Name: Playbook - Sarah Louise - Mic Release Drills
Uploaded: 2022-12-06T00:03:10.229Z
Duration: 5 min
Description: Mic Release Drills

If you have watched my mic release tutorial you will know that there are specific drills I recommend working through in order to help you unlock this skill. 

Here you will find each drill broken down in to single videos so you can focus on one at a time before moving on to the next one.

Toss one handle on to the floor.
Using a gentle flick of the wrist (use your dominant hand) try to bring that other handle towards you and catch it with your free hand.

Step 1: Rope Control

Hold one handle with your dominant hand and drop the other handle to the floor
Make a big, slow scoop so that the rope makes a horizontal U shape. 
Turn the handle clockwise if you're right handed and counter clockwise if you're left handed.
Once you feel tension in the rope start spinning the rope faster.
If the rope is making an S shape start again!

Step 2: Horizontal Arc

Once you are comfortable with the horizontal U shape, try to maintain that shape and bring the rotation in to a vertical position so that your dominant hand is crossing your body and the rope is rotating next to you.

Step 3: Vertical Arc

Bring the rope in to a swing position and toss the handle away from you. You should be left holding the rope in your dominant hand.
Make sure the handle is pointing to the sky and you are throwing it slightly upwards.

Step 4: The Toss!

After you throw the handle slightly upwards, rotate the rope in the U shape twice.
Towards the end of the second rotation, return your dominant hand to pocket position whilst making a scooping motion with the handle.
Don't try to catch the handle yet until you can feel it returning to the right place to catch it.

Step 5: The Rotation

Once you're comfortable with returning your dominant hand to pocket position, start catching the handle and catching the rope under both feet.

Step 6: Rotate & Catch

Once you're comfortable with catching the rope under two feet, start incorporating jumps in to the release!

Mic Release Drills

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