

Extend your throwing arm through the throw and put with your finger tips. Then finish the rotation by bringing the hips around, stepping forward with the left foot and pushing off with the right. Continue to pivot and rotate to the center of the ring with back in direction you want to throw. When rotating to the left, pivot on the balls of your feet, similar to a Discus throw. In this action, a right-handed thrower winds up his shoulders to the right before spinning around to the left to throw. Start with you're back facing the direction you wish to throw. After put, extend the hand in a follow through motion keeping it above your head. Do not let the shot slip to the palm of your hand. The closer your right knee is to the ground, the more power you will gain. Lunge forward so your right knee is straight and your left knee is bent. Grasp a barbell and put it behind your neck so it rests on your shoulders. Then powerfully extend the throwing arm and fingers should push the shot away. In the shot put or discus, your legs provide the majority of the power. For boys, the shot weighs 12 pounds and the disc 3.8 pounds, while girls use an almost 9-pound shot. Hips rotate in direction you wish to throw and there is a forward and upward surge of chest. The shot put and discuss weights are as prescribed by the National Federation of High Schools. Use your legs to drive you and obtain power. At end of glide, pull your right leg under your body and place left foot in position at the front of the circle.Īt end of glide, your upper body should still be inclined toward rear of ring. Simultaneously, the right leg drives you toward the center of the ring. Left leg is kicked backward and foot rotates to center of ring. You lower yourself at the hips and shoulders.

Flex right leg and this will lower upper body close to horizontal. Right-handers, start in a position where your left shoulder is facing in the direction you wish to throw and your chest is facing perpendicular to that direction.
