Shot Put

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downward into the ground to establish proper wrist action
4. Deliveries: facing the direction of the throw, sitting back on a bent right leg with both feet pointing toward the direction of throw, transfer weight from the right leg to the supporting left toe and deliver the shot.
5. Cross-step and putting action.
6. One step forward and putting action.
7. One step back and putting action.
8. Series of glides on a straight line.
9. Glide in the circle to a premarked power position.
10. glide connected to the putting action.
11. Hop on right leg, tuck the foot under the body at a righ tangle.
12. Pivot on a 15cm platform (dependent upon height of athlete).
13. Pivot on a 15cm platform and putting action.
14. Glide from elevated area and throw.
15. Glide and throw under a high jump bar to promote a low power position.

BASIC TECHNICAL COMPONENTS OF SHOT PUT
Copyright: Mike Maynard; The University of Arizona
A. Grip all of the fingers should be together or nearly ...

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area of the throwing side.
D. Single Support From the bottom position in both techniques, the athlete should forcefully and completely extend base the support leg and the free leg. The last body segment to lift off the ring should be the heel of the support side foot The free leg should nearly scrape the ring and be aimed at the bottom of the toe board. The thrower should also focus on leaving the torso and whole non throwing side of the upper body down and at the back of the circle. This tends to counteract the common mistake of hyper extending the back and pulling the free side arm in and back and up during the glide phase of the throw.
E. Hip / Torso The hip axis should be parallel to ...

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