Got news for anybody hoping Thorki will be anything but a 91m thrower in his lifetime, but it is precisely his technique that is holding him back from going 95m or farther. He is a tremendously gifted and hard-working athlete, and has a great run-up, but it is in his blocking phase that he is his own worst enemy.
By allowing the left arm to sweep left and downward too early in the delivery, he is "opening" his body and negating any torque that could have been derived from the hip-shoulder separation. He'll NEVER throw beyond 92.50m, and unfortunately with today's crop of throwers, technique is sorely lacking.
@JAVMAN83 Ok understood but how much experience or to what level of javelin do you have so that you can place judgement on an athlete like Thorkildsen?
@JAVMAN83 he have thrown 95+ in training. Much depends on the wind conditions also, for instance his 2008 olympic winning throw would have gone much further with some nice tail wind.
He has amaIng technique. He keeps everthing going straight and has great rythm. If you notice on the penaultimate step his right foot is pointed straight down field which opens up his hips followed by the left arm being pulled down.
i agree he has amazing form, my coach always sends me his videos, but if anybody is gonna break the record any time soon i think it will be pitkimaki... if he could manage to throw without flying and gained speed in his approach i think he'd be throwing upwards of 95m
I've got to admit, Andreas is a great model for javelin throwing. As much as I like Jan, I'm expecting Andreas to be the next world record holder. Stay healthy Mr. Thorkildsen!
Got news for anybody hoping Thorki will be anything but a 91m thrower in his lifetime, but it is precisely his technique that is holding him back from going 95m or farther. He is a tremendously gifted and hard-working athlete, and has a great run-up, but it is in his blocking phase that he is his own worst enemy.
JAVMAN83 8 months ago
@JAVMAN83
By allowing the left arm to sweep left and downward too early in the delivery, he is "opening" his body and negating any torque that could have been derived from the hip-shoulder separation. He'll NEVER throw beyond 92.50m, and unfortunately with today's crop of throwers, technique is sorely lacking.
JAVMAN83 8 months ago
@JAVMAN83 Ok understood but how much experience or to what level of javelin do you have so that you can place judgement on an athlete like Thorkildsen?
pdowd18 5 months ago
@JAVMAN83 he have thrown 95+ in training. Much depends on the wind conditions also, for instance his 2008 olympic winning throw would have gone much further with some nice tail wind.
defuzza 1 month ago
i find when im throwing the javelin the best results usually come from the throws with major tail waggle
longjump5 9 months ago
He has amaIng technique. He keeps everthing going straight and has great rythm. If you notice on the penaultimate step his right foot is pointed straight down field which opens up his hips followed by the left arm being pulled down.
jman99110 2 years ago
i agree he has amazing form, my coach always sends me his videos, but if anybody is gonna break the record any time soon i think it will be pitkimaki... if he could manage to throw without flying and gained speed in his approach i think he'd be throwing upwards of 95m
rocketjav11 2 years ago
such good form
ihdiferog 2 years ago
I've got to admit, Andreas is a great model for javelin throwing. As much as I like Jan, I'm expecting Andreas to be the next world record holder. Stay healthy Mr. Thorkildsen!
coachhalley 3 years ago
wow!! very nice !
YooSeungHo 4 years ago