I can feel for you. I'm only 5' 7", 150 lbs and I'm a junior in High
School. I only Bench Press 155 lbs, so I have to rely solely on speed and
technique. Not having a throwing coach is a huge disadvantage. I have a
great one and have connections to some other great javelin throwers. The
Best thing for you would be to purchanse Tom Petranoff's Welcome To Javelin
Practice Video Cassette. It's very helpful and would be perfect for
someone who has no mentor/teacher to study under. Strength isn't as big a
factor as you may think. It helps, yes. But speed and technique are worth
a lot more. I would recommend that you keep lifting, getting stronger can
only help you.
I hope some of this helps
Happy Holidays Everyone
-Chris Morth
At 02:59 PM 12/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm 18 and a freshman in college. I'm hoping to make the transition from the
>old jav to the new rules one. My best high school throw was 160'10'' after
>two years of track and the best I've been able to muster with a new rules jav
>is 148'9'' with the majority of my throws being in the low to mid 140s. I
>would be thrilled if I could break 200 some day but I'd be happy knowing I
>realized my potential if I don't.
> I am 5'11'', 160 lbs. and can bench around 190 lbs so i rely heavily on
speed
>and flexibility. What would be my best approach to increasing my
distance? My
>school only has a track club with no throws coach so at this point I'm
>basically relying on hearsay for my training.
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