Thank you guys so much for your responses and advice. I'm headed out in about 30 minutes to start making those adjustments. I've watched tons of video, but the instructions y'all gave me helps make some sense of them. My tendency to look down was a result of trying to keep the low point over to my right. Trying to force the low point over to my right (and failing to do so) was jacking with the hammer's speed and my balance. When I begin successfully executing the "turn and catch" I'll even be able to get another wind out of my throws. While I was out there, I imagined that my knees were bent. Video tells a different story.

Thanks again. Having you all in my corner makes this much less daunting. It's been a while since I've started from zero at anything. It can be frustrating, but climbing those learning curves is a big part of the fun. What you said in Roger's training log, o1d dude, about it being a confidence game--that's perfect.

Here we go! Breakfast in the belly, back to the field.


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Ok, first let me say, the kid is adorable.
I needed to bookend the clip with footage of the boy so I could view the video repeatedly without getting sick of it. He wanted to help me film my throws but kept creeping closer than I wanted him to be (flying weights and little skulls don't make me comfortable). Add to that his delight in filming helicopters, trash cans, and pooping dogs instead of my early throws, and I had to point out how much more fun he'd have on the playground...

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The only (hopefully constructive) thing my untrained eye saw was possibly a slight self-consciousness in front of the camera?
Well, yeah. Most times I have a camera pointed at me, I expect someone to hand me a numbered placard and make me face forward, face to the right (NO! Your other right, stupid!) and prepare for delousing. I'll throw in some "jazz hands" next time, just for you.