WFD.....Oh now I get it !!!!

Oh now I get it !!!!

So I have been doing this Highland game thing for about a year now and the WFD has been kicking my A**! So last night after walking the dog I decided to take a couple throw before I put the weights away. I warmed up with a tire then with the 28 I decided to try to spin as SSSLOOOOW as possible for 2 turns and then release. WOW on my second try I threw a PR …..with sandals on, I think before I was getting too far ahead of the weight when I went fast. I tell ya it was like a Yen thing I tried to explain it to my wife and she said “That’s nice did you take out the trash!” I feel like the planets are in line and all she cares about is the trash. Now if I could do the same with hammer!!!

B.F.H.S.H.F.H

The Big Fat Highland Sailor Hippie from Hell!!!!

Edited by G-man

She is just still PO'ed at you for that chick in the evil wheel pic you posted

Yeah, well, that's to be expected.  Now comes the hard part:  figuring out what you were REALLY doing when you threw in the sandals.

-Wayne

Not to be off topic, but I just don't think the man's foot should be on display.  It is utilitarian, not for fashion.  Certainly a sandal is off limits with a sock or not.  Put a shoe on that thing man.  Sorry.

Sorry man, lots of issues

I did the same thing with my wfh at my last game I hit 9 feet wich I know to ya'll is nothing but to me that was a pr. so I was VERY HAPPYhit it on my first try wich made it even better...I know what you mean when you said " planets are in line" some times your just on and some times you eat the trig .But win or lose I love this game.Good luck at your next game g-man and BIG PULL

-Tim

I went out this weekend and could not locate my 28, which is what I usually use to train the WFD, which has been my weak event as of late.  So I resorted to the 42 and 56 (I'm a masters thrower).  I think my problem (besides being crazy enough to do this sport in the first place) was I was strong enough I could "sling" the 28 with upper body strength ingnoring any semblance of technique.  However, the 42 slowed me down, I usually don't train it at all, saving my shoulder for the contests, and forced me into good technique!  Plant, sink, and LIFT!  My PR on my 42 was 40'1", and I got 42 feet even with a half dozen throws over 40.  I then his 31'6" on my 56, three over 30ft and all six throws over my previous PR of 28' 10".  So, a stupid thing like misplacing my 28 (which I found right after my workout) created a situation that led to leap in my throwing. 

This is exactly how it clicked for me.  I spent a few months concentrating on making the first turn as slow as possible without letting the weight fall, then applying all my strength into the second turn, then throw it.  Then I started to apply speed in the first turn.  The positions and form was locked in, so I set PR's in four consecutive Games adding a total of 7ft to my light wfd.  Now, I'm working on the next key...pushing the weight instead of pulling.

Good luck.

I have found myself in the same boat as the rest of you. I never had a good WFD. And then one day the Light goes 8' further and then the 56 goes 10'. I was just standing there with mouth wide open wondering where they came from.

Only problem was that the longer I threw the 56 dist. dropped from by about 1' per 2 throws. I can't keep it up for long!!!

Terry Lawson

Edward,

I'm looking forward to meeting you too. I already have my reservations at the Comfort Inn!

After I was throwing the other day I decided to weigh my 28 and 56!!!The 28 was really 34 and the 56 was 60!! Its no wonder my right arm drags the ground!!

Terry Lawson

Good point.  We have light implements here that we throw at the end of practice.  Helps alot with increasing your speed, and not just in practice.

OK had my first games of the year last weekend and my foot work is way off.  this picture speaks volumes "out of space"  

back to the foot work

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