 Hey everyone it's Coach Johnson and what we're going to talk about in this video is we're going to talk about stretch reflex. Now stretch reflex is a really super important aspect of your throwing and what you're trying to do is create that sling. And if you think about a sling shot, a sling shot gets pulled back and you let it go and it snaps. If we pulled it back and then we let it go forward again, we would not have as a dynamic of a powerful of a sling shot. Very far if I pulled it back in here, that's going to go further than if I pull it back and let it stretch back and then let it go. Stretch reflex is basically that max point of like a sling shot. So when we're in the shot, we feel stretch reflex and then we move against that and that energy of that stretch is present in the throw. Then when I catch and I get separation back in the middle, I'm going to re-catch that stretch reflex. If I have no stretch reflex when I start, I'm not going to create quite as much. I can still create some nice separation, but I'm not going to recreate that stretch reflex in the middle. The discus is where the stretch reflex is super critical. We want to see those hips, the shoulders and the hips separate and then that arm shoulder and then a thrower needs to learn how to move long and against it. And so as we come around and then when we regain that stretch reflex that we kind of set here, you still have it, it re-coils. I'm really separated and I got my stretch and now I get that nice pulling, slinging motion in the throw. So remember, stretch reflex, another important term. It's something that you have to learn. Really critical. I would advise you to watch our video on separation and we talk briefly in there. This gives you a better understanding of how it works and you have to understand how separation works and the two things together are going to help you throw a lot farther. So thanks so much for watching. If you found this video helpful, be sure to give us a thumbs up, subscribe and check out AirtateThrowsNation.com for more free videos and information. See you on the next video.