Throwing with no blades also messed my hammers up last season. I spent 3 weeks throwing bladeless leading up to enumclaw last year and my furthest throw was on day 1 of that training block. From there it just went downhill, and my hammers felt “off” for several weeks after switching back to using blades
Sheaf question for you. I have seen some folks, and messed around with it myself, that almost jump up during their backswing. Do you feel like that can be helpful, or is it counterproductive putting too much upward motion into the backswing, as you then have to counteract it? I guess what I mean is, is it more beneficial to maybe just get some decent momentum from your backswing, but really focus more on that upward lift? Thanks, man, and make sure to say hello before things get crazy in ABQ!
I guess I am not the biggest fan of it, but I do end up with some movement on the backswing from time to time. I've seen people purposefully jump, and if you throw higher that way then do it lol But, the highest sheaf throwers DO NOT jump on the back swing. If you are in the air, you cannot apply force on the implement. I think back swing is important, but losing power is a no no
