Big boys and small toys

[wez]

The subject here is throwing light weight javelins, just incase you were wondering.

I know plenty of people do and i have myself from time to time but only ever in warmup and at low effort.

Anyhow on my last throws sesh someone had left a nemeth 400g around and i was frustrated with my training so put down my 800g spear and swapped over to that.

I found it incredibly hard to line up and deliver with anything close to representing my 800g technique and it was flying about 40-50m at best. Then all of a sudden i started getting the hang of flighting it so i upped the tempo a bit. Eventually i got one sailing out to about 75m before my elbow complained too much.

It turns out that it was a 40m rated spear so i reckon thats not bad going, i think i might try one of the higher rated 600g next time to see what i can get off a full runup.

Has anyone els ever tried this at full effort and do you think it can have a positive effect on your throwing?

Atleast i think it definately was a useful exercise for me in improving my control because one wrong move and the thing ended up flying sideways ;D

[sam]

bonne always uses (although not so much recently...) a 400g jav in training. his best recorded throw with a 40m rated 400g is 83.50m!!!! it was screaming to be let down.

I always urge my guys and girls to use lighter weighted javelins, especially the 400g because it takes a lot of skill to throw it through the point. I figure that if you can throw that throught the point every time then you will find it easier to throw the 800g through the point


the jav in my montage below is a 400g that i am throwing...btw!

[wez]

83.50m that must have come down vertical!

I'll have to have another go and i'll report back with a 400 and 600g pb.

I think my originals are 16m and 39m so not too difficult to beat really

[sam]

it was a very direct throw. with the 400g you can't afford to go for height. the javelins come out so fast form his hand they barely have a chance to turn over. I recall him throwing an old floaty 600g diana at the end of his U15 year that went around the 62m mark compared to his 57m new spec 600g pb.

i'll have to get the 400g's out again tonight.. it's been a while

[GJenson]

I threw a 50m rated Held 78m when 16 in training - the same year I did 72.48m with the yellow 700g Apollo - flight was ok but we only got tail winds at the old Southend track - it was 200m from the sea with only one run-up.

[Administrator]

Jul 16, 2009 21:31:36 GMT 1 GJenson said:

I threw a 50m rated Held 78m when 16 in training - the same year I did 72.48m with the yellow 700g Apollo - flight was ok but we only got tail winds at the old Southend track - it was 200m from the sea with only one run-up.

Southcurch Park? I spent many a weekend there playing for Southend Manor and didn't like the wind either!

[GJenson]

Yep, the one and only - I did all my training there, even the weights in a tiny room under the stand - I knew SM played there but I think that was after about '85 for memory.

The old cinder track has gone now, as have the tarten for the jav run up and long jump - great memories though - remember brushing off snow from the run up and using a wire brush to clear ice off of my boots.

I even saw the Northern Lights down there one night in winter '88 on a non club night - (no flood lights but the track was illuminated by street lights on Lifstan Way for ease of throwing). It's very rare to see these so far south and something I will never forget - great days, great days