As stated before, these are just my observations and I'm merely using others threads to expand my own knowledge on form and getting cues to my own (horrible form).
We both share some glaring issues that I'll try to point out. I might be wrong and if so, I'm sorry, no harm meant.
We both got that long slendery build and like me, i think you need to exaggerate some motions to get less "stiff" and more fluid.
1. The hammer swing. First off, i would really watch out with hanging on to it like that. To ME it looks like your "hit" is happening late and you get an unhealthy pull/yank in the arm. I wouldn't focus on anything other than weight shift, brace, swingplane etc when working with a heavy object.
Get a more pendulum swing going, that will help with pretty much everything. Specially timing, bracing, the swing and kepling the shoulders closed off. Everting the rear leg is (from my understanding) a byproduct of a solid brace and weight shift. As sw said, you're rising up through the throw, instead of "sitting in to it". Let the hammer and body do the work naturally. Don't initiate a PULL with the shoulders. let the hammer swing in a pendulum and feel how the body assist the motion. Watch SW throwing a hammer (or brychanus) there's fluidity in the throw, no yanking, no initiating the throw with a shoulder yank and his body corresponds according to the "heavy" object. https://youtu.be/Qng28YrYTaw i drilled this in my backyard for a few weeks (before a neck injury), recorded myself to look at my posture, balance and fluidity of the swing. I've felt the same feeling throwing a disc, as throwing a hammer TWICE and booth shots were my personal longest BH throws and they felt like i barely tried
2. Footwork: it's like watching myself throw and i struggle here. What helps me is to REALLY exaggerate it. I know some people is gonna say "you don't need a wide plant or stagger", but i do believe it's necessary for some people, just to get the right feeling of footwork. Experiment with a bit more stagger (maybe a half feet to a feet between heel and toes).
Plant leg. I know this is drilling and all, but except for the last clips, your upper body is blasting over the plant leg before your throwing. I would do a "Will schusterick" https://youtu.be/XCw_F3sSbxE and do a little step, just to get the feeling..
Trust me, I've been working on this since day one and when you practice, what feels like a huge last step/stride will barely be visible on video lol.
Good luck man!
We both share some glaring issues that I'll try to point out. I might be wrong and if so, I'm sorry, no harm meant.
We both got that long slendery build and like me, i think you need to exaggerate some motions to get less "stiff" and more fluid.
1. The hammer swing. First off, i would really watch out with hanging on to it like that. To ME it looks like your "hit" is happening late and you get an unhealthy pull/yank in the arm. I wouldn't focus on anything other than weight shift, brace, swingplane etc when working with a heavy object.
Get a more pendulum swing going, that will help with pretty much everything. Specially timing, bracing, the swing and kepling the shoulders closed off. Everting the rear leg is (from my understanding) a byproduct of a solid brace and weight shift. As sw said, you're rising up through the throw, instead of "sitting in to it". Let the hammer and body do the work naturally. Don't initiate a PULL with the shoulders. let the hammer swing in a pendulum and feel how the body assist the motion. Watch SW throwing a hammer (or brychanus) there's fluidity in the throw, no yanking, no initiating the throw with a shoulder yank and his body corresponds according to the "heavy" object. https://youtu.be/Qng28YrYTaw i drilled this in my backyard for a few weeks (before a neck injury), recorded myself to look at my posture, balance and fluidity of the swing. I've felt the same feeling throwing a disc, as throwing a hammer TWICE and booth shots were my personal longest BH throws and they felt like i barely tried
2. Footwork: it's like watching myself throw and i struggle here. What helps me is to REALLY exaggerate it. I know some people is gonna say "you don't need a wide plant or stagger", but i do believe it's necessary for some people, just to get the right feeling of footwork. Experiment with a bit more stagger (maybe a half feet to a feet between heel and toes).
Plant leg. I know this is drilling and all, but except for the last clips, your upper body is blasting over the plant leg before your throwing. I would do a "Will schusterick" https://youtu.be/XCw_F3sSbxE and do a little step, just to get the feeling..
Trust me, I've been working on this since day one and when you practice, what feels like a huge last step/stride will barely be visible on video lol.
Good luck man!
