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Post by Nick on Apr 10, 2005 11:50:27 GMT 1
My son has a throwing technique that now seems to have the tail below the tip in the flight (ie: using very poor graphics "/ / / / /" though not at that sharp angle if you see what I mean) it flies a reasonable distance but then ends up skidding across the ground but hits the ground point first just. Its taking off big distance from the throw as the Javelin is not flying properly. What usually causes this? Help appreciated!
Nick
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Post by lasher2 on Apr 10, 2005 19:11:33 GMT 1
Nick
Can be caused by a number of things.
Firstly simply pulling down on the javelin.
Instead of pulling down the line of the javelin or throwing through the point as I was taught, you tend to drag down on the grip. Therefore focus on lining the Spear up and following the path of the point with your hand! Simple but effective.
Secondly losing the point on the javelin.
As a youngster I used to spend hours just walking around a field and just purely getting a "feel" for the jav! Work out where the position of the point in relation to the eyeline of your son suits him best and just drill it in. Practice putting a can or cone on the grass 20 to 30m away or depending on the standard of thr thrower and fire the point at it hard. Work on this for whole sessions as it will develop some very good skills!!! This will give you a sightline to work with. Then when you revert to putting your sightline back to where it was there should be more control there in terms of the point!
There are other things that can affect this that become quite technical, but basically i would just narrow it down to 3 simple things!
1) High hand at the back
2) Follow the line of the throw with your hand all the way through
3) Keep the point close to your eyeline and don't let it move from there until the moment of strike!
Javelin shouldn't be mechanical. It should be based upon the individuals natural style. Due to the amount of work that I did on this as a youngster I never really have trouble with the flight of my javelin (just all the other technical aspects!!!)
Good luck with it and hope this helps
David
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