A lil bit of a hiatus but Im back again.
Anyways kicking off the new blog posts with some more discus throwing.
My hammer throws are still shaky at best. Im overstepping like a poor pickup line. And my speed sucks. Hence the 4-turn. I tried a 2 turn and it failed horribly. In fact I toed the first turn then went 1. Ooops. So thats still a work in progress.
Why 4-turn?
Why not?
So moving onto discus. Now this Saturday Im looking forward to after the last set. I ALMOST got my right foot to cooperate and turn in the middle. It still gets 'stuck' pointing back around 5 o'clock but I may have figured out a personal cue to get it moving better. Now if I can get a better push AND turn then I might have something.
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Showing posts with label Hammer Throwing. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Ohio High School Hammer Champs 2012 - 'Long journey starts with a step'
I'll keep this one short and sweet. It's been a long weekend.
First off today couldn't have been worse for BHS. It was supposed to be Senior Commencement when news broke that 3 teenagers died in a crash and 2 more hospitalized and as of now still hanging in there. Unfortunately I really only knew a few of them by name but can only imagine the struggle their close friends and family are going through.I can say the thoughts of all of us were with them throughout the day despite being at a meet 2 hours away.
Ok lets bring it back up.
As for the meet itself things were looking up despite the later start time. About 27 athletes showed up to compete some of which being amongst the best in the country. The weather was excellent as well. Which was good and bad depending since I thought jeans and boots were a good option leaving the house at 6:30 this morning.
The guys handled the pressure of a super-fast ring pretty well or at least did not show any sign of tech change or anything of that nature. Throwing wise Dan had some struggles connecting with the ball. Looking the video can definitely get more angle, push the ball MUCH more ahead, and get TALL.
Nate had some good height on his throws but lacked a sense of urgency in the later rounds. Sometimes its best to just tear into it and let it fly.
Sydney and Kacy...well lets get some more experience under our belts. I could tell the cage was unsettling at the least and the thought of a first hammer meet was troubling. I even mentioned just slam one into the cage just to get the edge off. Never happened. All throws were nice lobs down the middle.
Now onto Summer training. Mostly this will just be myself getting ready for Rugby and whoever tags along to get ready for whatever. PLUS in ONE MONTH EXACTLY I am set to open the THE FORGE...oh man.
First off today couldn't have been worse for BHS. It was supposed to be Senior Commencement when news broke that 3 teenagers died in a crash and 2 more hospitalized and as of now still hanging in there. Unfortunately I really only knew a few of them by name but can only imagine the struggle their close friends and family are going through.I can say the thoughts of all of us were with them throughout the day despite being at a meet 2 hours away.
Ok lets bring it back up.
As for the meet itself things were looking up despite the later start time. About 27 athletes showed up to compete some of which being amongst the best in the country. The weather was excellent as well. Which was good and bad depending since I thought jeans and boots were a good option leaving the house at 6:30 this morning.
The guys handled the pressure of a super-fast ring pretty well or at least did not show any sign of tech change or anything of that nature. Throwing wise Dan had some struggles connecting with the ball. Looking the video can definitely get more angle, push the ball MUCH more ahead, and get TALL.
Nate had some good height on his throws but lacked a sense of urgency in the later rounds. Sometimes its best to just tear into it and let it fly.
Sydney and Kacy...well lets get some more experience under our belts. I could tell the cage was unsettling at the least and the thought of a first hammer meet was troubling. I even mentioned just slam one into the cage just to get the edge off. Never happened. All throws were nice lobs down the middle.
Now onto Summer training. Mostly this will just be myself getting ready for Rugby and whoever tags along to get ready for whatever. PLUS in ONE MONTH EXACTLY I am set to open the THE FORGE...oh man.
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