LWFD Help?

Thanks, Al.   There's GOTTA be something else wrong cuz that thing is only hitting about 50 feet.

There we go.

"Lower" I understand. I spent most of the day working on lower and had some better throws. When I get low and can rise on the second turn I get better distance.

"Tighter" I don't understand.

Don't understand the waist comment either. Are you looking for rotation at waist or??

Thanks!

One more thing to try would be to lessen the angle of the weight during your rotations then pull up hard on the end. The weight is well above your head. Its tuff to keep a tight quick rotation with the weight so high.

It really just depends on what works for you but i'm usually looking to keep it somewhere betwern my chest and eyes. I played around with a higher trajectory but it really messed me up. I feel tighter and quicker with a slightly lower trajectory. Just my personal preference. Wouldn't hurt to try it.

You and I throw a lot alike.  Except that you got here in about 4 months, where it took me 4+ YEARS.

At 50-something, sending the 28 footer over 50 feet puts you in the top ten in that event in our age class.  You are doing ruddy *great*.

That said, here's a drill for you, to help with "tightening up" the back half.

Go out on the grass with a little piece of paper, like a post-it or something and your weight. Put the paper on the ground.  Put your left foot on it.  Now, get all set up, and do your first turn. Reverse your feet and dump the weight into the ground behind you.
STOP
Are you perfectly balanced?  Can you STOP and hold that position for five long seconds?  Now, can you do that five times in a row?

STOP.  Look down. Is your right foot now on top of the piece of paper that your left foot started out, on top of?  yes?  Can you do it again?  Can  you do it five times in a row?

To do that, you will probably have to slow it down....not a problem. If you hit that position, strong, with about 60% of your weight on your BACK foot, you are in the perfect position to charge to the front of the trig, get your feet down SUPER fast again

like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JGpCUzHw1w

... and launch a....fifty FIVE foot throw. And I will be jealous as hell but will still buy you a beer, afterwards!  If you keep this up you will be pushing 60 feet, end of next year. Seriously.  You are going to make Brett Milton sit up and take notice. ....Heh.

I think you need to finish stronger. It looks like you are satisfied with your efforts at the end and just relax the throw out to the sector. Accelerate through your block, finish faster than at any other point in your throw. Focus on your left side and get it correct, your right side will follow.

Ok.  This is probably the next thing I'll work on after I learn to get the first cast right...

Ooops.  This should fix it...

Ok.  I've watched a video of matt vincent about 600 times and I think I know what you're talking about.   When he brings his cast around, he is facing the throwing area up to the point where the weight comes in line with his hips...

Yes that is what I was trying to say.  HA...pictures work better.  This way the weight takes a much more natural orbit from the start and you aren't working against it.  Turning too early will pull the weight into a funky place that will just mess up the timing of your feet for the rest of the throw.