FO MOVES

The Reverse Plunger
Run a break out the back door:

1) The left hand punch is essential here.  It will help with winning the Clamp, but will aid the right hand in rotating the stick into the Clamp.  Unlike a front plunger, which is a half-Clamp, you are almost doing 1.5 Clamps.  If done properly, this will be a quick move that gives you a ton of control over the ball. 

2) Your left foot should follow your left hand with the initial punch on the whistle.  This gets you closer to the ball and ready for a tie-up, but planning to win the draw and run by your opponent to your right rather than convetionally to the left.

3) Hands should remain very light on the Clamp just as prior to the whistle.  Instead of flattening the head on the ground with a regular Clamp, keep rotating the wrists forward so that the open face of the stick is towards your opponent.  Press right hand down for Plunger effect, yet still keeping bodyweight balanced on balls of feet for mobility.

4) Now you should have ball clamped in back of stick with ball facing you, and open part of head facing opponent.  Step right and lightly bring arms into body (alligator arms) so ball pops up to shoulder height when stick pinch expands.

5) Turn your back to seal off opponent, and ball should drop right into your pocket when you flip stick right side up.  Even if you pull back too hard, ball should be bouncing behind you for an easy pickup off a hop or slight roll.

6) You can throw the ball out to either wing, through your legs to the left, or push your hands hard down the line while continuing to rotate wrists forward to throw out to right wing.

The Reverse Plunger
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The Deflator (aka Grab; Copyright: Andy Towers)
The answer to the Plunger:

1) An effective Plunger is very hard to beat.  If all else fails, you can execute the Deflator to use your opponent's Plunge and Clamp rake the ball to yourself.

2) A Plunger or Power Clamp is usually pushed down the line into the hands of the opponent.  Your opponent will be pushing his stick right into your hand after the whistle, so all you need to do is take your four fingertips and use it to grab their sidewall.

3) If possible, wrap your thumb around the top of their sidewall to secure your grab.  Loosen your grip on your own shaft to be able to do this.  Now all you need to do after the grab is pull their head forward.  The essence of a Plunger or Power Clamp is the weight on the stick head, so you are taking the leverage they are giving you and just pulling them off their base. 

4) The ball should be raked out to where you pull it, and your opponent should be now very confused as they fall off balance.  Their lack of mobility should allow you an easy pickup.


The Deflator
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