A Common Technical Error in Javelin

Here you can see how a hard/stiff right leg landing can take away power and distance from the throw. While the athlete is moving nicely into the throw, the final right landing is jolting and increases the time it takes to get to the left side block. As a result, there is a loss of potential energy from the block, the athlete falls off to the left a bit and pulls the tail with him, making the point rise too much. The pause between right and left landing is quite obvious. With a proper "soft" or rotating right knee action the body would slide into the block more low and behind and a considerable amount of power would be gained from that, adding 4-6m to this 65m throw.
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[Gorski213]

Kiitos paljon, Pekka :-)

[Gorski213]

The stiffish landing of the right leg (very little knee bend) prevents a quick left landing and greatly reduces the energy that could have come from the legs. The shorter the time between right and left landing is a key point in longer throws: most 83-86m men use .20-.22 sec in that time between landings. Zelezny was timed at under .18 sec when he threw over 91m.

[mikthescared]

thats still a good throw

[Rakettti]

The soft-step rules! When i introduced it to a couple of my young throwers they immediately added 1,5 to 2,0 meters to their throws!

Coach Pekka (hyvä Jeff!)

[Ndjumbah]

where's the error?