Should I just throw slow this year? hmmm

Smooth is fast.

About halfway through the sprint I'm going to get confused, freeze like Wile E. Coyote, then explode in mid-air.

Sean wrote: Also, if you're adding power, add from the end of the throw backward.

Sorry to jump in to a conversation I'm not party to, but I have to thank you for that statement. I'm pretty sure this is what guys like Jsully have been trying to tell me directly for the past few months but it didn't click until I read that statement and stewed on it while walking my dogs last night.

All the talk about positions, slowing down, smooth is fast, know when to apply force, etc. didn't tie together for me. I mean if I am not ripping it from the get-go how do I throw it far? If I understand you correctly, I'm moving the implement into the next position in a manner such that I can add additional force to accelerate to the next position such that I get to the next position in a manner in which I can again accelerate it further and so on until I reach the release - at which point I finally try to get to top speed with the implement.

It does me no good to go full out on the initial or middle wind/cast/etc if I cannot continue to accelerate the ball on subsequent winds/casts/etc! Right?

Holy crap I think I had an epiphany! Now I need a beer!

Sadly no joke there. I'm new to throwing and not very quick on the uptake.

I truly had an "Einhorn is Finkle, Finkle is Einhorn, You're gun is poking me in the hip" moment!

Lance Creed wrote: Sean wrote: Also, if you're adding power, add from the end of the throw backward. Sorry to jump in to a conversation I'm not party to, but I have to thank you for that statement. I'm pretty sure this is what guys like Jsully have been trying to tell me directly for the past few months but it didn't click until I read that statement and stewed on it while walking my dogs last night. All the talk about positions, slowing down, smooth is fast, know when to apply force, etc. didn't tie together for me. I mean if I am not ripping it from the get-go how do I throw it far? If I understand you correctly, I'm moving the implement into the next position in a manner such that I can add additional force to accelerate to the next position such that I get to the next position in a manner in which I can again accelerate it further and so on until I reach the release - at which point I finally try to get to top speed with the implement. It does me no good to go full out on the initial or middle wind/cast/etc if I cannot continue to accelerate the ball on subsequent winds/casts/etc! Right? Holy crap I think I had an epiphany! Now I need a beer!

jsully wrote: Watch any high level thrower and you'll see they go from a slow cast, to a fast sprint and a huge finish. Staying smooth and hitting positions > speeding up and blowing by them.

That's the one! There is another one of the same competition that shows an overlap of one throw to the next. My point about rhythm is probably easier to see in that video. Lots of good learning can come from thos video.

Funny ain't it.   I walked away from both of my last two weekends smiling ear to ear.   Good thing this forum's here and gurus be sharing da wisdom because I'd never've figured this out myself.

Yep, for sure.  Just my problem is trying to blast every throw even though I thought I was going to work on techique.  :^)