I've been out with a cold then just generally been in the dumps for 3-4 days. so today I just went and threw a solid two-plus hour throwing session. MAN am I sore....but this was one great session.

Stated out with some overhead stone warmup, and "jump the stone" to get the blood flowing. Then 4 of each phase of "Mikes Toeboard Drill" laser-focusing on getting the HIP to be the trigger. These went well.

The Open Stone...I don't know how many throws I did, certainly 20+, and then I came back to it when I was done with the other stuff. Everything at 31+ and actually lots of 32's and 33's. I even dropped one no-reverse glide in there at 34+. AND I hit one glide that actually hand some pop and "boinggg" in it, which I didn't even oomph out there that hard and it went 34. Now I know what it feels like! So this was fantastic.

Then on to HWFD...did 4-5 first turn drills, hit 'em very well balanced and started throwing. Did a couple of single spins, one a 29, one that I hugely fouled at 31. The two-turns, basically everything is over 30 now... and that is AWESOME!

Ten minute rest..

LWFD .... working on getting the HIPS up and down like Mike said... a more level entry into the first turn like Don Stewart told me, and getting a LOT more separation "set up the X" at the front of the trig. Result? Mess of throws well over 50, even some wildly out of control throws at about 54. Even the "tame" throws were 47-48. I don't have this new stuff dialed in yet, but I can feel that it's coming, OH YEAH. HOpes for a PR in this at Queen Mary.

Hammer...pretty tired by now but I did some winds, some super-relaxed single-wind-and-deliver, all about 78-81 feet. I did these because I've watching Duncans vids with these and I got to thinking that I need to get me some of that. It's interesting to me that if I relax, and it's easy to stay loose with a one-spin-then-deliver, I throw over 80 almost half the time. RELAX is the thing, huh? I need to do me some more of these. Three winds and "swoosh" are mostly all 84-87. I need to pull with my head up, I'm starting to forget that.

GREAT day on the field, and am I ever SORE.