schools seem to be made of just wood.

[@SpintronixGuard]

Ours are about 2.5lbs. Wooden ones like ours can generally be between 2-5 lbs depending on type of wood, length, and other factors.

[@matts141]

Are there more flag toss tutorials on the way? I love learning from you and you definitely have some of the most professional, advanced, and detailed instruction videos on KZbin

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Matt S aww thanks!! Love to hear that!! Yes there are lots of flag tosses still to learn... Do you have any specific ones you are looking for?

[@matts141]

SpintronixGuard I'm trying to learn how to roll/ turn under tosses; especially under 45s and id also really like to learn left handed tosses that are usually done right-handed and vice-versa

[@matts141]

SpintronixGuard a back-handed 45 would also be cool to see

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Matt S to do them left handed you just literally do the exact same thing but pretend I'm your mirror instead of using the same hand as me! For the rolls under tosses, they are coming. I just need to practice so I don't break my old lady body teaching them!! 😂😂

[@mihkyg]

I dont have a winterguard and because its not good outside weather wise to toss. Im really struggling to toss ( from lack of practice ) and i could toss a before the weather started to change. So 2 questions. 1. Is it usually hard to get a toss out in bad weather?and 2. Any recommendations to ways i could practice during wintertime wether its doing " air rifle " or finding a place to practice????

[@SpintronixGuard]

+btrfeder it shouldn't be any harder to get rotations in bad weather as good, though the wind might steal your equipment. Your best options for practice are to do your setup in front of a mirror and to find a place to practice with high ceilings!

[@MellieVal]

Do you have a video on the 4 spins into the left flat? I can do drop spins just fine I just have a hard time pushing the rifle to a left flat

[@teacuppiggaming8329]

Idk if there is one, but look for a video on stops ig?

[@SpintronixGuard]

I also cover that when I talk about the 5-7 setup! Maybe that will help?

[@swaggotea]

No wonder I wasn’t able to toss well.. I always just depended on the flick of my left wrist. I think I should probably push down with my right hand more.

[@SpintronixGuard]

Yessss!! Let us know how this works out for you.

[@oliviachappell422]

When I try tossing even something as small as a triple I can't seem to get a good rotation, it's usually really lofty. Ive mastered the rotation of a double but can't seem to get the same rotation when tossing anything higher. Any tips? By the way, is there any way I could practice colorguard without any access to equipment? I really want to work hard and do good next season, but I'm not sure how or what to practice in the meantime before season starts again.

[@SpintronixGuard]

I always spun a broom in the off-season until I could buy my own equipment. :) I would say push more with your right hand and lower your release point with your left hand to bring your Triples down and make them rotate faster.

[@mystified2356]

I wonder what’s the most possible rifle turns in a throw

[@SpintronixGuard]

If you watch our Spinthusiast rifle ladder video, we have someone throw an 11. I’ve seen 12 in real life before but that’s the highest I’ve ever actually seen.

[@randomlibra]

I initially learned mace as a drum major (prop spin) and rifles always feel backwards to me. I do rifles just fine, but internally it still feels backwards. Can I go rogue and make the squad go "goofy foot"? LOL J/K. I like to stick to the rules, but it's hard sometimes ;)

[@SpintronixGuard]

Oh man I get that. When I FIRST learned my team was still stuck on flags doing everything with the right hand and rifles doing everything with the left… it took a bit of practice and a lot of patience to be able to do everything on both hands.

[@Mac..266]

I have a strong quad, but I need a five☺ thanks for this video!

[@SpintronixGuard]

You are welcome! Let us know how it work out for you!

[@ironslidess46]

im a band kid who got introduced into my high school winter guard through a friend last year. this year, my director gave me a rifle solo for a 4. i just got consistent 3s and now im here to perfect my 4s lmao

[@SpintronixGuard]

Ooh good luck!! If you need something to help and keep you accountable, we have a practice journal for sale on our website!

[@mrslimjim2219]

Does anyone know what count you catch triple, quads, fives, sixes and sevens?

[@SpintronixGuard]

It depends on how tightly they spin when you toss them. The general rule of thumb is that triples are caught on 4, quads on 4-and, fives on 5, and so on. However, it depends on a number of external factors as well such as the tempo of the music.

[@madelynnfoster7431]

do you have any tips on how to stop yourself from taking your quarter dip into a full dip? if i just do the prep i have no problem doing just the quarter dip but when i record myself actually tossing i always seem to go over to a full dip.

[@SpintronixGuard]

Madelynn Foster it’s a matter of practicing squeezing your arm muscles at the correct moment to create the lock. It also helps if you have a gap of air under your right palm, then clamp it down onto the butt when you hit the quarter dip point. If I didn’t talk about that in this video then I am pretty sure I mentioned it in an earlier one about tossing triples and quads. Let me know if this helps!!

[@autumnh1875]

How many rotations are in each toss?

[@SpintronixGuard]

You call the toss by the number of rotations. So a single goes around one full time after it leaves your hand, a double goes twice, a six goes six times, and so on.

[@courtneysartinmotion6657]

I love Rifle. I was called arms during high school because I was the only one who would knock out ceiling tiles in our very tall Band Room during practice. I was asked to start going outside when tossing my rifle back then LOL I'm so rusty at doing Rifle now and trying to get back in the swing of it again :) I love your tutorials. You explained the different moves very well so that I understand it. Thank you for that💙💥🌞

[@SpintronixGuard]

I am so glad that you are getting the opportunity to get back into it again! And you are welcome for the videos, let us know if you have any requests! Jackie is putting together a request list for her next filming session right now.

[@courtneysartinmotion6657]

@@SpintronixGuard Thank you. I can't think of anything at the moment but I'll be sure to let you know when I do :) for the moment I'm watching your basic rifle tutorials. Brushing up on them. It's been 15 year's since I was in Guard and Rifle line. It doesn't seem like it's been that long lol thank you for the support and posting videos to help people 🌞💙💥🌼

[@not_yours_ever8444]

Guard kids/viewers, Did anyone catch the fact she said "gun"?

[@SpintronixGuard]

Yep, because just like many other things in color guard, there are multiple terms for what it can be called.

[@raelee7877]

How could I get better at counting the rotations? I only started having the issue after I got a quad down I’ve been finding it hard to tell if I actually did a quad or not 😂

[@SpintronixGuard]

Congrats on getting your quad!! Try this trick Jackie explains in her counting video: Count your rifle tosses - How to color guard kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2munH9unaZ9Z6M

[@raelee7877]

@@SpintronixGuard thank you so much!

[@SpintronixGuard]

You are so welcome!

[@suno6498]

can i just say the music choice is absolutely exquisite

[@SpintronixGuard]

Thank you 🙏

[@spookyjudas7168]

THE BREATHING YES I TELL MY FELLOW COLOR GAURD AND THEY NEVER DO IT BIT LIKE TAHTS HOW I LEARNED GOOD FLAG TOSSES

[@SpintronixGuard]

YES EXACTLY IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE!

[@JuneSummers-jl3ue]

have a six for my solo in my winter guard routine, thank you for this girl!

[@SpintronixGuard]

You are so welcome!!!

[@HurricaneSaraMcDowell]

Great vid. Hard to hear you over the music at times.

[@SpintronixGuard]

Thanks for the feedback. We’ve been trying to get better quality sound in later videos. :)

[@radenmaspadmowidagdo646]

Hi

[@lost4308]

I way too scared to go above a triple

[@SpintronixGuard]

DIY duck tape What is it about it that scares you?

[@lost4308]

SpintronixGuard I recently broke my toe while doing a triple and I couldn’t walk for awhile but I’ve already started practicing again. I think I’m just scared of me not moving out of the way fast enough and getting hurt

[@SpintronixGuard]

@@lost4308 The best way to work on moving quicker is to practice more though!

[@dolliemollly]

i just got my show work and i’m first season rifle. i apparently have to do a six eye- i just learned how to do a single correctly yesterday. i know i can do it but this video was so helpful.

[@SpintronixGuard]

That's awesome!! Good luck with the season!! Let us know if there's any other ways we can help you!!! ❤️

[@dnestrada9125]

What inch rifle do you reccomend for a 12 year old boy who is 5 foot 3 inches?

[@SpintronixGuard]

+Metta ton go ahead and get the same size that your guard gets. If you aren't on guard yet, then check out what guard you want to be on and see what size they are using. If there's still no guidance there, 36" are my favorite!