Database |
Interview with Matt Sandford (6/21/10) |
Post Reply |
Author | |
C. Smith
Admin Group Retired Joined: 8/30/04 Location: Antarctica Status: Offline Points: 6661443 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Posted: 8/24/11 at 7:50am |
Interview with Matt Sandford (6/21/10) Here he is, the legend Matt Sanford. Enjoy reading about a guy who had some wild numbers and won a lot of games. 39
Where were you born? Melbourne Australia
About 5 miles away from where i was born
Family mainly
Best throws about 117 to 122 g 191cm
Izuzu 4 door small truck
Used too, but not anymore
Just English
Little unsure ,lot of propaganda in the press
Yeah lots of stuff ,Where i live you get three bins landfill, recycle,green waste
Carpenter
Left school a little early and done a little carpentry before
Left school when i was 17 and then trade school off and on next 2 years
Brickies labourer
Soccer Track @field Aussie rules football
Started throwing in little Athletics at 5 years of age.
Geelong which is about 1 and a half hours drive west of Melbourne
Joe Quigley is the only name that you will know
I was pretty much training full time with the wire hammer then and a few guys said to give it a try
Hammer
I think a lot of people tend to bend their arms and shorten the radius
Used
to lift on mon squat and pull tues morning bench wed throw then
do ab work Thurs same as monday fri morning bench sat throw sun core
stuff rest
When
i throw i chase a certain feel sometimes its there other times
not,always tried to throw 80% of my max no matter how i felt.When the
feel was there i just threw range type throwing
Rotating down a line up to 15 times good for balance and awearness
Yes sometimes i would just shut my eyes and run the throw through my head
Had a favorite sweat shirt
My father is the biggest influence and helped coach me for 30 odd years and at times wore a lot of frustration
I will try keep it simple i like to use the first to winds to set it up so i can go back grab it then apply full force.
So many wonderful games and people I
did about 35 games a year and towards the end it became a lot like
work.The big ones in Scotland Braemar Crieff were always fun.One year
at Crieff Bruce and i tied for the overall ,same points, same firsts
the judges said you cant tie , i had not putted well so Bruce won.Then
having a few beers later i looked at the trophy there it was, engraved
on the side Capes Anderson Tie form the 80s
I loved to compete and throughout my career even with the ups and downs thats a hard question to answer
Some
of my favorites are East and West coast Dave B Jay little lots of
conversation some times relevant to throwing others totally off tap
Gunn; I think i need to do a number 2 Gundmunndson Gentleman Wish i had of meet him ten years earlier Zylstra; Powerhouse Big Chief; Only threw against him once Class athlete Francis; The ex blonde bombshell Good Friend true ambassador for the games
Talk about some of the throws, games and moments you are most proud of. Throwing
well at Halkirk wish i had of dug in 2 inches closer to the trig for
the heavy hammer Ptown in 2000 should have taken my extra throws in wob
Keys to throwing well 1 try and relax let everything run 2 Big lifts are good if your a lifter 3 always finish on a throw that feels good dont worry about how far it is
I
have been very lucky and had only a few injuries (mainly soft tissue)
which enable me to throw well fof the years that i competed .I suffered a
back injury which required surgery in 2006
Blown out of the water with 56 for distance results
Alistair Gunn
I started olympic lifting at 12 years old to improve my throwing.
All my work was over or at 80% of my max and didnt bother doing much unrelated to throwing
one arm deads wide grip pulls and throwing 60lb weight
Tried to just maintain my strength
Meet her in high school great mother good person married the wrong guy
3Kids boy almost 20 now training to be a plumber .twin girls 18 both still studying
Relaxing fishing tinkering with cars
Cooking Cattle
Mexican Asian
Do you consider yourself a liberal or conservative? Liberal
What do you drink with a meal at home? Beer red wine
Any pilsner favourite
House
Do you like to garden? I love to look at gardens and admire peoples hard work but doesnt really appeal to me
What kind of lawn mower do you have? VICTA 2 stroke
Are you a cat or dog person? Both but leading towards dogs
No Cancer
Not by choice non practicing catholic
Just turn on the radio like the 60 and 70 s never bought a record tape or cd
Indian
Crime shows Docos
Sci fi Star wars and those tacky plastic suits that looked so good 30 years ago
Stay healthy and maybe throw a little next year for fun and catch up with friends |
|
Post Reply | |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |