I am not sure if I deserve your fine compliments, Yoda, but therefore I appreciate it more.
Annyway, here's a discus throwing video:
The discus throwers work on an inclined plane as we do. Not sure how similar it is to ours though. Probably flatter and perhaps with a strong inside-out orientation compared to the target line. Fascinating to see how they drive their hips forward to optimize their alignment the last instance before they drive it home. There also seems to be a lot of float loading of the primary (and only) lever going on.
It was probably one of my posts that puzzled you, they often have that effect on me as well.
In regard to the position of the left foot, there is no one right way. Some of us stand with a our feet turned in, some of us with them turned out, one turned in the other not etc etc. As such, I believe we should have our feet aligned in a manner consistent with our swing objectives and our unique flexibility. For most people this would be a turn of the left foot away from the line, to a degree that allows them the freedom of movement and stability they require.
I had never read Homer's advice in this regard before. Its very good, again and about as concise as it can get.
I am not sure if I deserve your fine compliments, Yoda, but therefore I appreciate it more.
Annyway, here's a discus throwing video:
The discus throwers work on an inclined plane as we do. Not sure how similar it is to ours though. Probably flatter and perhaps with a strong inside-out orientation compared to the target line. Fascinating to see how they drive their hips forward to optimize their alignment the last instance before they drive it home. There also seems to be a lot of float loading of the primary (and only) lever going on.
Dude . . . thanks for posting . . . . VERY INTERESTING . . . the plane of motion of the arms isn't similar but look at the pivot . . . that is Swinging from the Feet for sure . . . look at how the segments get out of line (knee bend) and then each one snaps in-line from the ground up and you get some axis tilt too . . . beautiful stuff . . .wonder how much power comes from the rotation versus the extension of the knees hips and spine.
The shot put reminds me of Push Basic, but weird how we use it for very short, low powered shots and they use it for powering, thrusting, their heavy pay load. I guess you cant "swing" or "throw" that heavy an object. But I'd venture that Punch elbow, given its fanning is a throwing action and not an inline shot put like Push.
He mentions a firm left side too, but their feet are in the air at release. These track stars are all power and maybe more like the long drive guys than golfers who play for score.
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