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Neici
I will be trying out for my university's D1 women's track and field team. I have had some success in throwing and relays, but not world class like the recruits. But to prepare for the grueling tryouts, along with the season if I make it, I need to learn some javelin technique before September. I also would love any specific drills for the javelin throw. Thanks for any advice.
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Well i throw as like a tenth discipline so i'm no expert but i know the basic technique.
While you're running you need to have the javelin tip placed parallel to your eye (basically right next to it) or as close as possible to ensure a straight throw. The straighter it is the more distance it travels obviously.
javelin is an explosive sport, heres a vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOzQokJyN0
the best site i could find for coaching:
http://www.javelincoach.com/
Hope this helps.
cao
Well i throw as like a tenth discipline so i'm no expert but i know the basic technique.
While you're running you need to have the javelin tip placed parallel to your eye (basically right next to it) or as close as possible to ensure a straight throw. The straighter it is the more distance it travels obviously.
javelin is an explosive sport, heres a vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOzQokJyN0
the best site i could find for coaching:
http://www.javelincoach.com/
Hope this helps.
cao
How do you justify women playing 3 set matches in Grandslam?
coolsc
This is going on for a long time. Women demand equal prize money and I am in favour of that.
But I have not seeen many women players wanting to play 5 set matches atleast in Grandslams.
Tennis is sport of skill, endurance and stamina. They are not competing against men, but playing against each other only.
The way i see is, we have same length tracks for men and women in athletics. Women don't run half the distance as men to win Gold medal.
Then why in Tennis it's different?
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No that is crap. There is no pressure or no added pressure just because it is a best 2 out of 3 rather than a 3 out of 5.
The better athlete will win in either environment. Since they get paid the same and have bitched about it then they should work the same plain and simple. Yes they have to train and condition but all that the fans care about is the match. What would you rather watch a 3 set or a 5 set match. For me a 5 setter is more interesting. It gives them the chance to drop a couple and still win or if one competitor is far superior then she will win in straights but we won't have to keep beating the dead horse of equal pay. Right now with similar prize money women make more than men and why? The men's matches are more entertaining and more watched. It is just two combatants of the same sex playing first to 3 sets so that should be easy for 2 professional females especially when $1.2 million is going to the winner.
Martina Navratilova could have lasted 5 sets easy but yeah she really wasn't a real she. Two real shes that could last 5 setters are Henin and Graff. The ones that say they can't don't want to work hard enough at conditioning to do it. Plain and simple. What kind of message are we sending if we pay females more per set or more per match on average than men who are beating the crap out of each other for 5 sets. What about the toll on their bodies. Maybe they should cut 5 set matches out entirely and have all pros play only best 2 out of 3 setters to really be fair.
No that is crap. There is no pressure or no added pressure just because it is a best 2 out of 3 rather than a 3 out of 5.
The better athlete will win in either environment. Since they get paid the same and have bitched about it then they should work the same plain and simple. Yes they have to train and condition but all that the fans care about is the match. What would you rather watch a 3 set or a 5 set match. For me a 5 setter is more interesting. It gives them the chance to drop a couple and still win or if one competitor is far superior then she will win in straights but we won't have to keep beating the dead horse of equal pay. Right now with similar prize money women make more than men and why? The men's matches are more entertaining and more watched. It is just two combatants of the same sex playing first to 3 sets so that should be easy for 2 professional females especially when $1.2 million is going to the winner.
Martina Navratilova could have lasted 5 sets easy but yeah she really wasn't a real she. Two real shes that could last 5 setters are Henin and Graff. The ones that say they can't don't want to work hard enough at conditioning to do it. Plain and simple. What kind of message are we sending if we pay females more per set or more per match on average than men who are beating the crap out of each other for 5 sets. What about the toll on their bodies. Maybe they should cut 5 set matches out entirely and have all pros play only best 2 out of 3 setters to really be fair.
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