42lb ?

any idea how 56lb WFD and 28lb WFD translates to the 42lb for distance-- for example 56lb throw of 30'3" and 28lb at 60'0" should in theory yield about a 45' 42lb throw, -does this seem to bear out in actual practice?-- brand new to sport (over 40y/o) and have not been able to practice with 42lb.  Also same question regarding WOB (56 v 42).

Thanks in advance 

SMB

41 years old -amateur / master

throws this year   =   28 # - 59'

56 #-distance- 27'  , 56 #-height 13'

42#-dist - 39'10  , 42#-height - 15'6

P.R. throws-  28# -63 ,  56# -dist- 30', 56#-height 14',

42# height-17'

Hope this helps

 

2006 marks last time I competed

56wfd-35-3

42wfd 45-1

28wfd 64-3

 

56wob 14-6

42 wob 18-1

I read an article by Harvey Barkauskas somewhere (it was online) where he came up with a factor of 1.4.  Not sure how he arrived at that; if it was his own throws or throws of others.  Anyhow, it seems to be pretty accurate.  (Not for everyone obviously, but on average.)  A 56# thrown 30 feet would equate to a 42# thrown 42 feet.

This has scary implications for someone like RV; a 56# thrown 45 feet translates to a 42# flying 63 feet!  

Thanks to everyone-  looks like I can expect to throw in the low 40s (unless I get better)

Mike Baab- good luck in upcoming games (it's good to see a fellow Longhorn doing well)

 

 

Threw the 42 in anger for the first time because someone forgot the 56.

PR 56 WFD - 31+
PR 42 WFD - 44+
PR 56 WOB - 13'6"
PR 42 WOB - 16'6"

Everyone is right though. THrowing the 42 is WAY different than the 56. I
like the way Baab called it 14 lbs of hell.

I threw the 42 lb 58 ft after I had been in the 41 range on the 56 for a couple of seasons. You still can't break it down so evenly though, because timing changes even from 56 to 42, then even moreso to 28. Note that some guys are knocking at 50 with the 56, but nobody is close to 100 yet with the 28, so proportional distance/weight don't hold up as the distances get higher.