Why You Are Better at Walk instead of Throwing
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Throwing balance is counter intuitive to your normal, everyday balance.
When standing upright your center of gravity is between your hip and your belly button.
We learn from an early age that in order to walk we need to shift that center of gravity forward or backward in order to move. This happens by shifting your shoulders forward, which puts your center of gravity slightly in front of your hips. As a result you fall forward and prevent completely falling by moving your feet in front of our body.
If you see someone coming out of the blocks for a sprint, their center of gravity is set so far forward that it's at their shoulders. The goal is to get their legs to catch up.
So the natural question is what does running have to do with throwing?
When doing a rotational throw (shot put/discus) the goal is to get as much separation as possible at the front of the circle. Doing so will result in increased torque creating a massive amount of energy, which pushes the implement out quicker. This separation is caused by the lower body getting ahead of the upper body.
We are conditioned to think moving means getting our upper body ahead of our lower body. As a result we naturally revert back to the form we have been practicing for roughly 20 years.
What is common with most throwers at almost all levels is that the athlete will go with their instinct. Often this will lead them into the middle with their upper bodies. It’s not easy to break, as they have been trained to do the opposite for years.
Take your time with them and go through shadow throws enough to get it to a functioning level. It is almost inevitable that it will break down during a competition throw, because they will regress back to whatever their muscles know best. balance rotation technique
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