I would like to apologize for the length of the video (1:54). I did the video trim thing to just the throw and saved the changes but it wouldn't stick.  On the other hand, this will give yall a idea of what it is like to throw in Southeastern Louisiana in February.  I have wondered what it is like throwing/practicing in other parts of the US. I saw that Don Stewart and Dave B are in NYC/Brooklyn and can only imagine them throwing on a sidewalk (never been up North).

Anyway, please help me. I am wonderful with criticism, so let me have it.  Whatever I can do to improve, I am in.

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Mountain Man wrote:  I saw that Don Stewart and Dave B are in NYC/Brooklyn and can only imagine them throwing on a sidewalk (never been up North).

Hey, at least we aren't going to get attacked by wild boar or kidnapped by the Others.  Where the heck are you throwing, Narnia?

Form looks good. Now try speeding it up.

"Hey, at least we aren't going to get attacked by wild boar or kidnapped by the Others.  Where the heck are you throwing, Narnia?"

LMAO Dave!

Thanks for the advice, much appreciate it.

Stewart's from Boston (Southie that is as a young lad before I was forced to move because of Ted Kennedys and Judge Garritys social experiment of forcably busing the youth of Boston, but I'm over all that now), Ma., now in burbs. Hit a games in NewEngland for some northern exposure.

I like that location MM, the isolation, the plank walk before the throw, the being very careful not to step in the quick sand.

The form: everything in the right place, seems you were keeping it slow beacause of the wet, but all the basics there. One point: out of the back push out of the back harder with your left foot/leg/side to get you going linear and prevent any over rotating. Try and do the full no reverse drill (which your close to doing), which is a great balance check-meaning finish with both feet down facing the trig, the left is in the bucket a bit,the hips have rotated in the direction of the throw. It's an indicator that you have command of the movement and balance is good, if you can stick the landing without reversing. To keep interesting: See if you can get to your high averages with no reverse in the off season and then come spring it's time to crank the speed and the right will have to come across because of all that increased foward accelearation. See Sanfords 85' in 99' @ Pleasanton - you tube.

Stewart

Don, can't thank you enough.

Do you need a passport to get into this "New England"?

Thanks again, MM

I'll just keep wearing my Dead Kenndys T-shirt ( there a Boston based rock band) Wayne and I feel better.

Pass port no MM just bring the coffee.  

MM- best advice I ever got on this event was to GO TO THE TRIG!!! Mike Smith 2003

Form looks good , after the first turn and plant DROP 4 inches and lean left HARD right at the trig.

When you figure this part out , the next step is to get 2nd turn down faster so u can take advantage of increased speed.

Line drills = 5 smooth turns down a line ( you'll have to chop down some more forest) would be your best friend - GO TO THE TRIG!! repeat,etc.

Watch videos of the good people and see how quickly and FAR they move from first turn to 2nd.

M-BAAB wrote: MM- best advice I ever got on this event was to GO TO THE TRIG!!! Mike Smith 2003 Form looks good , after the first turn and plant DROP 4 inches and lean left HARD right at the trig. When you figure this part out , the next step is to get 2nd turn down faster so u can take advantage of increased speed. Line drills = 5 smooth turns down a line ( you'll have to chop down some more forest) would be your best friend - GO TO THE TRIG!! repeat,etc. Watch videos of the good people and see how quickly and FAR they move from first turn to 2nd.

Thanks for that visual Mike of sinking and going to the trig and then about the concept of moving FAR from the 1st turn to the 2nd, it helps. I will work on the line drills. "You'll have to chop down some more forest"....nice, lol!

Thanks again, MM

Awesome Vid of the back 40. What are your sheaf towers made of?

Looking forward to throwing with you.

Bill

Any second Burt Reynolds is going to step out of the brush and you will hear some banjo music. 

The two main problems I see are your legs being almost straight and your cast is driving forward.

Legs - A straight leg holds no power and is useless.  Bend the knees and land in a drive position.

Cast - The ball of the weight should lift almost parallel to the back line.  (It won't, but try.)  Brock is one of the best at this.  That allows for the ball to cover the largest circumference possible.  It also puts your high / low point in the correct place. 

Just my opinion!!!

MM,

I mean in the back at the beginning of your cast.  I turned my entry position b/c I have had sooooo many problems with my cast.  This forces me into the correct weight orbit. 

HB3

I have to write in to say I threw yesterday for the first time in a week and a half due to illness; but, I read the advice given on this thread to the point of meditation.  I threw the 28 to ease back into throwing. After really focusing on just two of the things mentioned here (bending my knees and creating some distance between the first and second turn) as my brain is too small to do more than that I was CONSISTENTLY at my backyard PR (got dark so out of 5 throws I threw at my PR 3 times and was only 1' off for one throw) and I was not throwing full out but only at 80% as the move is new to me. During my warm-ups I was equalling my best throws the last time I threw.

Here some video of one my last throws with the 28:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I17OdQPLDn0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I17OdQPLDn0

I am particularly happy because even I see that I am still slow but I know I can speed up. I was really pressing the knee bend and move from the 1st to 2nd turn.

I am next going to add a focus on the cast orbit after what HB3 said. To be honest, I was walking around my office a few minutes ago when I finally got the idea fixed in my head what he was talking about. So now I know what to do/look for on video.

Thanks again to all that have helped! This is huge for me. 

As always, if you see something in the above video I can improve on, please don't hesitate to say something.

MM

I would lose my implement on every other throw.  Nice set up.  Thansk for showing the vids.  It makes me believe I can start doing the double spin someday.

Todd

That's why he's made friends with the woodland critters...they can point him to his weights.