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Playing Frisbee is one of my favorite leisure activities. It’s fun and always manages to put me in a great mood.

I play with my family at least once a week, at the park or in our backyard. When we were beginners, our games were relatively mellow and we’d lazily toss the Frisbee back and forth between the 20 feet or so that separated us. Today, we play on giant baseball fields so we have enough room to run for and catch our “extreme” Frisbee tosses.

We play with two different regulation Frisbees: this Discraft Ultrastar frisbee for daytime play and this Sportneer LED frisbee that lights up for nighttime play.

Does Anyone Still Play Frisbee?

I live in Las Vegas, and not many people like to exercise outdoors here. It’s difficult to make athletic friends when everyone stays indoors—even at the gym. But every once in a while, spectators will ask to play Frisbee with us and I get so excited about the possibility of making new Frisbee friends. But then I feel a little let down when they toss the Frisbee and it either dies after a few feet, or flies in the opposite direction.

Saying all this makes me feel a bit like a Frisbee snob. But why doesn’t anyone play anymore? This used to be such a big thing when I was a kid, during the 1980s and 90s. Turns out that Frisbee and its many game variations and competitions peaked in popularity during the 1970s, which I guess explains that. (Fun side note: here are some cool historical photos in Time Magazine of guys playing Frisbee during the 1950s.)

The Right Way To Throw a Frisbee

Okay, so there’s no “right” way to throw a Frisbee, as long as it reaches your intended target. The comfortable, most natural way to throw a Frisbee is what’s known as the backhand toss.

To learn the backhand toss, check out these moves demonstrated by the guy at Ultimate Frisbee HQ. Most of his tosses are impressive, though fairly advanced, and might work better for those who can’t quite nail the backhand throw. My next Frisbee challenge? I’m totally tackling this guy’s “Low Release Backhand” move!

Do you play Frisbee, and if so, what’s your favorite type of throw? Share your comments below!