Skill Components
- Rotate shoulders 90 degrees over bent right knee.
- Bend both knees.
- Rapid movement forward and upwards of legs.
- Followed by shoulders and arm rotation.
- Release towards target or in an upward motion.
- Right heel out and knee rotates in for right handed throw.
Ideally a discus thrower is gifted with athletic ability which may be evident as they excel in other sports. Heighth is also of great benefit. If two discus throwers are rotating at the same speed, the farther the discus is from the body ( or axis ) the greater the momentum generated.
Starting the ThrowRotate your torso clockwise, bringing the discus as far back as you can, holding it in your throwing hand only (if the target is at 12 o'clock, you should end up facing 9 or 10 o'clock). Your non-throwing arm should be pointed in the opposite direction as your throwing arm.
Its weight must be not less than 2 kg (4.4 pounds). A discus event was included when women's track and field was added to the Olympic program in 1928. A slightly smaller discus weighing 1 kg (2 pounds 3.2 ounces) and 180 mm (7.1 inches) is used in women's events.
A line 75cm long is drawn each side of the circle, extending from a theoretical line through the centre of the circle 6. Fixed to the front is a curved solid stop board.
Basic Shot Put Technique (Shot Put Learn-By-Doing)
- Holding the shot put. The shot is held at the base of the fingers, not the palm. The fingers are slightly spread apart with the thumb for support.
- Neck placement. Raise the shot above your head. Lower the shot straight down until it is under your jaw.
The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion. The shot must be released above the height of the shoulder, using only one hand. The ball is to be put (i.e. pushed), not thrown with an overhead motion. At no time may the shot move behind the plane of the shoulders.
The shot put athlete (or shot-putter) needs strength, but must also be quick and coordinated in order to create momentum and maximum force during the throwing motion. The shot-putter begins at the back of a marked circle that is 7 ft (2.1 m) in diameter.
Stage two
- Lean backwards and place your weight on the back foot.
- Transfer the weight from the back leg to the front leg.
- Explode upwards, bring the hips around and forwards to face throwing area.
- Extend the throwing arm up quickly and powerfully.
- Finish with chest and head up.
Shot put is an athletics sport where people try to "put" a heavy weighted ball as far as they can. They are not allowed to throw it, but instead they push the ball out into the air. They "put" the ball by holding it at their neck and pushing it through the air.
O'Brien developed the new style by himself, and it was ultimately adopted by all shot-putters. Developed by Parry O'Brien (U.S.), the style involved a 180-degree turn (rather than the usual 90-degree turn) across the ring, getting more speed and momentum into the action.
The glide technique tries to get the right foot down around the centre of the circle with the shoulders, left arm held back allowing the right leg to engage before the upper body and arm delivers the shot.
The shot, a metal ball (7.26kg/16lb for men, 4kg/8.8lb for women), is put – not thrown – with one hand. The aim is to put it as far as possible from a seven-foot diameter (2.135m) circle that has a curved 10-centimetre high toe-board at the front.
In NCAA, Olympic, national and international competition, men use a 16 lb. shot while women continue to use the 8.8 lb. shot. National and international competitions for junior men or those younger than 20 years of age at the beginning of the year use a 13.2 lb.
Going over 100' in the discus will place in most invites. If she has proper coaching and works at it she has some potential. If this is really her first year of throwing then those are solid first year marks. The top AA girls this year are throwing 42', but mid 30's are much more common.
Discus throwers focus on having the disc come out flat and not angled up into the air or down toward the ground. Shot put throwers work on holding the ball correctly on the pads of their hands and try to get used to pushing the ball rather than throwing it like a baseball or football.
