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Ryan Vierra is putting together a shot put clinic at Modesto Junior College, in Modesto, CA, and will have Olympic Silver Medalist, Adam Nelson presenting. He recently posted the following message on The Ring with additional details. 2010 Adam Nelson Clinic I would like to announce that Adam Nelson has accepted to host a Shot Put clinic in Modesto, California, which will be located at Modesto Jr College Track [...] When learning to throw the hammer, most throwers naturally want to “pull” the hammer as opposed to pushing it. This is seen by the left shoulder pulling back, rising up on the left knee, and crashing onto the right side. An effective method for allowing the athlete to feel how to push the ball is to widen the hands out, using a 2×4 in the hammer handle. The board makes it much [...] I got an email today from Matthew Oldenburg, who is organizing a Throws Pentathlon at Carroll University in Waukesha, Saturday, July 10. The event is sanctioned by USATF and will start at 10 AM. The five events contested will be the hammer, shot put, discus, javelin, and weight throw. Click the link below for the registration form and additional details. Southeastern Wisconsin Throws [...] In last week’s video segment, I introduced three of the inexpensive training tools we use in practice. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting videos demonstrating some of the drills we do with them. In the video below you see Ben performing multiple hammer turns with the chain. The chain is useful for a couple of reasons. It is much cheaper than a hammer, so while some athletes use [...] Bob Clark of The Register-Guard, summarized the final day of competition in the men’s national meet in his post After Shot Put Review A&M’s On Top. Mason Finley’s fourth round throw was marked at 20.68 meters which was a 4 foot pr for him. Observers that were present questioned the distance as it did not surpass the 20 meter line. It is believed that the official reading the tape misread the [...] |
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