Cool ColorGuard Tosses!!!

This is Angela and Beverly, and 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!!!

The song is now "Hey Now" by MK2. :)
~~~~~~~~~~ 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!)