Little help please.

Thanksgiving Point games were awesome. Had a great time. My first
games as an A thrower. I learned a lot and I now realize how far I still
have to go.

After getting my butt handed to me, I decided to add a lot more throwing
to my training.

Below is some video of this last weeks WFD and Hammer throws, including
my first ever throw in spikes. LWFD. This will also be on my training log
but I am going to get as much video up as possible and am looking for
any feedback y'all have as I have much to learn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8joY5lu4Qo

The fundamental difference between these two hammer videos is what I would call commitment.  Ryan stands essentially upright and winds the hammer around his body, while Brian leans back and uses his body to wind the hammer around the combined center of gravity.  By leaning back, you can keep longer arms (a notable difference between the two videos), and use your legs, hips, and torso to accelerate the hammer head.

To make the back-lean work, you need to bend your knees with the first wind, lean back, and only completely straighten your legs on the release.

As Brian noted, it's tempting to use a wide stance with the hammer, a kind of automatic response to a task that involves instability.  The problem is that a wide stance interferes with hip action and will limit your distances.  The best stance is somewhere around shoulder width apart (or, more to the point, narrower than you think).

I'm glad it helped Beth!  Thanks for the clarifications Wayne!