I have the Training Lab and I dig Matt's lay out but I think as a rank newb I need a bit more.

So please share your basic outline, drills, and the why's and whatfor's for using said outline/drills.

I tend to function much better with structure and I don't mind doing drills but I have to understand why I'm doing it and what I'm looking to get out of it.

Thanks in advance.

Why do you hate America?

I bet if I asked this at the Crossfit boards I'd get some responses.

LOL 

I actually plan on doing that one.  

We need to make a trip up to see you.

You could probably read through my log and find all the drills you're looking for. I've got very detailed notes and videos describing practices, what I'm working on for a particular part of the throw, etc. Just an idea. If you've got particular questions about different aspects of a certain throw, shoot me a PM. I have absolutely no background in throwing, so I've had to do a lot of trial and error to find what works so while I'm not an expert, I've got a pretty good grasp as to what needs to be done.

Good discussion here, for sure.  For what it's worth, I, too, am not one for "range throwing."  I can understand the purpose, but it seems that, for me, it's too different than my normal technique.  I have to alter things (change speeds, apply less force, etc.), so I struggle with it. (Although, the best our sport has seen, Ryan Vierra, used to train it, so I can't rightly discredit it).  

I structure my throws sessions like below, as I've found this to work for me.  That's key -- find what works for you. This is an "ideal" week, but with a full-time job and five kids under the age of seven at home, ideal is a many times tough.

  **DISCLAIMER** I always know how far I’m throwing.  I put marks out to hit and surpass every practice.  What you don't see here is the 18 months+ of throwing almost every day of the week that I did when I first started (got injured, too) and the years of other throwing.  I’ve been doing this almost 10 years, now, and looking back, this is how I would structure it for Daniel McKim 2005 and thereafter:

Day One - Stone and Caber

Stone

One-two drills - no wrist wrap, get the wrist, hips, back, elbow, shoulder warm. This helps me line up my throws (early in the year, I'll just walk back and forth across the field throwing these ... lots of times)

Stand Throws (braemar) - no reverse 

Stand Throws (braemar) - reverse 

South African - no reverse (stick the finish, keep turning and driving the hip)

South African - full throws (I always put a mark out there to hit. Let's say, it's 54 feet with my 15.5 lb. stone.  I'll take my throws, work on the things I always have to work on, then take six final throws.  I'll either set it up like a comp where I have to hit it to "win," then take three extras, or I'll put it out there that I have to have four of the final six make it there and further.

Caber
Lay the caber down and do some mock carry and pulls (just like I do at a games).

Throw caber … run fast, pull hard.  Do it again … and again … and again … you get the idea.

Day Two – Heavy weight, light hammer, Sheaf

HWFD

One turns – I wish I had done these years ago, as they’ve really helped me line things up. Do lots until I can feel the sprint and finish (and my thumb is warmed up and stretched out). *If you’re starting out the sooner you start hook-gripping, the better.

Two turns – Just like full stone throws, I’ll finish up with a mark to hit on my final six or so.  Compete with yourself. *Also, the sooner you move to two turns the better off you’ll be.  Use one-turns as a drill not a competitive throw.

Light hammer – blades, if possible, from day one

Winds – lots of them. Put your feet in the ground, wind it up to three, then slam it into the ground just to your right.  A lot of your hammer work should be done here.  I’m also a believer in putting a massive hole in the round just off your right foot – you don’t let off and pull your blades out of the ground in a throw, so don’t get the in practice of it during your winds, but this is just my opinion.

Full throws – see above for final marks and hit. Again, get or make blades.  You are ready for blades from day one.  Hammer with blades and without are two completely different throws, so get in blades from the get-go.

Sheaf

Nothing earth-shattering here – slow, cautious pulls to get warmed up.  Then, I draw a line in the grass with my foot, then measure out my steps like I’m throwing over a bar at a comp.  If possible, depending on where I’m throwing, I’ll sometimes throw at a branch, as well, but I really like stepping out from the line and throwing.  You can tell by where it lands if you had the right pull or not, if it was in or out, etc.

Day Three – Light weight, heavy hammer, WOB

LWFD

Same as HWFD

Heavy Hammer

I do the same here as I do for the light hammer, but I’ll warm up with the light hammer first, as it helps remind me of the speed and acceleration I want for the heavy.  I throw the light and heavy differently (long story – ask me why at a comp sometime for the long, nerdy explanation and philosophy).

WOB

Just like the sheaf, I mark the ground and measure my steps out.  I also have a homemade WOB upright, too. 

I believe I over-threw in high school, college and the first six years of HG.  I like this structure, but again, what you don’t see here is the foundation and endurance built through 10 years of track and field and six years of throwing HG too much.  Once I switched to this type of routine, my throws improved.  Notice I split up my weights and hammers.  I first changed this because they were my weakest events for too many years, so by splitting them I get more work on the events I needed.  Weights are still very tough for me, but I’m working on it, and this structure helps.  Focus on your weak events and optimize your time to improve on them.