Warmups

Kind of a strange question...I seem to have big practice throws, then at the games I throw short.  I keep thinking it is because it takes me about 5-10 throws before I hit my spots in practice...in a game I never have the impelement long enough to get some good tosses in.  Suggestions.  I have thought about taking my own implements with me when I travel so I can warmup properly (meaning I have a good sweat going and body feels loosey goosey).  Thoughts?

Wade,

I did notice that.  Where did you get that at?  Did you make it or purchased it?  It seems that with 10-12 throwers I only get a couple of tosses in and I never seem to feel really loose with my movements.  I might look into getting a weight just to get me going a little.

the pud we use is actually an old boat anchor. Luke's dad bent and welded a piece of 1/2 inch round stock to it, put a couple of supports to the handle and away we went. I actually got started in the Games through tossing puds with Luke because his throws coach uses it for a portion of their workouts. They (UW La Crosse throwers) have a bunch of different puds, with the 25 lber being the most used. Unfortunetly I don't know where they got theirs, but it might be that Luke's coach got a hold of a couple of heavy chunks of steel and had handles welded on. There might be places that sell them, but I wouldn't waste my money. If you don't have a chunk of steel lying around, i would suggest buying a 25lb weight with the handle built into the weight. I know that's what Luke used for a while before he had 24 hour access to school's puds. If you are interested in using puds in your workout, i can lay out the throws that we do for you or I think they might be online somewhere.

Willie B is right on, the is general warm up for your nervous system is key. I do a dynamic flex series (movement drills with stretching), also some Kb type swings with the wob. If I can, I will lift before the game that AM (light squats, step ups, snatch pulls), most hotels have weights, or you can bring DB, bands etc in the car with you. It is a little extra work, but I would rather do a little more, and hit big throws early in the comp, it does wonders for the rest fo the day.

When you do all of that, you should not need as many actual throws to get warm.

 

 

Dynamic skips (google polish sprint drills) ----HATCHET  swings with a wt-4-ht...some pulls with the caber.   A hundred years ago I would bring a Power Ball to do dome drill work...take your 2-3 WARM UPS AND YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.  The body KNOWS how to throw far....shut off the brain....