PIVOTS and ADVANCED PIVOTS
 

How should pivots and advanced pivots be performed?

*A pivot is limited to leaving the base on the board and angling the player.

**An advanced pivot is actually removing the player from the field to adjust TTC dials, or brush brongs, etc and then repositioning him.

Hey Jimbo
 

Not sure what an advanced pivot is but shouldn't a true pivot be on the axis (center) of the base, not from the front or back?

pivot.
 

good point detroit child. that way no advantage is gained, no position lost.

Advanced Pivot
 

Advanced Pivot is most commonly done with safeties where you spin a guy or two deep and then if it is a pass play, you're allowed to reset his dial to move forward after the ball carrier or to make an interception on the pass simulation.

axis is flawed
 

if you pivot a rectangular base from 0' to 90', from the axis, you would gain position to that side, aka yards, which is why at BuzzFest we came out with the pivot box/sticks, that were similar to a photo in another post.

When making a pivot, one can not gain an advantage by moving closer to the ball carrier or simulated pass when the board is "off".

I think the pivot box/sticks are a great idea but what do you do in close quarters?

In my experience...
 

...close quarters are limited to not touching a player from the other team with your final move. In most cases I pick the guy up and out by his helmet, turn his dial, and gently place him back in the fray. If he's on a rookie and doesn't naturally curve toward the ball by reversing his direction, then he's just out of the play. thmbsp$

FYI: I edited my initial post to loosely define a pivot and an advanced pivot. ;)

....rookie base
 

would have to be turned 180' .