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Shot Put Drills

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Overview

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The goal of any great throw is to bring as much speed and stretch reflex to the power position as possible. One must release the implement as close to the optimal speed of release, angle of release, and height of release.

The drills in this course are in the order of the front of the circle to the back of the circle. I teach it this way because we are trying to bring the before-mentioned qualities to the power position and through the release at the front.

When attempting to learn; practice first without an implement, then with a ball, and last with a shot. What we are trying to do is cultivate this relationship between your brain and your body to know what to do. 

One must do thousands of these reputations to master these drills. It starts slow and simple then advances to the whole movement. The drills can be done practically anywhere. It takes dedication and patience to attain the numbers of reps necessary to be proficient.

At the end of this course, there are lessons of elite male and female throwers to observe and practice analyzing what they are doing similarly and what they are doing differently. Evaluating a throw when looking at the below positions of your athletes will help you quickly determine what needs work or what you have accomplished.

  • Break contact with the left foot out of the back
  • When they land with their right foot in the center
  • When their left foot taps in the power position in front of the circle
  • Where their body positions are at the end of the release

The quest for technical proficiency and further throws begins on day 1 of your career and stops the day you retire.

Syllabus

  • Introduction

Drills

  • Proper shot release with med ball
  • Proper shot release with med ball FV
  • Seated release
  • Closed to open power-non reverse
  • Closed to open power-non reverse FV
  • Closed to open power with reverse
  • Closed to open non-reverse WI
  • Closed to open with reverse WI
  • Closed to open non reverse WI
  • Closed to open with reverse WI
  • Repeat 180 turns with stick
  • Wheel to Closed to open to non reverse
  • Wheel to closed to open non reverse WI
  • Wheel to closed to open with reverse WI
  • Fluid wheel to non reverse WI
  • Fluid wheel to reverse WI
  • Shin angle and sweep FV
  • Shin angle and sweep RV
  • Sprint and 180 turn
  • Sprint crack the whip to non reverse
  • Sprint crack the whip with reverse
  • South African non reverse
  • South African with reverse
  • Line drill
  • Wind up
  • 180 to South African non reverse
  • 180 to South African with reverse WI
  • Full throw non reverse FV
  • Full throw non reverse RV
  • Full throw non reverse WI
  • Full throw with reverse WI

Rotational Shot Put Technical Model

  • Andy Bloom
  • Joe Kovacs
  • Randy Barnes
  • Maggie Ewen
  • Ryan Crouser
  • Sam Noennig
  • Tom Walsh

Taught by

Scott Bennett

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