Backhand Basics

For anyone who picks up a frisbee, the backhand will be the first throw that they try. It’s the most intuitive throw and is often the throw that players are most comfortable with and can throw the farthest, to the point that the most defenses are built on the premise of not letting players throw backhand. Even so, the backhand, along with the forehand, account for the vast majority of throws that occur in a game of ultimate and is therefore an extremely important throw to develop.

Rowan McDonnell once again has a video covering the basics of the throw:

Once a player is able to comfortably thow a standard backhand, they can further develop the throw by learning how to vary certain characteristics of the throw such as release point, curve and distance.

In my opinion however, for beginners trying to add some variation to their backhands, the most valuable throwing characteristic to change is pivot distance as it allows players to adapt to various defensive situations without requiring a lot of practice.