Discus and Shot Put

[Guest 2fast]

Opelika High School has Tez Doolittle throwing 55'9"(second shot put in state),153' in discus. Chartavis Griffin throwing 46 feet shot put.Andrew Rowell is throwing 120 in discus and 159'10" in Javelin(best in state)

[KGP3428]

Two things:

 

1) Mr. Morelan, the girl's shot record is actually 47'1", not 41'1".

 

2) 2fast, the TSSAA does not sanction the javelin. The only time that Tennessee athletes are allowed to compete in the javelin is during the summer (AAU etc.). Regardless, there are other athletes in Tennessee that throw farther then 159' in the javelin.

 

Also, I have never heard of Opelika High School, where is it located?

[morelanmn]

KGP.

 

Thats for catching my error. It seems the more I read

about Discus&Shot the less I know.

 

KGP, in your opinion are the high/teck discus worth all

the money, and how much do they help a person?

 

 

Michael Morelan

[mgreen]

CALEB JONES THROWS AROUND 50 FEET

[KGP3428]

Mr. Morelan,

 

If you are refering to discs with a high spin rate (due to increased rim weight) then it really all depends. In my knowledge, throwers who are beginners or are novices and are still rough in technique should throw low spin discs, while the higher spin discs are made for the more advanced throwers. If you are looking into buying a new disc for your son who you say is throwing in the 130 ft range, then a low spin disc will still be fine, but I'm sure that a higher spin disc would not hinder his throwing, and could possibly help.

 

If anyone else has opinions, please share because I am in no way an expert when it comes to throwing implements. I hope that helps.

[BHSfootball]

A guy from my high school, Bearden owns the discus record. He set it in 1990. He threw 202' 10".

[BHSfootball]

I throm in the KIL. I've thrown 44' in shot anmd 125' in disc. I am a freshman.

[biggreg54]

I throw between 40-43 ft. and i've taken two 1st place and a 2nd place finish in our three meets.

[pfhscoach]

That is pretty good depending on whether you throw in A-AA or AAA. If in A-AA that would have put you in the state tourny last yr. At least in our regional meet at gibbs.

[Edited by pfhscoach on 4-25-03 12:49A]

[mchsballer]

Ive thrown the shot 36'4 and 97'3 for discus. Ive never lost yet but I read about some tough competetion comming so I look forward to the challenge!

[mchsballer]

i didnt post that,I belive that would be coloringstick13!

Thanx alot Meg

[maxtwa79]

i've thrown 89'7" from the front as a freshman. i'm hopin to get 100 spinnin by the end of the season.