drills
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Topic: drills
Posted By: dflanagan
Subject: drills
Date Posted: 11/16/04 at 10:25am
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If you're not addressing a specific weakness, does it ever make sense to do drills rather than practicing the specific event? P.S., yes Kirk, my last email followed one bad day and several good beers. |
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Posted By: kspell
Date Posted: 11/16/04 at 1:24pm
That's OK, I feel the same way sometimes  ------------- Cheers! Kirk |
Posted By: M-BAAB
Date Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:12am
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dflan- you bet - after some conversations w/ Ryan Goddam Vierra and Don Hollywood Stewart I realized drills are a must - all by themselves as a workout or before throwing to groove techique - try to do 10 turn drills in a row along a line holding a tire and stay either on the line or on your feet! Always drill.... |
Posted By: Beaux
Date Posted: 11/17/04 at 9:41am
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Mike I am trying to put together a training program for the new year and wanted to incorporate drills, do you have any more you could share? I have the Polish Prince doing the Gunderson drill. The more the better. This invitation for effective drills goes out to everyone. |
Posted By: M-BAAB
Date Posted: 11/17/04 at 10:27am
| Beaux- #1 is a spin drill - just like you're doing a single turn wt4distance- cast weight(I use a tire 4 this) up and in front and spin underneath the weight so you can pull all the way around w/ whole body and give it a lift at end. Focus on making your upper and lower body 2 seperate parts- real whip is created when the lower body /hips SNAP the upper body around. You'll know when it happens- drills are to muscle memory this movement so you can get in the trig and go for it NO thinking.Same movements work for open stone spinners.Try to work up to several spins w/out release , then go jack a few.I love 'em........and it's easier on your body- makes you faster. |
Posted By: Wayne Hill
Date Posted: 11/17/04 at 12:43pm
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If you're a glider, there was an excellent drill in the most recent
Long & Strong: you assume the power position (the start
position for the Braemar), and have a partner maintain your throwing
hand in position. You concentrate on snapping the hips around
without moving the ball. I've tried this alone (just
concentrating on keeping the ball stationary), and feel a very strong
hip snap effect (which is totally lacking in my competition throws). I'd like to figure out a good way to do this alone. Maybe hold a rope that has one end secured to the ground... -Wayne ------------- "We may be small, but we're slow." - MIT Rugby |
Posted By: Valenti
Date Posted: 11/17/04 at 3:32pm
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spent the whole throwing session drilling today ,since we are so far away from the game season.
Drill till your legs are weak and then drill somemore. ------------- "All you need in this life is a tremendous sex drive and a great ego...brains don't mean sh!t" Capt. Tony Taracino |
Posted By: drshot
Date Posted: 11/17/04 at 6:43pm
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get some medical tubbing. Rap as many times as you need to get the
resistance as you need . Tie it to the bottom of a goal post or what
ever. Maybe your trailer hitch. You can make a handle if you need or
start with some rags and duck tape to make a handle or a ball
or other. Your set. You could also try the PTs stretch
bands or maybe bungys or the other tie down straps. Used this
twenty years ago for discus and shot Paul ------------- Love to throw Throw to love |
Posted By: Steve D
Date Posted: 11/18/04 at 1:29am
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One note about using resistance to stop the upper body in the putting of stones. This drill is fine at first to REMIND your upper body to stay back and allow your hips to rotate ahead. But the upper body needs to remain relaxed until the hips have rotated and you have created torque through the midsection. Training the movement with resistance may create the opposite effect.
PS. The band or rope should be held in your non throwing hand. Stay back, rotate hips, left with the legs, and finish with the upper body.
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