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Brent,

thank you so much for welcoming me to your site and being reseptive. 

Your insight of throwing mechanics and analysis is incredible.  I listened to both the video comparison of Jim and I and also the interview you did with him.  Very interesting.  There are so many things I want to say and respond to.

Rather than making this one long post I think it would be better to address/ talk about things one by one so you and others can interact.

I love the 3 X commentary.  

Just so you know I don't push off my right leg for several reasons:  Even though I am doing a standing throw it still needs to relate back to the javelin throw off of a run up.  When a javelin thrower lands on the right foot to throw ( right hander ) the javelin off of a runup you must not react off of the right leg.  It is called a “soft step”.  One lands on the right foot /leg but the function is to maintain / hold speed and body position until the left foot/leg comes into contact the ground.  I guess you could say the right leg is almost passive until the throw begins.  I hadn't really thought about this before.  In my standing throw I don't push off the right leg as a pitcher does because of this.  I wrap, let my weight shift and move forward to my left foot / leg / side as I would off of a run up.  Unlike a pitcher a javelin thrower is running / moving into the throwing position.  If a javelin thrower tried to react / push off of their right leg into the throw they would push their body / torso upwards and forward and out of the power position to throw far. 

Does that make sense?      

When I throw the javelin whether from a stand or an approach I focus on relaxed accelration, getting the longest pull possible, creating multiple torques throughout my body that are then released in sequence to create optimum speed of release on the javelin.  

The way I can best describe it is like lining up some dominos – standing on their edge – the dominos vary in size going from small to big and then small again.  When you push the small domino it knocks the next bigger one and onto the bigger, the biggest and then back down again to the smallest:  Each domino represents part of the body: ankle, knee, hip, torso, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers.

Does that make sense? 

Without getting into specifics I can say this about my training phiosophy and training routine:

Keep it simple, be consitant and listen to your body.

As far as my training goes – “Volume and Repetition” are the foundation of any program I have done.  It has helped me overcome the physical limitations of having Spina Bifida through today as I deal with a body that is 16 months shy of turning 50! 

I recently calculated that within the last year I have thrown over 2 million throws in my life time!  At my peak in the mid '80s I was throwing a 6lb medicine 10,000 times per workout and doing that 3 times per week.  Here is one article about from Track and Field News in 1985:

http://roaldbradstock.com/ta/1…..y1985.html

Now I realize I went to the extreme but I wanted to see just how far I could go physically and mentally.  Nowadays I do a much more modest number of between 600 to 800 throws with a 1kg med ball.  And that is on top of throwing javelins and golf balls twice a week – 35 javelin / 45 golf ball throw per session.

I also throw year round.  The longest I have ever gone without throwing is about 11 days!