SNARRRGGG. I went 43, almost 44 at Santa Cruz in the LWFD. This was a pretty major disappointment, seeing as I've been throwing 48's pretty regularly in practice. Why? Well my friend Kel says I'm slower and slower...meaning I think to much and never just rip the hell out of the weight. Mister o1d dude told me that I was standing up in the middle of the throw. Son of a gun, but JGorely here on X Marks says to "sit into" the throw......thus not "standing up" as o1d dude had noticed on Sunday. JGorely also says that it looks like I'm not giving it a big pull at the end. HM. So this morning on the way into work (even though I'm not throwing hard for two weeks to rest) I pull out the 28'er. I did a couple of "dump the weight at the end of the first turn drills" and then did a short bunch of throws. I focused on staying down...drop at the end of the first turn and STAY there. Damn, but if I didn't get my feet around quicker. I mean, I still haven't recovered from last weekend, I'm sore as heck and actually weak in my upper quads and pelvic girdle. I can feel the weakness. So the first two throws, not really putting a lot into it, just staying low. 48- 48. Hmmm... Then I tried actually catching the weight where I'm supposed to in the second turn. Those tosses went 51 - 51. THEN I tried catching the weight where I'm supposed to and actually being a MAN with the bleedin' thing like Kel wants me to. Result? Two 54 foot throws....18 long steps from the board. DAMN. Now, that's respectable. It's in there. I CAN do it. I just have to put it all together.........oh, and pay attention to guys like o1d dude when they tell me that I'm going something grossly wrong.
Daft Wullie, ye do hae the brains o’ a beetle, an’ I’ll fight any scunner who says different!
Old age and treachery will get you every time. Good on ya for taking the advice that at least three throwers gave you saying the same thing. 54' is only the start. You throw further once you get the patterns down.
Kit 'As a trainer my objective is not make you a version of me. My objective is to make you better than me.' - Paul Sharp
Yeah, well...some n00b by the name of Ryan Viera told me the same thing. Sheesh. If I threw 54 feet in a Games I think I'd pass out. 50-51 would set off the Highland Victory Dance with Hip-Hop add-ons. 54 would just result in unconsciousness from shock.
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