Last Updated on November 5, 2024 by admin
So, if you’ve read anything on this site, you may have come across this theme of “X” positions and how important they are in throwing. Now whether they exist or how anatomy works around them isn’t what we’re talking about. There is a huge topic there but luckily, we don’t need to dive into that, we just need to look at the visual lines and try to focus on them.
Teaching the throw from the side..
Though I can see the thrower throwing properly from the side, I’m starting to focus coaching much more on throwing from the posterior perspective. I think we could get a thrower to improve much faster if we stayed here more. Now whether I continue to teach this incredibly challenging sporting movement is a maybe but if I did, this is where I would focus.
So for example, If I tell you to stand up into the throw and I’m standing to your side, there’s a lot of room from my perspective and from your brain on what you should do. You might step forward and up, sideways and up, rotate and then go up. All of these could be considered good whereas from behind, I won’t be able to see any of this.
If we visualize a thrower from behind, there’s really only one thing they can do. If they’re to stand up, we should see extension of the throwing arm and a 90 degree turn. Basic rotation to the front and basic elongation to the sky.
Have a look at the video to make more sense of this:
-will post it soon-
TJ.
