Luke Sullivan’s 2011 Discus Review

pacer gold discus

3 time Olympic trials qualifier, and UCLA All-American, Luke Sullivan has released his 2011 Discus Review.  Every discus thrower has their favorite disc, that just feels right in their hand.  Few athletes have had the opportunity to throw as many different discs at a high level as Luke has.  If you are in the market for some new discs, check out what he has to say about them here:

http://www.lukesullivandiscusthrower.com/uploads/DISCUS_REVIEW_2011_Luke_Sullivan.pdf

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WI Throws Pentathlon

Hammer Thrower - Mike Matteson

I just got this email from Matt Oldenburg, who is organizing the Southeastern WI Throws Pentathlon once again.  I didn’t make it to it last year, but I’ve heard from the competitors that it was really a great event.  This year, it is USATF Sanctioned.

Dave,

My name is Matthew Oldenburg.  I am the throws coach for the track team at MSOE [...]

Mac Wilkins Shares How to Throw a Disc 219 Feet

Mac Wilkins Analyzes Women's Discus Throw

In this video, Mac Wilkins analyzes Sandra Perkovic’s 66.93 meter discus throw in 2010.  This is a great analysis focusing on fundamentals and positions. 

This is a sample of the type of content Mac provides on his subscription site, TheWilkinsReview.com.  I had a chance to check it out last week during the free trial period, and he really has some great stuff up there.   A lot of the content is focused on the [...]

Drill of the Week – Discus Pivot Drills

high school discus throw

Didier Poppe is putting together quite a training group down in New Zealand.  He’s got some great videos posted on youtube showing his group in action. 

This week I wanted to highlight his video focusing on different pivot drills for the discus throw.  He shows that there are many different ways to work increasing the throwers balance and ability to turn their feet throughout the throw. 

I really like [...]

High School Competition Rules for Shot Put and Discus

shot put rules

It’s that time of year again, when you have to start lining up meet workers and training individuals to run events for home meets.  The Genesee Valley Track and Field Officials Assoication has posted the rules for high school shot put and discus. 

The documents are in plain English and easy to read in a few minutes.  I believe these documents come from NFHS, so they should be applicable [...]