Ramping up for Seaside Games

[Ryan Nielson]

I'm also really wanting to break 30 on the open stone. Stones are pretty frustrating, can see no improvement for a long time and I tend to throw it right in the same divot in the dirt over and over.

I need to include some of the plyometrics stuff. I have worked hard on getting strong for many years, but haven't really done specific work to get quicker and faster.

Stones are such a weakness for me I think I will be devoting one whole training day to just stones and throw everything else into the other day.

[jgorley]

I'm also really wanting to break 30 on the open stone. Stones are pretty frustrating, can see no improvement for a long time and I tend to throw it right in the same divot in the dirt over and over.

I need to include some of the plyometrics stuff. I have worked hard on getting strong for many years, but haven't really done specific work to get quicker and faster.

Stones are such a weakness for me I think I will be devoting one whole training day to just stones and throw everything else into the other day.

What approach are you using? Spin, glide or modified (the sidestep glide)? Personally I use the glide. Part of the key to that is to get a quick pop back, planting the feet simutaneously as quick as possible then exploding. Be sure to land in the power position to get the rapid transition of the pop to the stone. Be cautious to not drop the elbow on the throwing arm. If you do, the stone will spend the energy going up instead of out. Remember to follow through with the flick of the wrist, like a basketball. It will add a couple of feet. Hope this helps.

James

[Ryan Nielson]

I was using the shuffle not very well, then tried the glide and it worked for me a little bit better. Then in the middle of a competition after throwing the glide 2 times I decided to go back to shuffle my 3rd and threw it 4 feet more that way so I'm back into the shuffle again so I'm just switching back and forth. I have tried the spin many times and cannot even throw it 20 feet that way. The spin was just impossible for me. My friend is pretty good at stones uses the shuffle very well throwing over 36 feet so i try to copy what he's doing and i throw it about 28 feet at the most.