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Topic: snow throw

Posted By: vonguinness
Subject: snow throw
Date Posted: 2/19/10 at 1:02pm

my buddy and i threw today in the cold....into the snow, it was fun. comments are form help is defo welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ3ekRg7ps4 - snow throw

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ3ekRg7ps4

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Posted By: Wayne Hill
Date Posted: 2/19/10 at 3:03pm

In your WFD, in the first turn, try to replace your left foot with your right. The box is only 9' long, and you're using 15' or so.
Slow down your first turn, and don't cast to the moon. Go slow to fast.
In your stones, press the stone to your face or neck. Don't grip the stone (kiss of death). You're pushing the stone, rather than putting it (not sure how to describe that). If you do that too much, it'll definitely limit your distances and possibly injure your ulnar nerve (BTDT, you don't want that T-shirt).
Get yourself a much bigger caber, say 16' long at least.
For WOB, shorten up the chain pretty much as much as you can. Also, find a branch or something to throw over. It will help your throwing a lot.

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"We may be small, but we're slow." - MIT Rugby

Posted By: vonguinness
Date Posted: 2/19/10 at 6:10pm

wayne,
i thank you 1000% for your comments. i'll have one up in about a month with all those changes made.
lovin' me some Northeast winters... already feeling spring around the corner.

btw, i'm the shorter guy in the black hoodie.

Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 2/20/10 at 12:42am

wfd - your cast is......a mess

. You are almost straight up and down with your high/low point which would be ok if we were throwing for height. Flatten it out some so you can use it to drive to the trig. Your initial cast sets all of this up.

Watch a ton of video and try to replicate. I tried to get a couple snapshots in the same position, so you can see exactly what I'm talking about.

You:

Some random guys:

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Posted By: phatmiked
Date Posted: 2/20/10 at 7:26am

"random guys"

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Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 2/21/10 at 3:00am

Wow, so that's how the other half lives (and by other half, I mean those above the Mason/Dixon line). I can't even comprehend that much snow, let alone throwing in it. Keep at it Von! Even with a lunar orbit cast, it still seems to go a long way, so straighten out that cast orbit/degee and you'll see some quick improvements.

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Robin Walker

"The danger in life is not to set a goal too high and never reach it, but to set a goal too low and reach it."
GSP quoting Michaelangelo

Posted By: vonguinness
Date Posted: 2/21/10 at 9:03am

Craig, thanks a bunch for the help, especially clipping out screen shots, super appreciated. And i think i need to stalk your youtube a little more.

I read somewhere someone said to "get under" the WFD on the first cast and thats what i've been practicing.....until i watched this vid, and yah.....i put that eff'er into orbit. defo need to flatten that out.
thanks again, and i'll get another one up in about a month.

Posted By: vonguinness
Date Posted: 4/03/10 at 8:41am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDIRatGbelc - newer vid

tryed to get her flattened out a bit, still looks like my left foot isnt coming completely perpindicular to the trig....like I imagine it should.