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 Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:02 pm
Yeah, I'm in marching band, and I can't really read the drill charts well.
I don't understand the hash mark things and stuff...
Can someone help me? Band camp is in a couple weeks, and I REALLY need to know this.
I'm a sophomore,btw, and this is my second year in Marching band. I never really learned how to read drill charts last year, I just had a bunch of people helping me to find my places. But I really need to learn how to this year, since I'd look really stupid asking for help now. =/
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:48 am
First of all, turn your drill charts upside down. They're written from the audience's perspective and not yours. That makes it a ton easier.
The hash marks are in the front and back. The home hash is the front, and the visitor is the back. If it's in a grid, each big line that isn't a hash is a yard. Plus, it also helps if you judge your location off of others.
Outside is moving towards the end zones, inside is moving towards the 50 yard line.
If you could scan and host a picture of some drill, it might be easier to explain, but that's the best I can do off the top of my head.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:38 pm
Melchiresa First of all, turn your drill charts upside down. They're written from the audience's perspective and not yours. That makes it a ton easier. The hash marks are in the front and back. The home hash is the front, and the visitor is the back. If it's in a grid, each big line that isn't a hash is a yard. Plus, it also helps if you judge your location off of others. Outside is moving towards the end zones, inside is moving towards the 50 yard line. If you could scan and host a picture of some drill, it might be easier to explain, but that's the best I can do off the top of my head. Um...I still don't understand..at all...x.x
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:49 am
Okay, I will do some MSpainting then whee I don't want to break tables, so I'll just link an image of some drill I've drawn on. Example drillIt may not have been great, but I'll try and help as much as I can if you're still confused.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:15 am
Melchiresa First of all, turn your drill charts upside down. They're written from the audience's perspective and not yours. That makes it a ton easier. The hash marks are in the front and back. The home hash is the front, and the visitor is the back. If it's in a grid, each big line that isn't a hash is a yard. Plus, it also helps if you judge your location off of others. Outside is moving towards the end zones, inside is moving towards the 50 yard line. If you could scan and host a picture of some drill, it might be easier to explain, but that's the best I can do off the top of my head. Not quiet my driil this year was made so we can see it from stu view our point of view
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:17 pm
Is it a visual chart or a coordinate chart? Talk to a section leader, if your director chose the right people they will be more than willing to help you out.
The way our band's coordinate charts work:
home sideline - the sideline closest to the marching tower
visitor sideline - the sideline farthest from the tower
home hash - the line in midfield parallel and closest to the home sideline
visitor hash - the line in midfield parallel and closest to the visitor sideline
__ steps outside the ___ yard line - go to the yard line, step off the steps AWAY from the 50 yard line
__ steps inside the ___ yard line - go to the yard line, step it off TOWARDS the 50.
right 50 - if your card says, for example, 4 steps on the right 50, put your back towards the marching tower and take 4 8-to-5 steps to your right.
every four steps is marked by a dot on our field.
between each yardline, there should be ticks. two steps will be when your right foot is flush against the second tick. (I'll have to double check this, can't remember for certain)
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