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Topic: WOB release point?
Posted By: Joel Sim
Subject: WOB release point?
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 1:15am

A friend of mine snapped this picture last saturday & it got me thinking.

Am I losing height cuz I'm releasing to early? I'm trying to focus on driving it with my hip & legs, but maybe I'm losing sight of the overal picture?

Please help

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af313/wob75/JoelWob.jpg - http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af313/wob75/JoelWob.jpg

 




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Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 1:48am


just embedding the pic.


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Posted By: Joel Sim
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 1:54am
Thanks

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Posted By: Mr. Natural
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 1:56am
Originally posted by Joel Sim Joel Sim wrote:

Am I losing height cuz I'm releasing to early?

Nope.

Originally posted by Joel Sim Joel Sim wrote:

I'm trying to focus on driving it with my hip & legs, but maybe I'm losing sight of the overal picture?

That is the overall picture.



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Dave Barron


Posted By: Old Dude
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 1:08pm
Originally posted by Joel Sim Joel Sim wrote:

A friend of mine snapped this picture last saturday & it got me thinking.

Am I losing height cuz I'm releasing to early? I'm trying to focus on driving it with my hip & legs, but maybe I'm losing sight of the overal picture?

Please help

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af313/wob75/JoelWob.jpg - http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af313/wob75/JoelWob.jpg

 

NASGAweb ate my first response so here's a much shorter version.

http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt235/Detroitpete/MWCWOB.jpg - http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/tt235/Detroitpete/MWCWOB. jpg

The thrower is "DetroitPete" last Saturday at the Masters Worlds in Denver, not me.

This is kind of an old argument: Radius vs Shrug in the WOB.

If shrug, release early; if you radius toss, follow the weight up.

Recognizing my prejudices, I didn't say "if you shrug, switch to radius".

Main things are, get your hip driving into the throw and get the triple extension going.




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Over Fork Over


Posted By: Joel Sim
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 12:30am

I forgot about the radius style, perhaps blocked it from memory is more appropriate. Now I remember thinking my spine was going to be pulled out of my shoulder socket.

OTOH

I'm alot stronger now than I've ever been, maybe I could handle the strain?

How do the Legends of Standing Lore throw it? Is it less snatch and more swing?



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Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 1:44am


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Posted By: Joel Sim
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 2:04am

Hadley FTW

Ok the differences I'm seeing, besides the obv strength level, are that his navel/chest is pointing up and his arm is straight.

So he is still driving with his hips but by leaning back he creates more verticall energy w/ the same force. Also by leaning back and keeping his arm straight more of that energy is transferred to the implement.

 

Different subject; It was the picture of Hadley throwing the hammer on Ironmind a while back that set off a light bulb about how to properly use hammer blades.



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Posted By: C. Smith
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 2:39am
Originally posted by Joel Sim Joel Sim wrote:

Hadley FTW

Ok the differences I'm seeing, besides the obv strength level, are that his navel/chest is pointing up and his arm is straight.

So he is still driving with his hips but by leaning back he creates more verticall energy w/ the same force. Also by leaning back and keeping his arm straight more of that energy is transferred to the implement.

 

Different subject; It was the picture of Hadley throwing the hammer on Ironmind a while back that set off a light bulb about how to properly use hammer blades.


lol, I'm not sure even Hadley would post himself for WOB. 

Zolk. 


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Posted By: Joel Sim
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 3:33am

Sorry Mike



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Posted By: Joel Sim
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 3:34am
Thanks for the help guys.

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Posted By: Bill Boyd
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 3:49pm
Joel, which game is this at?? Great scenery. Gotta put on my list of games to do.


Posted By: Joel Sim
Date Posted: 8/18/10 at 12:18am

That was the first annual Lindon City Days - Timothy Radmall of Legacy Scots puts on an awesome game. Venue was awesome, lots of shade & the crowd/kids really got into the comp.



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