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Shotput is an athletic track and field event where competitors, called throwers, take turns throwing a heavy metal ball from a 7-foot diameter circle using one arm. The shot is pushed -- called putting -- as opposed to thrown under or over the arm like a discus would be. Shotput comb...
a man who conquered his sport and has carried it upward, higher, and farther for nearly a decade. Consider him a shot-put scientist, relying more on brain than brawn, but with plenty of both as he attempts this week to become the first shot-putter to win three straight gold medals. ...
In February, he found a nice groove at the Music City Invite where he put 20.62m to finish second in a duel with Tarik. He dropped off to 19.12m at the Big 12 Championships, where Seaton says he probably put too much pressure on himself. The 20.62m would have been a French indoor ...
sports biomechanics;non-throwing arm;shot put;glide technique;female elite athlete;kinematic analysis 1. Introduction Shot put (SP) is a cornerstone event in track and field athletics and has been a mainstay of the Summer Olympics since 1896 [1]. As a power-dominant sport, it exemplifies the...
Shot Put Technique 101: Basic, Glide, and Spin Throws How toUse Starting Blocks How to Do Quadrobics Like a Therian How toThrow a Discus How toHurdle How toPole Vault How toPrepare for Track References ↑ http://www.pntf.org/officials/ivars/Throwing_Event_Sector_Angles_Rev_F1.pdf ...