Quad, Five, and Six Tosses:  For these tosses, put more and more oomph! into them.  Each one should have the amount of rotation that it’s name denotes.  (Quad=4 rotations, Five=5 Rotations, etc.)

Horizontal Rifle Toss:  For this toss, hold the rifle at the neck with your right hand.  Rest the butt on your shoulder, and place your left hand palm up holding the belly.  NOTE:  Make sure the rifle is flat so that strap is parallel to the ground.  As you lift both arms up, twist the rifle with your hands and let go.  The way you catch it may vary according to the traditional technique that your color guard uses.

It is hard to classify anything rifle as “basic”, however there are few simple tosses that members using a rifle can complete with little practice.  Note: in order for you to better understand how to do a rifle toss, look at the Equipment>Rifle page for the “Anatomy of a Rifle”.

Single Rifle Toss:  To do a single rifle toss, hold the rifle with your left hand palm up at the belly, and your right palm down, covering the butt.  Push the butt downward, and pull up with your left hand.  When the nose of the rifle is pointed to the ground, release the rifle and let it rotate once (or a ‘single’ time) in the air.  Catch the rifle with your right palm up at the neck and left palm down at the nose.

Double Rifle Toss: Start out in the same position as the “single” toss.  Again, let go of the rifle when the nose points to the ground.  This time, give your toss a little more oomph!.  Let it rotate twice in the air and catch in the same position that you caught the single.

For a tutorial video on RIFLE FUNDAMENTAL SPINNING click HERE