Goals - Post 'em if ya got 'em

[Alan H]

And this might sound nuts, but these are also goals.

To help my fellow athletes get better.

To cheer and encourage every guy or gal on the field, from the newcomer who is just figuring it out to the guy who beats me by 6 inches on the last throw of the event.

My goal is to remember that it's not a number on a piece of paper that counts. No matter how good I get there's always someone else who's better. No, what counts is challenging myself, what counts is getting out there and participating and not spending life on the sidelines.... What counts is helping myself and others achieve their goals. When the smaller guy who's new throws twenty feet and I throw forty, but that's his PR, then I shout WITH him and I buy him the beer, because what it really comes down to is... there are no losers on that field. Not in my book.

[Yaish]

And this might sound nuts, but these are also goals.

To help my fellow athletes get better.

To cheer and encourage every guy or gal on the field, from the newcomer who is just figuring it out to the guy who beats me by 6 inches on the last throw of the event.

My goal is to remember that it's not a number on a piece of paper that counts. No matter how good I get there's always someone else who's better. No, what counts is challenging myself, what counts is getting out there and participating and not spending life on the sidelines.... What counts is helping myself and others achieve their goals. When the smaller guy who's new throws twenty feet and I throw forty, but that's his PR, then I shout WITH him and I buy him the beer, because what it really comes down to is... there are no losers on that field. Not in my book.

Ok, so Alan set me some new goals too. Really, that's one thing I miss about the C's is being able to help all the new guys. By the B class most have got it down, and I'm too busy to stop over by the C's. Fortunately this board and my practice sessions give me an outlet to help others, and that's what it's all about.

[emolas]

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.

[Alan H]

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.

You are in there....you're a solid competitor in the C class already. Find a Games, strap on your kilt and go throw!! You might very well WIN the hammer events, and you will almost certainly be in the top 3.

[Yaish]

I agree with Alan. Those are some respectable numbers. A bit more stone work perhaps, but that's more than made up for by some very impressive hammers. Those are nearly B class hammer throws there, so good work!