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Hammer throw: Legs or arms?
Contrary to widespread opinion, in advanced hammer throwing technique the arms are not a passive continuation of the hammer's wire but rather an active driver of the hammer. Braced to form a rigid "triangle," preventing sideways movements relative to the torso, the arms increase the radius of the "drive circle," which increases the tangential force accelerating the hammer along its orbit.
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| Notations: | training science strength and speed sports |
| Published in: | Track Coach |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TC224.pdf |
| Issue: | 224 |
| Pages: | 7146-7148 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |