Cool ColorGuard Tosses!!!

These are some cool tosses that we have learned in the past year of being in ColorGuard at Aliso Niguel High School. Throughout that year, we, independently, practiced about an extra 45 minutes after school each day, 5 days a week. Guard rocks!!!


~~~~~~~~~~ Written Explanation for 0:16 to 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~
Please feel free to ask questions to clarify anything. :D


For the first toss:
It is a 45 (degree) toss over you, and for a lack of better names, we call it the 'Arrow Toss.' You will notice, as you read the steps, that our toss isn't perfect.
1) Set for the toss by holding the flag at mid-pole, where the flag and pole meet) with your right hand and the flag on the right. Place right hand (with the flag, of course ;p ) next to your left wrist. Your left arm should be extended straight in front of you, preferably at a low 45 degree angle.
2) Keeping the flag parallel to the ground, bring it over your head while raising your left arm to horizontal. According to the older member that taught us this toss, this is the "bow and arrow status," and hence its name. :D
3) Place the flag behind your right shoulder, and use energy starting from the pinky side of your right hand to fling the flag around into a single 45 toss above your head. As you release the flag, your left hand should approach your right shoulder as your right hand approaches your left. Catch the flag as shown. :P

*It is pretty intimidating at first, so you could try it with less power in a type of slow motion (but don't go so slow that you can't toss it :P) into a high toss. As with any new toss, the key is to practice!!

If you're interested in the second toss, just shoot us a message!!! :) (It doesn't fit in the Description!)

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[kimib37]

DAYYYUUUMMMM :O Those Are Some Awsome Tosses iWish iCould Do That !!

[ABforVendetta]

@kimib37 Thank you. :) If you keep on practicing, you, too, will be able to do them. :P

[TheAshleyNshow]

I am so jealous our coach doesn't teach us very cool tosses and I'm a freshman and I can barely do a 45 but yay u guys!!!

[ABforVendetta]

@TheAshleyNshow It was thanks to our coach, but mainly the vets – they taught us all the basics. We kept asking for new tosses along the year, since practiced an extra 45 minutes almost every day after school on our own and the simple tosses got old pretty quickly. This video is just a collection of some of the cool tosses we have played with. :P :)

[clarinetbeast01]

what school are you from?

[ABforVendetta]

@clarinetbeast01 Aliso Niguel High School :)

[GetinFunkyzz]

YOU CAME OUT OF YOUR TOASTER D: BURNT PIECE OF TOAST!

[lizzzzee]

wow, really creative. i haven't seen much like that, how weighted are the flags you use? whenever we toss flags at my guard i've only ever tossed a 2.5. Along with everyone else I must agree, no jumping!

[SuperParkEunwoo]

i can do 3 spins in 1 toss. : )

[LittleMonsterDiva]

That was impressive. Just make sure you don't jump when you release those bigger tosses. (you may not be, it looks like you are... Are you pliéing by any chance?)

[2011neversaynever]

easy

[mickdunnah]

I'm new to guard and I already have a solo...a three, (with a flag), with a double spin under it, catching with only my right hand and standing on just my left foot. dX

[brookelol54]

All of our freshmen do that and don't jump under it.. Like every single toss on there we teach our freshmen.

[MissAprilRomero]

be better if u didnt jump under ur tosses(: