Shot Put, Range of Movement

The first phase of the skill should be do preparatory movements, like making sure you stretch your legs, back, shoulders and arms properly all while mentally setting yourself up for what you’re about to do. The correct way to throw the ball is to keep the throwing elbow close to the chest. After the first phase is accomplished, the athlete will then go into what is called the wind up phase. He or she must make sure to have an extended base, a front-ward lean with the back having a lumbar extension. Once the athlete is in the wind up phase he rotates his upper extremities to produce momentum while staying low and then exploding with the legs. The follow through for this exercise requires that the athlete push the ball outward with maximum force throwing it allowing the bar to fall to the ground. The ball rises in a curved direction. The hand and chin optimally stabilize the supporting base and ball. One error that can accidently happen when performing this exercise is that the athlete keeps his/her shot put elbow far away from the body when throwing the ball outward from the third phase. low for easy mobility, a T-shirt or tank top and special made shot put shoes to support your feet. This helps to keep the athlete balanced and stable. Then he/she must create an upward explosion with the legs all while the left arm is in a horizontal adduction and the right arm is in Pronation extension with the wrist and fingers in full flexion. Once this happens the body moves the momentum left wards switching feet to plant there stability on and the right arm goes into full extension while pushing the ball outwards over their head. The athlete uses the great strength in the legs to project the force to throw the ball.