Low, slow, go...UP

[Detroitpete]

Oh--forgot a great practice tip on the release, Instead of just throwing for practice, I learned to stand at the trig facing downrange hold the weight then twist back--put the weight behind me, about centered between my legs, 2 1/2 to 3 feet back. Now I just practice twisting, pulling from the ground up--finishing like stones with head back, chest high, hip blocking and left arm leading/arching.

This has helped me get to pretty much the same place during a throw--I think it builds muscle-memory (?) at gives me a marker of where I am during the throw. When yer old and small like me--ya need all the tricks you can put in your toolbox

[Alan H]

Oh--forgot a great practice tip on the release, Instead of just throwing for practice, I learned to stand at the trig facing downrange hold the weight then twist back--put the weight behind me, about centered between my legs, 2 1/2 to 3 feet back. Now I just practice twisting, pulling from the ground up--finishing like stones with head back, chest high, hip blocking and left arm leading/arching.

This has helped me get to pretty much the same place during a throw--I think it builds muscle-memory (?) at gives me a marker of where I am during the throw. When yer old and small like me--ya need all the tricks you can put in your toolbox

One of the things we did with Josh Grace was get into a position much like what you describe, only Josh was sitting braced on the ground right behind us, holding on to the weight.

pull, pull......balanced between our pulling and Josh holding. Then, he'd say "go" and release the weight, and we'd accelerate into the second turn, and release.