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so, how well does this technique work with ski poles? And, if you pitch an early 90's skate ski, does that count as "javelin tossing"? ;- )
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Jeff Potter wrote:
You know I'm a technique buff, so I just had a spearthrowing breakthru
that I thought I'd share. Uh. For what good it'll do. Maybe it has
cross-training benefits for, uh, snowball throwing? Bet so! Get those
snowboarders! Anyway, here's the spearthrowing tech tip of the day...
Assume normal throwing stance with offleg forward, offhand forward,
throwing arm and hand back, spear point near head, pointing downrange to
target, elevated appropriately for distance. If more power is desired,
keep offleg back then step forward with it as you throw. Now here's the
trick: keep your throwing hand close to your face as you power it on
past! This tends to result in the elbow pointing outward, but it snaps
in and down to finish. But the main thing is that the hand powers past
the face, kinda near your eye as you throw the spear. Then as you finish
the throw your hand should be right in your line of sight, that is,
before your head twists out of the way. You can't really keep your 'eye
on the ball' the whole time. This might introduce a twist to bring the
sport out beyond the skill-range of golfers, sadly. But if done this way
the spear hits the target!
Spears don't like sidearm throws at all. Or any throw or part of a throw
not lined up with the original line of sight. A deviated throw, along
with something like not having the point lined up with the target before
the throw, results in a miss and usually not even a stick---the spear
ends up hitting the target sideways, not flying straight.
Spears do pretty much hit where you look but the throw has to take place
along the line of sight or very close to it.
Apply to other forms of throwing as it fits.
I've been telemarketing the past week---Pete's ski book to snow-state
shops. I'm batting a thousand! I think I've sold something like 30
straight shops. I lose track. It gets bleery. The only hard part is
tracking down the boss. It's weird coz none of them hardly responded to
my flier, but they all order when I call. But it's hard for a computer
geek with kids in the house and book editing coming and going to settle
into calling. It's a real gear-change. ...Spearthrowing gets in the way,
too.
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