Ttqb Passing Practice (what Do You Do In Camp ?)

[Raven maniac]

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I started using the passing kit used for the passing comp's. I used the downloads on the home MFCA page; cut the diagrams out then placed them on some index cards and started setting them up at different yardage. Then I'll pass for about 30mins before I practice. After not being able to hit my WR's at the SWB I made it a point to get better at TTQB passing. Now I'm not the best, but I do okay. As far as the tilt. I start bottom up. I'll get the aim; then I'll site from ground up just like a rifle sight. then breath and fire. The reason for this is that there's more figure at the base then at the top. So I aim center mass and if I hit a leg or the bottom of the target it's still a catch.

[Shabby J]

I actually have usually 10 "practice" balls, mostly white felt or the brown from Miggle. I also color them orange and yellow so as to be able to find them when they stray onto the carpet.

I made a backstop of some fine mesh net attached to two wooden dowels that have on square balsa wood bases so they stand. I will get behind one end zone and set up my net to wrap behind the other end zone and come up to about the 50 yard line on either side, so pretty much half the field I am throwing into is surrounded by net. I then take receivers and set them up in varying spots all alone at different yardages and warm up going from closest to farthest. When I am comfortable doing this for about 20 minutes I will then set up some defenders and try to make completions that way.

I am a two handed passer, I usually use a my left finger in front of the base when space permits to stabilize it. I aim at the base most of the time if it's a wide open pass, if there is coverage I have to aim for the fattest target I can see at the angle I am at.

I am not an expert by no means but this seems to be effective for me. To me the biggest pain about pass practice is finding the **** balls. Once I made my net I am spending more time passing and less hunting balls down.


Shabby J

[Shabby J]

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[TVsCHACHI]

I cut a groove into the passing arm of the TTQ (approx 45°), so that the rounded part looks like Pac-Man. I get a crisp pass off that way.

I angle the ball slightly upward, so I can lean the figure forward slightly.

I use old felt Tudor balls from the 620 boards, I've found them more direct and accurate.

I am money in the short passing game, with an alley. I have trouble going up and over, the 'touch' pass, mortar-like. How do you coaches arc the ball?

What are the secrets to the long game? I've attempted 5 long-bombs, and came up with only one, what's the key?

[Anthony D Burgess]

Thinking back when I first starting playing this game as a child, the TTBQ was Very Difficult to do, and thus this was a major contributing factor of the game going into the closet.

There was way too much focus on using this prop than understanding the actual game of football. Not to mention that there was really no how to guide to play.

Being a good TTQB passer requires patience and practice of witch many didn't have the time to do. The few that could do this was thought to be good coaches, but passing and coaching are not the same.

TTQB is related to the style you play, the size of the board you play on . I think that the TTQB should be looked at as the type of pass the QB throws ie bullet pass. It lends it's self to give the advantage to the user not the player meaning they can't make a play on the ball, giving the offense the advantage.

This is a good skill to have, but should not be the be all to insure victory. There are many people out there who want to became part of this hobby, but seeing the TTQB as a what you need to do to be good keeps them from joining in.

Somthing to think about, is this EF/MF or is it TTQBEF/TTQBMF ? Is this built aroung the Prop, or built around Football ?

Just a thought.

[5-13 Studios]

i take my ttqb out in the backyard and have him toss a few through a tire-swing (i still miss).

[Michigan Joe]

The best tips I've recieved are from the guys from the DFW.

1) When using the heavier Miggle brown "oreo sandwich" ball, the slot is usually cut off center and is very thin. Cut out the opening larger in order to both center the opening on the ball and to have a lighter and more consistent press fit onto the TTQB passing hand.

2) adhere a ruber like piece to the front/lower part of the base to greatly increase the friction between the base and the board to give you more stability, especialy on those tight throws where D-lineman are all over you and you can't get your hands in there very well to stabalize the TTQB during the throw.

These tips greatly improved my skill, especially as a beginning TTQB passer.