Teaching the Hammer Throw Basics -

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The hammer thrower initiates the movement by turning to the left 90 degrees. The bodyweight will shift from flat feet to the left heel and right toe. Remember, the thrower-hammer system will move together, the hammer head and both feet will face 90 degrees. The hammer head and the eyes of the thrower will also be at 90 degrees. Both legs will stay bent during the turn to 90 degrees. The hammer thrower can turn back to the right to 0 degrees slowly and repeat the drill.
Turn to 90, turn to 180 -
The hammer throwers starts at 0 degrees, the turns to 90 degrees (similar to the previous drill) then pause for two seconds. Next, the hammer turns on the left heel and right toe to 180 degrees, the hammer head and both feet should be at 180 degrees. The left foot starts on the heel, as the thrower turns to 180 degrees the left foot moves from the heel to the side of the foot then onto the left toe. The focus should be on the heel to toe action with little emphasis on the side of the foot for beginning hammer throwers.

The hammer throw teaching progression for the 180 to 270 drill: With a pause at 180 - Slow continuous turns - Slow to 180 with a quick right foot to 270. After the hammer thrower can turn multiple times continuously, we can start the process of turning with the hammer.