Hi Russ
In response to your first Q. I think it stems from within the culture of the Finns.
Their pastimes include activities that invlove throwing. Secondly success breeds
success. They are known for their proud record in javelin therefore.........
Thirdly, I believe that their scientific support services (eg biomechanics experts
etc) also play a big part. Fourth, it's in the gene pool.
It would be interesting to hear what folk (eg Ulla Annala) in Finland have to say.
We also use "shot" throws in our training but the weight is probably about 1kg max.
Sorry cannot provide input on this one.
Bye for now
Vernon Oosthuizen
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Two questions:
Are there any articles/books/biographies around explaining why the Finns
have been, and still are, so successful at Javelin throwing ?
I think it is amazing for such a small country (in population). Do they
chop wood a lot or throw snowballs ?
Secondly, for Winter training (I'm a veteran athlete) I throw a 4kg shot
put around rather than my javelin. I do a little weights but it is hard
to find exercises specifically applicable to throwing. An over-40 athlete
generally hasn't a lot of time to train. I have found that my elbow
injury has disappeared with the shot throwing, which I put down being
forced to have the correct throwing position, because of the heavy throwing
implement and building up strength in my arm. Then when the competitive
season comes around, I will tend to work on more speed in the throw plus
technique.
Does anyone have any success with shot throwing and what measurements are
you achieving ? I'm looking for a factor that will say, for example, a
4kg throw of 15m is worth a 60m throw with the 800g javelin.
Cheers,
Russ Haines,
Victoria,
Australia.
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