Reese Hoffa, Olympic Shot Put Thrower for the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games' Track and Field events, talks about what it's like to be a professional rotational thrower.
Though it harder to control, but rotational shot putting simply makes sense. The centripital force generated to the shot can be much stronger than the glide. I'm no professor or anything but I think its from the fact that "spin" (as my coaches called it) never loses momentum at any point whereas that glide, though small, does in the transition from glide to regular stand-throw.
0:14 that throw was a scratch he stepped out the front lol
ThatDunneKid190 2 weeks ago
holy OMG!! that dude can throw far!
im a middle school shot thrower and my best is like 25'
lgproductions797 11 months ago
Spin is the best technique
desembodic 3 years ago
the glide is a brainfart of an idea compared to the spin.
llennroy 3 years ago
Yup!!!
chris69006 3 years ago
Though it harder to control, but rotational shot putting simply makes sense. The centripital force generated to the shot can be much stronger than the glide. I'm no professor or anything but I think its from the fact that "spin" (as my coaches called it) never loses momentum at any point whereas that glide, though small, does in the transition from glide to regular stand-throw.
WillElMagnifico 3 years ago
BEST OF LUCK REESE,,
damnDworld 3 years ago