I'm about 2 weeks out from my next meet. All my numbers are up to their goals except not so hot on light hammer. I have thrown the light hammer for 70 a couple of times, but that day wasn't feeling it good. I got the highland games training videos and am seeing what proper technique looks like, but can't seem to make my body do it yet. I'm going to take some more video next time and hopefully get this figured out.

Quote Originally Posted by jgorley View Post
The cure for the hammer is...........(insert drum role noise here)....the hula-hoop. By forcing your body into the necessary "C" shape to counter balance the hammer imagine you have a hula-hoop around your waste. Don't force the hips to move, but move them to counter the acceleration of the hammer on the down swing. Also keep the arms as long as possible, the low point of the arc just off of your right foot and then on the final rotation rip the heck out of the hammer by using your hips to give the last acceleration. If you get a chance look for videos of Harrison Bailey, pro thrower, he has great form. I got to watch him in both Portland, OR and Enumclaw, WA these last two weeks. And don't worry, if you look at the NASGA scores I actually threw my heavy hammer farther than my light in Portland. It was embarassing!

Keep working at it. It also helps to get some video of yourself and compare it to a pro with a similar body type.

James