The glide shot put is probably the most difficult event to coach in the throws. After nearly twenty years of throwing, coaching, observing, and researching, I feel comfortable working with the glide, but still acknowledge that there is always more to learn. The glide shot put is deceptively simple. Many new throwers can be taught how to glide well enough to add distance to their power position with only a day or two of work. However, to maximize the effectiveness of the glide to get everything possible out of the throw takes a whole lot more work.
There is a lot of debate right now as to whether or not the glide shot put is a viable technique, or whether the rotational shot put is superior. Without getting too far into the debate, I think anybody who has worked with athletes has seen that there are some athletes better suited for each.
On the positive side of the glide shot put, it is fairly simple to teach the basics, it provides consistent results in a competition setting, and outside factors such as ring surface or weather conditions have much less impact than with the rotational shot put. On the other side, it is a fast, explosive movement that can be difficult for the coach to see and diagnose technique breakdowns and research seems to indicate that the upside potential is more limited than the rotational shot put. While high level shot putting requires relatively high strength levels whether gliding or rotating, the glide technique usually requires a higher level of strength than the rotational technique. The maintenance of this higher strength levels (lifting heavier weights) increases the risk of injury for the athlete.
Understanding the long-short versus the short-long glide, Feurbach versus the European glide, leaving from the heel versus the toe, letting the hips drop into the circle, static start versus dynamic start, all take time to learn and understand.
In my experience, one of the big keys for coaching the glide shot put is a focus on the left foot (right handed thrower). I look for the left foot to remain dorsiflexed (keep the toe up) and for the left leg to remain relatively straight throughout the glide. A common error is to let the left leg cross the right in the crouch position. Keeping the left leg straight allows the hips to drop and get full extension and push off with the right heel. The athlete then needs to land with an open left foot at the toeboard. This is something that many experienced shot putters do instinctively.
For beginners it is important to emphasize landing with the left foot open, as this aligns the hips for delivery in double support. I've found that many beginner or novice shot putters tend to land with the left foot facing the back of the circle, in an effort to "stay wrapped up." Once double support is reached at the front of the circle, the hips need to be aligned essentially down the left sector line, with the shoulder axis lagging behind. This sets up a position where the right hip and lower body can drive linearly into the direction of the throw and maximize the separation of the upper body, creating the "backward C."
Monitoring the left foot throughout the throw can usually tell the coach what the athlete is doing well, or not so well. Seeing the left foot cross the right leg, point the toe, or land closed will tell you what the athlete needs to correct.
There is a lot of debate right now as to whether or not the glide shot put is a viable technique, or whether the rotational shot put is superior. Without getting too far into the debate, I think anybody who has worked with athletes has seen that there are some athletes better suited for each.
On the positive side of the glide shot put, it is fairly simple to teach the basics, it provides consistent results in a competition setting, and outside factors such as ring surface or weather conditions have much less impact than with the rotational shot put. On the other side, it is a fast, explosive movement that can be difficult for the coach to see and diagnose technique breakdowns and research seems to indicate that the upside potential is more limited than the rotational shot put. While high level shot putting requires relatively high strength levels whether gliding or rotating, the glide technique usually requires a higher level of strength than the rotational technique. The maintenance of this higher strength levels (lifting heavier weights) increases the risk of injury for the athlete.
Understanding the long-short versus the short-long glide, Feurbach versus the European glide, leaving from the heel versus the toe, letting the hips drop into the circle, static start versus dynamic start, all take time to learn and understand.
In my experience, one of the big keys for coaching the glide shot put is a focus on the left foot (right handed thrower). I look for the left foot to remain dorsiflexed (keep the toe up) and for the left leg to remain relatively straight throughout the glide. A common error is to let the left leg cross the right in the crouch position. Keeping the left leg straight allows the hips to drop and get full extension and push off with the right heel. The athlete then needs to land with an open left foot at the toeboard. This is something that many experienced shot putters do instinctively.
For beginners it is important to emphasize landing with the left foot open, as this aligns the hips for delivery in double support. I've found that many beginner or novice shot putters tend to land with the left foot facing the back of the circle, in an effort to "stay wrapped up." Once double support is reached at the front of the circle, the hips need to be aligned essentially down the left sector line, with the shoulder axis lagging behind. This sets up a position where the right hip and lower body can drive linearly into the direction of the throw and maximize the separation of the upper body, creating the "backward C."
Monitoring the left foot throughout the throw can usually tell the coach what the athlete is doing well, or not so well. Seeing the left foot cross the right leg, point the toe, or land closed will tell you what the athlete needs to correct.
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