How do I throw a shot put? | Shot put
More videos on YouTube ... Place the shot at the base of your fingers, not the palm. Spread your fingers ...SkiptocontentHomeSportsActiveHealthCOVID-19AboutReadBrandAmbassadorsSportsProgrammesFacilitiesWhat'sOnTeamSingaporeContactTrainingMethodNewsFeaturesHowToPlayTrainingMethodWhat'sOnSingaporeAthleticAssociationAthleticsforBeginnersSportsAthleticsNewsFeaturesHowToPlayTrainingMethodAthleticsforBeginnersWhat'sOnSingaporeAthleticAssociationHowdoIthrowashotput?ShareFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailFilephotocredit:wikimediaMASTERYOURATHLETICSTECHNIQUE(5):SHOTPUTByBenedictYeoNohumanresemblesacannonmorethanashotputter.Infact,soldiersinthemiddleagescompetedbytossingcannonballs.Today,wecompetebyputtingtheshot.Theshotissimplyasphericalobject.Itispropelledbywayofpushing,ratherthanbythrowing.Themen’sshotweights7.26kgandthewomen’sshotweighs4kg.Thissportisdefinitelynotforwimps.Herearesomepointersforanysoulwhowishestoputhisorherstrengthtothetest:Howtothrowashotput Step1:HoldingtheshotPlacetheshotatthebaseofyourfingers,notthepalm.Spreadyourfingersslightlyapartanduseyourthumbtopreventtheshotfromrollingoff. Step 2: StartingpositionPresstheshottotheareaoftheneckbeneathyourjaw.Keepyourelbowhigh,sothatitappearshorizontaltoyourshoulders.Iftheshotdropsbelowyourshoulderduringtheput,itwillbeconsideredafoulthrow.Standwithyourleftshoulderpointingatthetargetandyourbodyfacingthedirectionperpendiculartoyourshoulder(forright-handers).Keepyourfeetwideapart,andbendtherightleg,sothatyoutiltbackwards.Twistyourbodysothatyoufacetheoppositedirectionofyourtarget.Thisisyourstartingposition.Step3:PuttingtheshotWhenyouareready,pushoffwithyourbackfootandtwistyourhips,andthenyourbodytofacethetargetdirectionofyourput.Extendyourarmandpropeltheshotintodistanceata45degreeangle.Whenyoushoottheshot,flickyourwristinawaysimilartohowyouwouldshootabasketballornetball.Alloftheabovetakesplaceinaninstant.Butitreallybeginsfromthebackfoot,thenhips,thenthearms,andfinallythewrist.Keeppractising.Youneverknowhowfaryoucango,untily