Photo Sequence: James E

[Administrator]

Here's a sequence from my most recent session last weekend. The throw I have posted was my best distance-wise.

Please also take a look at the video of this throw in slow-mo at the following location:

www.thejavelinclub.com/JEJan.html

(Please note that once the video (and all videos on the site) has loaded it will play straight away when you return to that page.)

Things that I have picked up on that I need to work on from the pictures below are as follows:

1. Right arm shorterns and bends a lot before the left foot touches down.
2. Right foot points forwards but on landing turns to a more horizintal position.
3. Left leg is hideous in blocking.
4. No drive over the left leg.

[eggbert000]

Seems quite good other than as you say shortening the arm the left side seems as tho it aint blocking at all try as i said to jb keep the left arm across due to it been low dont know but do you twist round to the left slightly

[slinger]

i've been watching the vid and looking at the stills for a while and you have already pointed out a few of your flaws, so i won't patronise you and tell you what you already know, but what i will say is firstly, yes the arm does shorten a bit, but this isn't the fault the fault lies with the feet [both of them] being slow to work and react and in some instances not react at all, your point on the right foot landing i feel isn't too much of an issue because i really like the way you land 'ball' orientated and turns [heel kicks out] fairly quickly.

the third point on blocking, woah there!!!! that's a BIG ass crumple!........... because of the 'toe landing' first this has caused the leg to buckle, i also noticed due to the power of film that you 'put' it down really softly - that left must be jammed in hard and solid, if you managed to achieve this skill on a throw it will shock you big time as it'll feel as though you've hit a brick wall and you'll be winded, maybe imagine that - trying to stop before you run into a brick wall??? whe you throw James it just looks like a run and throw and then carry on running! hence the right foot leaving the ground before delivery - working on a recovery will also help.

a reason i feel you block toe orientated and have a short base is because of the lack of run off or impulse - if you could get a bigger impulse [work the legs harder to the ground] then this will allow you to get into a better 'power' position - left foot much further past right at final right contact, and this then will help you achieve a much wider base with a flat/heel left foot contact with a better block - the way you throw at the moment James all the momentum into the throw is by the run up speed, throwing arm and nothing else there is little stretch reflex involved as the left buckles and the right picks up early.

i wouldn't worry too much about the top half, you know already you pull the left away, but i think with a better block this will improve naturally - just thinking about the feet - working them harder to the ground - doesn't have to be 100mph but just active, with a better impulse and you'll improve straight a way..........one extra thing i'll say is watch as much jav as possible - get into your head what it looks like for zelezny for ex. to get in the positions you want to and try to 'feel' and understand what it must be like to get there, i can't express that enough.

*half way through this post lasher rang me, and lucky him was at the airport getting ready to go to a small south african town of potchefstroom, with jon lundman..........this place IS javelin mecca! i've been lucky enough to go 3 times and it is the home training camp of many, many javelin superstars including the fore mentioned JAN ZELEZNY! ;D have a good one dave mate, i know you'll read this in potch................."it is time......"