Tip 12/16 - Drop the Hammer Over Your Right Shoulder The Eureka! moment for me in the hammer was the day Sean Betz explained to me how he caught the hammer over his right shoulder … by dropping it down. What!? Dont you want a wide, circular orbit around your head? NO! This simply change makes a huge difference for me. The first thing you need to realize, is that you do not want to simply swing the hammer around your head, you want to push and accelerate the ball. The best way to do this is to use gravity to your advantage. As you wind the hammer (if youre right handed), make the low point over your right shoulder, even to the right of your right foot. Youll be pushing the ball down, then catching it again back over your right side. The orbit will naturally shift to your left as the winds increase, so get it started on that right side. If the low point shifts too far left, youre in trouble and your distance will suffer. So, catch the hammer quickly over your right shoulder and chop it down like youre chopping wood. My mental cues are: 1) catch and let it fall over my shoulder, 2) force the low point over my right foot, 3)chop! Chop! Chop! Ive included a video of my light hammer PR: notice how I catch it early and Im pushing/accelerating the ball down. I apply the speed to the hammer, not see how fast I can wind my arms around my head. Its a constant focus for me! https://youtube/watch?v=rlskl_x9Z6U
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:00:01 +0000
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