Posts by Sam Healy

At last the world sees you! Question is a practice standing throw for a rotator different than for a glider. I am saying this because I see Majewski goes very low with his left hand almost to the ground whereas you don't. Is this because the stand throw pos you are going to get into rotating is different than what you would get into with a glide.

Obviously Samuels is at her peak. Can she keep it up till comm games or would it be better to rest?

Super slow mowing them just amazed how much they rotate their bodies in the air. Is this the hardest thing to nail? does this add to the reverse non reverse debate. They are such powerful blocks

ok problem is you are walking through the ring not running!. Your power leg lands before your blocking leg even leaves the back. You need to try and get them to land at around the same time. To do this you need to be able to turn your body while your in the air. Like to see it when you get this sorted. Use Microsoft movie maker and add the video twice. Make the second one super slow so we can see what is going on. This is what I did with this video and if you do it you will see the same issue

really good question that I want to know the answer to as well! I found if you go back and say practice once a month it just doesn't work. You either need to be throwing a few times a week or not at all. I wonder in the off season it might not be just best to spend 5 minutes a day working on a certain problem you have on your technique.

I cannot see if this ball went straight or not but probably is going to the left as you have a horizontal blocking arm. You should try and get your elbow to point down in the block. Train your self by hitting your shoulder with your blocking fist

this is so true. In a recent competition my son was reminded of this before his next throw. The result was a massive PB!. Question though for @Joseph Maxwell do you create the same stretch in rotational shotput?

I might make a video. I was trying it out this morning and if you pull the rope back with your blocking hand and get this to initiate the throwing hand as it creates a real stretch across the chest

@James Joycey@Lachlan Page tells me his is 205 and he still might have some more growing to do!. Interesting point you make is that I realise this would make you much more suitable for glide rather than rotational as it means the shot can travel further from the low to high point of the throw. This is disregarding the fact that someone with such a wide span would be probably very tall so would be hard to stay in the ring anyway. For the Aussies out there imagine if Aaron Sandilands (aussied footballer) was a thrower - 244 CM!

@Jetouellet

Tie a rope around a beam (inside) or tree above you. Then pull back on the rope with your blocking hand so it is tight. Then either push a dumbell or a shot in the opposite hand. For you to fall away you would have to pull against the rope.

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I hope we see @Justin RODHE in an Irish headband soon. Maybe at the Commonwealth Games?

Ireland isn't in the Commonwealth do you mean Northern Ireland? Considering the 2018 Commonwealth Games is going to be called the Empire Games so it is even less likely!

@Matt Marcoccia try these I have had some success teaching these to young athletes

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Been working with coach Smith recently. We exchange phonecalls and email. He's been extremely helpful identifying where my own weak points are, what to keep, what to tweak. His program is different from most any other coach you're going to find, but I can see how I'm going to benefit more in the long run. Just having the raw 'stuff' doesn't make you god-almighty. I recently came to the realization that to reach the level I want to be at, I needed help, that whole 'i train alone' thing only goes so far.

Going to get over there and work with his training group later this year. I guess as of now it's Cory Martin and a few other guys. He has more NCAA and conference champs than any other active coach and he's coached multiple world-elite-level throwers...should tell you something. Therefore, If I were younger and had NCAA eligibility, as a shot putter, I would go to SIU in a heartbeat. Or the hammer...he's trained world-level hammer throwers as well. Hell, a throw is a throw, each different implement teaching you something different about the other throws...whether it be leverage, power, linear force progression...we both agreed on this, as I thought I was the only proponent of this prior to talking to him.

As coach Mac doesn't coach for a university(and I believe he's still recovering from a recent AMI), he's not an option, although from personal experience, he's an awesome coach and has a lot of heart. He can be gruff at times, but it's just because he has a real love for his sport. I understand that.

Personally, I'd go with John, though, as a student-athlete.

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any chance we are ever going to see video of you?

he wore it at the street meet. Yes it was a bit strange. He is originally American but now represents Canada

@Seamus Mc Granaghan I facebooked you a picture. It looks to me that the elbow has dropped and she has to lift it up again before throwing

but you rotate!

to show how superior rotational is! Gosh there are a lot of big throwers from the US now all hitting 21+.
Can I ask @Justin RODHE or @Ryan Whiting were you scared that you would throw it into the crowd?

@Pascal you are a legend!

@Odysseus using my trusty calculator you would be throwing at about 13 meters a second so not much reaction time! I agree it is really dangerous but I think it would be exciting to see it. At a normal track you cannot get that close to the action.
this is safer but I imagine would be pretty good to be there

agree. shot put can be bought to the masses!. Be great to see some video

Matt I sent you a picture of your block via facebook. I think this is a major problem as you can see how the ball goes over to the left. You need to get the elbow pointing down to give the best path for the shot. Try hitting yourself on the shoulder with your fist to make sure it is pointing down
I think you are kicking too high with your power leg which means there is a delay in you left leg landing. Your upper body has already started moving before it lands. Be great to see the throw from side on instead of behind.