For javelins they didn't even manufacture?!?
My javelins are Sandvik circa 1983.
Aaron
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> I visted the OTE factory in Eugene Oregon in July 1997 and they will
> replace broken javelin tips for all javelins. Contact Dan West
> 541-345-9469 for more info. This is the only place I've heard of
> replacing Banana-Peeled tips.
>
> Greg
>
> Canberra, Australia
>
> ----------
> > Aaron Gross wrote:
> >
> > > How do you like the TurboJav. I was thinking of getting
> > > one for myself. I last threw in 1983, when I was 21, but
> > > would like to get back into it.
> >
> > First, my apologies to Tom Petranoff for misspelling his
> > name. I think the TurboJav is a great training tool. If
> > you don't throw it right, it won't fly very well. Someone
> > else can probably explain why.
> >
> > > I don't have the same
> > > body I had, then, so I'm a little concerned about the
> > > changes in my physical mechanics.
> >
> > I'd recommend taking it slowly at first, and lengthening
> > warmup times. I pulled a flank muscle trying to beat my
> > son, but then, I'm much older than you. I last threw in
> > 1964.
> >
> > > Also, I seemed to have
> > > an uncanny ability to find the only rock in a sand dune--
> > > I would throw a javelin and find it. I can't afford to
> > > spend more on replacing "banana-peel-tipped" javelins.
> >
> > The TurboJav comes with a soft tip. The only drawback to
> > that is that if you're throwing it on turf, it tends to
> > pick up a tiny divot that has to be cleaned before the next
> > throw. Once it picked up an acorn, and I had a devil of a
> > time getting it out without destroying the tip. Mine also
> > came with a hard plastic tip that is better for throwing on
> > grass.
> >
> > > If the TurboJav works as billed, it might be a nice way
> > > to train and I'd keep my "real" javelins for competition
> > > some day.
> >
> > That's the idea. Once you reach thirty, you can compete in
> > the USA Masters.
> >
> > --Tim Trask
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