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20th May 08, 08:14 PM
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I really like this post as it's answering a few things I was wondering. I have been throwing stuff around for about a month now and just started measuring since I have some consistency to my throws. Knowing these numbers makes me feel better about competing for the first time.
Here are my bests:
Braemar 20ft
Open 25ft
HWD 18ft
LWD 33f
Heavy Hammer 62ft
Light Hammer 72ft
WOB 9ft (roughly)
Comparing those to the numbers you give is a lot more heartening than watching videos on youtube of people throwing half again those distances. The WOB is the one I feel I need the most work on. That is the one that needs more strength than I have because it's a pretty unused muscle group. When I started I could barely clear my shoulder with the weight and I've worked my way up to it going a little higher than I can reach in just over a month so I should be able to bring that up another foot or so. The rest of the events have more to do with my lack of technique limiting me than physical capabilities. As far as goals, I really haven't set any but I would think a 5%-10% increase across the board over the next year would not be too unreasonable.
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