default setup with the disc in the middle of the field. sort of like vert stack turned sideways! and with three handlers (seperate slides for those positions) the stack is about 15-20 yards away from the handlers. the two cutters closest to the disc are the "active" or "hot cutters", the others will just chill where they are
when the disc is in the MIDDLE. #5 and #6 are active. as a good default cut, #6 can cut under on the openside, and then go breakside. the cutters always mirror eachother, so #5 would go deep, and then cut back under (not shown by the dots sorry) to the space that #6 just left.
as you can see, the cutters have now basically switched positions. these cutters can then continue the cycle of one going deep and then under, and one going under and then deep. this is the most basic pattern but it is very predictable. once we get used to running this you will learn how to make other cuts without cutting people off, as well as how to react when someone else has made a different cut. it all comes pretty naturally.
Theoretically, these two cutters will keep cycling until the disc swings. instead though, after the cutters get tired from 1-2 cycles, the will "clear" (still looking for the disc!) and be replaced by a cold cutter. on the breakside, #6 is in a very convenient place to switch with #4. instead of continuing deep, #6 takes their place and #4 makes the deep cut
another less common example would be if say #4 was coming under and was guarded very tightly, they might call for #7 to make the under cut. this is pretty rare and often the #7 cutter just has to look for an oppourtunity or wait for the disc to swing
*ignore this step it just resets positions
when the disc is on the SIDELINE. the two cutters on the side with the disc are now active (#6 and #5). the cutter closest to the sideline (#6) will have two options the first is to cut UNDER and all the way ACROSS the field the second is to cut DEEP and all the way ACROSS the field. the main point of doing this is to clear space for the other cutter (#5) to do whatever they want. from there, the next cutter (#7) shifts over and will be ready to take over once #5 clears.