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Mar 18, 2004 0:31:35 GMT 1
Post by JB on Mar 18, 2004 0:31:35 GMT 1
what sort of grip do you all use american ,finnish or fork ? if your not sure theres a link below; www.geocities.com/jabalina_2y/grips.htmli use american as its easiest but ive heard most pro's use finnish, ive given it a go and find it hard to get good flight and it seems to reduce my arm power some how.. what about you lot ?
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Mar 18, 2004 1:15:26 GMT 1
Post by SCater on Mar 18, 2004 1:15:26 GMT 1
i used to use the fork grip but i changed to the american because i was just arming all my throws with the fork.
i have tried using the finnish grip but also found it hard to get good flight
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Mar 18, 2004 9:37:45 GMT 1
Post by Administrator on Mar 18, 2004 9:37:45 GMT 1
I use the Finnish grip. I find that I can take a stronger grip of the jav and feel like I have more control over it. I always used to use the American grip but can't get my head round it again. I think the most important thing is to stick with what you're happy with.
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Mar 18, 2004 10:48:14 GMT 1
Post by motherhen on Mar 18, 2004 10:48:14 GMT 1
As a beginner I used to use the fork grip as my old coach encouraged it as a way of making sure we kept our palm up and threw over the shoulder. His theory was it prevented injuries.
However I later progressed to the american grip as i could get much more power into the throw and wasnt pulling down on the javelin as much
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Mar 18, 2004 16:08:26 GMT 1
Post by sam on Mar 18, 2004 16:08:26 GMT 1
i have done all 3... i went from the fork to the finnish to the american each time i changed i lost distance but then accellerated past my old pb after working on it... i now coach the american because i see it as the post powerfull grip
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Mar 19, 2004 23:11:49 GMT 1
Post by Mack on Mar 19, 2004 23:11:49 GMT 1
To be honest I new the grip styles but did not know the name of them. I understand where the name on the ''finnish grip came from with the history and all that..... but how did the ''American'' grip become named that.
Anyway, I used the ''American'' to start with, then changed to the ''Finnish'' and now I'm back tot he ''american''.
I would never use the fork and never coach it. I don't feel you can get a good arm position with the hand turned over and inwards.
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Mar 31, 2004 0:21:46 GMT 1
Post by sam on Mar 31, 2004 0:21:46 GMT 1
it's not just that... with the fork grip if youhold it wrong the javelin pivots on the fingers and it causes the point to rise too high
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Dec 18, 2004 2:00:56 GMT 1
Post by JohanHarlestedt on Dec 18, 2004 2:00:56 GMT 1
I started out with the American, then i went to the finnish since I find that I'm much more stabile and my throws get much better. never tried fork, looks dangerous
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HaarJaaN
Nieland
PB 60.15m @17
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Dec 20, 2004 12:51:35 GMT 1
Post by HaarJaaN on Dec 20, 2004 12:51:35 GMT 1
When I was young we standardly in Holland get teached the American Grip... And when i got some litlle injury questions i got over to the Fork Grip so i wouldn't get any injuries ( ) didn't help much but okay it was mentally i guess. And After a while i've got the feeling that i couldn't put all my power in the Jav. So i switched to the Finnish Grip. I think this is the best cause u've got your finger on one side of the jav and it gives a turning motion just like u have got in a bullet and so it slides to the air better... If u swicht between a grip it cost some time to get improvement in your distance. But i surraly found it worth the time (My last time was in winter training, so it doesn't mess up your season) Arjan
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Sept 11, 2005 13:24:31 GMT 1
Post by slinger on Sept 11, 2005 13:24:31 GMT 1
the grip that is most commonly used is the american, the finger and thumb must be placed behind the binding with usually one or the other behind the notch [for me the thumb lasher i think puts his finger there, he also puts his finger other places but that's a rude story!] this is so you get a real good purchase on the implement at delivery. the finnish style shown is actually used by jan zelezny! [it should be called the czech grip as he is the best with the method] this style with the fore finger up the shaft [school girl titter ] is supposed to apply more spin and increase the revolution the javelin does. i always found that it slipped out of my hand a bit when applying full ULTIMATE power, okay when doing short stuff though. and as for the fork grip, well that can fork off and should be made illegal how wrong is that! how can you apply power using that they actually used to teach this grip in schools donkeys years ago and i'm sure many of them still do! the theory is that like motherhen said [who are you by the way?] it's supposed to keep your palm up so you bring your elbow through high, to avoid injuries. saying that i think it's poo, but did you know tom petranoff used it to break the world record!!! never knew that did you! remember always got a trick up my sleave!!!
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