Techinque for the Lighter Man
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Topic: Techinque for the Lighter Man
Posted By: Jason Cherry
Subject: Techinque for the Lighter Man
Date Posted: 2/20/10 at 12:56pm
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I practice with this mountain with feet (Dale Gehman) and work hard at doing what he says and mimic his movements. However last season I threw at 150 pounds which meant the 56# for distance and height was over a third of my weight. I am bit heavier and stronger (in the gym anyways) but my question is this: What adaptations have you lighter guys developed that has produced better for you in the games? Dave Carl had a nifty spin for the Heavy WFD that comes to mind. ------------- "Example is the best precept." ~ Aesop |
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Posted By: JohnnieStone
Date Posted: 2/20/10 at 8:01pm
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I did not change anything I just got better at it so practice practice practice. I think thats it any how... watch alot of youtube. and go to every clinc become a student of the games ------------- thanks Johnnie |
Posted By: Duncan McCallum
Date Posted: 2/20/10 at 10:45pm
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Or just eat more and get into a real class!!! Kidding, JStone continues to pwn me at all events. Except Golden Corral. See if you can find some M. Howe vids? Or even that JStone fella... Practice practice practice. As a wee fella you do not enjoy the gift of extra midrift to help counter the weights...you have to be a technical thrower. Quick feet. Hitting positions and feeling the physics of the throw. I hate to be a swanger, but watch some John Irvin or the Super Burchett Brothers; both Johnny and Nate (haven't met Isaac) are lighter heavies, but their technique is fundamentally sound. They make the most with what they have. Think of it in terms of your lifting...you have to maximize every fiber you have to pull the heavy weight. Same for throwing. You must maximize the pressure/force/whatever (physics majors!) to the weight at the precise moment. Drills drills drills...get a better feel. ------------- The man in the arena. |
Posted By: BKetch
Date Posted: 2/20/10 at 11:06pm
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I agree with Jstone and Duncan. It all comes down to technique.
Being lighter makes it that more important to have great technique. Clearly being as strong and explosive as you can be is important, but IMO for us lighter guys, technique always wins out. If your technique is not on point, all that strength/power is moot point. Videos, drills and great training partners are crucial to have better technique. |
Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 2/21/10 at 3:03am
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During the 2009 North/South, I sat and watched the Burchett boys do some serious damage and neither one of them could have weighed 190 and they were putting some hurt on many a heavier competitor. I was blown away. Really made me re-think a lot of things, especially about the importance of technique. ------------- 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: Detroitpete
Date Posted: 2/22/10 at 6:53am
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Jason, I'm a pee-wee as well as being old. #1 stay away from Dale--he's a bad influence on your technique if not your morals Actually Dale is smooth as silk sometimes and you can see the benefit of a lot of focus on technique, plus I think Dale breaks things down well for new throwers when he's helping them out. First thing I'd steal from Dale is his caber technique. Pick it cleanly, make sure its lifted and you carry it high and the caber is settled before you take your first step. Being smaller, its harder for us to horse a bad position with a caber. WFD--Dave Carl and Dale both have very good first casts which lead to good first spins. Some bigger and stronger guys can horse it again if their first spin is a bit off--not for us little guys--a bad placement and cast on the first spin spells disaster for the second. With a 56# weight--you have to be at the right spot after your first spin or that mutha is gonna take you where it wants to take you. I just started spinning drills after knee rehab--trust me--nail the first spin and half the cast of the second is taken care of. I know this sounds crazy--but for WOB, I've learned to throw with either hand. I practice with each. Sometimes by the time we get to WOB, my right arm and shoulder has turned to rubber (insert old, out-of-shape-joke here) But working WOB with either hand has helped me stay in longer. ------------- Mark Peterson. Pissing off bullies since 1965 |
Posted By: Jason Cherry
Date Posted: 2/22/10 at 12:28pm
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Is it legal to wear a weighted vest? 20 pounds or so?
editor's note: Detroit Pete has arms like tree trunks and shoulders the size of Idaho! ------------- "Example is the best precept." ~ Aesop |
Posted By: Detroitpete
Date Posted: 2/23/10 at 11:50am
Ha! Thanks Jason--I think  Right now I'm tipping the scales at 194--
I'm friggin HUUUUGE. I'm finding it hard to waddle out and throw a few stones. For us pee-wees it is ALL about technique. My advice is drill drill drill. Use You Tube as your personal clinic. Shoot some video of your technique and post it here and let the guys give you pointers. Good technique also prevents injury. I think us little guys might be more prone to injuries when we slip on technique and try to muscle our throws. Every chance I get I bug the guys I throw with about what the heck I'm doing wrong. Gotta like a sport where your competitors want you to be better. Just please--don't ask me about sheaf technique! Sheaf hate me. ------------- Mark Peterson. Pissing off bullies since 1965 |
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