Matt, When a long jumper extends the jumping foot forward towards the takeoff board, the jumpers center of gravity rises as the forward momentum is translated into vertical motion by pivoting over the jumping leg which also vigorously straightens to create more lift. The complete straightening of the jumping leg plus the calf muscle contraction as the thrower goes beyond the vertical adds to both the forward speed and vertical speed. In shot put, the angled left foot crashes into the stop board. The left leg is not straight but has a bend at the knee. The throwers forward momentum working against the straightening left leg plus the right leg drive plus the right hip thrust causes the throwers center of gravity to flow in a line that is close to the shot release angle. The right shoulder rotation, arm strike and wrist flip add the last meter or so of contact with the shot to provide the greatest possible power range to the throw. Some people liken the blocking leg to a pole vaulter's pole. A lot of this used to be a bit of a mystery. High frame rate video with body markers has made these extremely explosive sports easier to follow. Mat, thank you for your great instructional training.
Wish somebody had explained the block like that to me before! Going to work on this a lot in the coming weeks, as it is definitely a weak point of mine.
That’s a great question. I don’t think you need to learn glide first but I believe it really helps to know how to glide before you rotate. I’ll do a video on that soon. Really great question.
Matt, When a long jumper extends the jumping foot forward towards the takeoff board, the jumpers center of gravity rises as the forward momentum is translated into vertical motion by pivoting over the jumping leg which also vigorously straightens to create more lift. The complete straightening of the jumping leg plus the calf muscle contraction as the thrower goes beyond the vertical adds to both the forward speed and vertical speed.
In shot put, the angled left foot crashes into the stop board. The left leg is not straight but has a bend at the knee. The throwers forward momentum working against the straightening left leg plus the right leg drive plus the right hip thrust causes the throwers center of gravity to flow in a line that is close to the shot release angle. The right shoulder rotation, arm strike and wrist flip add the last meter or so of contact with the shot to provide the greatest possible power range to the throw.
Some people liken the blocking leg to a pole vaulter's pole.
A lot of this used to be a bit of a mystery. High frame rate video with body markers has made these extremely explosive sports easier to follow.
Mat, thank you for your great instructional training.
Thanx Matt! Great vid as always......1st day of outdoor track season here in western PA......15 degrees and snow covered! What a start!!!!
Fantastic video. Very in-depth. Can't wait for the discus series.
Thanks for the wonderful video.
Thanks Coach Matt...kudos..
Wish somebody had explained the block like that to me before! Going to work on this a lot in the coming weeks, as it is definitely a weak point of mine.
Thank you so much!! Is there a way to do a blocking video on the shot put spin?
hillojax91 basically identical to the glide.
Please do a rotation shot put series
That will be next after the glide series is finished.
Lots of love from pakistan i found it really helpfull ❤❤ keep it up and may god bless u ❤
Sir,is it only after learning the Guilde technique that the rotationl technique is learned or either of them can do one thing.🤔
That’s a great question. I don’t think you need to learn glide first but I believe it really helps to know how to glide before you rotate. I’ll do a video on that soon. Really great question.
Sir is 5 feet 4 inch height is enough for a women thrower at international level🤔
At an international level honestly no it’s not but that shouldn’t stop you from training and working your hardest to get better at throwing.