Javelin Throw - Two Tips for More Distance 

Excellent! Good luck! Post video!

Supper explation thankyou

Good luck bro

Good luck bro🤝🕺

All the best bro❤

Awesome! Great to hear!

Back in the day… sucks getting old. Still love throwing though. Thanks for commenting and the kind words!!

@@coachhalley And how! I’m 67 now. I still throw javelin and disc for recreation. 600 g javelin. 1 kg disus. I can’t even imagine how I picked up a 2 kg disc in my college days. What does speak of the one and a half kilo high school disc. That is a wrist killer for me now! So I throw the lighter weights and just have some fun! These bodies are not eternal.

@@coachhalley you are too humble... your throws just to demonstrate an aspect of technique travel farther than most can throw in formal competition.

Thanks!! Glad you liked it!

Yes, please post your throwing videos. There’s a big community of javelin throwers and coaches that enjoy throwing videos.

Thanks so much for watching!

Thank you!! That is very kind!

Thank you! I appreciate that!

Thanks coach! Hopefully we’ll get to collaborate on a video soon!

@@coachhalley Sounds good!

Excellent! Best of luck!

The last set of throws were over 200 feet. Maybe 210-215ft. Keep in mind they were 400gram javelins. I don’t like to beat myself up with the 800g javelins during demonstration throws. Hopefully I’ll get a video on throwing through the point soon. I have to recruit a camera person first…

Great question! There are a lot of things to help a shoulder from getting sore. Pace yourself. Start off your throwing season gradually monitoring the volume and intensity. Do a proper cooldown and maintenance like ice/heat/stretching/exercise/therapy/massage/rest/etc. For throwing form, be efficient, use your lower body to generate initial force, use a big range of motion, throw relaxed and pay attention to how each throw feels so you can make appropriate adjustments.

You’re so welcome!! Thank you for watching and commenting 👍🏻

Do you mean what angle to throw?

I’m not sure this is the place to address biomechanics questions as they can get a bit deep. In general I want to simplify the process for athletes and most coaches. The elastic properties of the muscles and connective tissue is super important but the throw uses the whole body in a sequence. The stretch of the chest is a big factor but it can depend on the thrower. I was never a big and muscular person so I relied on my speed and hips to power my throw. I’m curious what others would say on this topic. Anyone?

Keep practicing and doing the drills and you’ll get better 👍🏻

Throw far India! All the best from the State of Oregon in the USA!

Thank you!

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Thanks Coach! I appreciate that!

Fantastic! I love to hear that! Keep it going!

Love it!! Congratulations!

@@coachhalley thank you!! Also the competition was yesterday and for javelin I came first 😅

Good luck at your competition! Hopefully practice has been going well!

Thanks Kyle!

Keep practicing! 👍🏻

Thank you!

Good luck! 👍🏻

Thank you for the kind words!

Thanks for your comment! Those were probably between 70-100 feet with a 400g javelin.

You are very welcome!

Greetings!! Long time! Hope all is well!!

A competition javelin can be a practice javelin but generally a practice javelin is not a competition javelin. Competition javelins are higher quality, more finely tuned and more expensive. Some Thrower’s/coaches use older competition javelins for practice once they get to a certain condition. Depending on your throwing capabilities, you may want to save the nicer more expensive, higher quality, stiffer javelins for competition and train with the less expensive, beat up, or softer javelins. Hope that helps!

Generally elbow issues are related to contracting your muscles to throw hard and not being loose. Also an elbow that’s at 90 degrees can be the issue. Also, the arm and elbow being too low behind the shoulders. It could be a number of things. Only guessing here since I have not seen you throw. Here’s a video about another athlete: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MO_Z-Pcq6HE.htmlfeature=shared

I think it does more at higher levels. A 60m javelin thrower should be able to throw a 50 meter javelin farther than the rating but it’s flight and feel is significantly different than the same 60m thrower throwing an 80m javelin. To throw an 80m + rated javelin your form better be pretty efficient or your body will take a beating. One thing to consider in rating is if it will be used for competition or practice. A flexible javelin can be forgiving on a missed throw but it can also mess with your form if you get distracted by a javelin flapping through the air on every throw. I’m curious what other folks think.

Thank you! 😃

Sorry for the late response. I hope your competition went well. This is a good video for increasing distance but without seeing your throw, I can't be of much help. If you can, link your video so I and others can watch. All the best!

Happy to help 👍🏻

I’m glad your going to give it a try. I love throwing the javelin! As far as the grip, I personally like using the Finnish grip. Here’s a video that may help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uiP9ad_YRfY.html

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!

Unfortunately our body doesn't put up with multiple days of throwing if your are pushing your limits. I recommend pacing yourself, paying attention to your body and spend time recovering. If you are training, alternate your activities, you don't need to throw every day to get better. Work on specific skills on alternating days or work on light intensity with higher volume. There are many ways to throw far besides throwing. Sleep, nutrition and moderation are your friend! Hopefully that helps! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

My website is www.CoachHalley.com if you are interested in more information and the services I offer. Email is good but I get a lot of emails so I’ll do my best to reply in a timely manner.

Thank you!

Good question. Maybe someone out there can answer this.

RU-vid should give a closed caption option that can be translated into Spanish. I think 🤔 maybe a setting in your App or via a web browser like Chrome.

My Pr from college (2006) was 236’. I’m guessing today I can still break 200’. If the spring wasn’t so busy with coaching and I could train, I’d love to do masters.

Sometimes those cars are super loud too.

I would recommend using the whole body to throw. The right sequence is important though. I have more videos on my channel that talk about the right arm but also about using your hips. Wishing you all the best!

In case you missed it. Here’s the video about the elbow: Improve your technique to avoid elbow pain from throwing ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MO_Z-Pcq6HE.html

Distance or time?

Thank you!! I really appreciate that!

Happy to help!! Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Thanks!