Weather is something players learn to accept as the wildcard for pickup, tournaments and league games. This is especially true for players in the Midwest.
Spring league this season in Champaign-Urbana was plagued with schedule changes. Games were rescheduled in the hopes of finding better weather, but it never came. We played in some the worst conditions I've experienced with wind and cold almost each time out. It is a bad sign when a consistent rain during a game is good weather.
The sun finally came out for Finals to cap a cold season with a beautiful finish. That's Ultimate weather though. Sometimes it waits for the perfect moment.
For my team, Stack to the Future, I am proud to announce we usually managed to play well even with the weather against us.
This is a new blog but, what conditions have readers experienced? Is it better out West or East? And what are some of the best and worst weather you've played in?
One time, when the weather was particularly cold, a disc I tried to catch simply shattered in my hands. The Midwest gave us that story.
ReplyDeleteBut the hardest thing to do is transition between extremes. Going from one state where the disc carries forever to another where the wind speed varies a few miles per hour each foot off the ground teaches you a lot about your throws...and humility.
When the disc shatters it's time to go home. I like to think of the wind as person. Keeps me from getting too aggravated when things go sideways. Literally.
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