How to throw a spear

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1 Hold the handle correctly. To hold the spear correctly, you must place it in your hand, palm up, to form a line directed towards the throw. It should lie along the length of the palm, instead of crossing it. You must hold the spear on the back of the coil, which is a handle around the center of gravity of the projectile. One finger should be placed behind the edge of the winding.Just make sure to keep your fist soft and relaxed without straining it. In addition, there are 3 types of capture, and you can choose any of them. Here they are:

American takeover: For this grip, place your thumb and the first two joints of the index finger behind the wrapping. Imagine that you are just wrapping your hand around the projectile, only your index finger is slightly extended, separating from the other fingers.
Finnish takeover: For this grip, place your thumb and the first two joints of the index finger behind the coil, while the index finger supports the shaft of the projectile. It is similar to the American grip with the only difference that the index finger is extended further and the middle finger is slightly separated from the pinky and ring fingers.
"V-shaped" grip: For this grip, hold your spear between your index and middle finger behind the wrapping. Imagine that you are making a "peace sign" gesture (with two raised fingers in the form of the letter "V") and placing it below the spear.

2 Start your “preliminary run”. At this stage, relax the muscles of your right shoulder, arm and wrist and simultaneously start a light run. Here's what you do:

Start by pushing off with your right foot.
Raise the spear high above your right shoulder.
Point your right elbow slightly forward while keeping your biceps parallel to the ground.
Turn your right palm towards the sky, forming a natural platform on which the spear will rest.
Aim the spear in the direction of your takeoff, while lowering the metal tip slightly downward.
Make sure your hips are pointing forward as you take off, perpendicular to the throwing line.

3 Zoom in. After a little practice, the approximation can be 13-17 steps. The distance for this phase is shorter for inexperienced throwers. For a real athletics competition, the runway must be between 36.5 and 30 m long, marked with two parallel lines 50 mm wide and 4 m apart. Here's what you need to know to complete the approach:

Keep your hips high and run against the balls of your feet.
Let your free arm hang along your torso.
Bend the arm carrying the spear to fix its position.

4 Perform the final run. This stage starts with the right foot and is two large strides. It is important to make sure that this movement does not damage your momentum, i.e. the gained speed.

When you are ready for the final part of the run, increase your speed slightly in front of the spear instead of pushing your shoulders and spear back (try to relax your arm and shoulder while allowing the spear to reach a fully extended arm and fully rotating shoulder position).
Keep your head facing the side of the throw.
The hips should be directed at the correct angle to the direction of the takeoff run.
Move your right leg forward and upward to keep your hips in the correct position.

5 Make a "transition". This step is also known as the cross step. This is the moment you reach the back bend position of the javelin thrower by placing your right foot in front of the center of gravity.

Keep your right foot close to the ground.
Let your right heel touch the ground.
As your right leg moves forward, lift your left leg up and tilt your torso backward at an angle of 115 degrees. This phase is complete when the right leg is on the ground and the left leg is lifted forward.

6 Make a "final effort". Bring your left leg forward and align your shoulders and hips with the direction of the throw.

Wait for your left foot to touch the ground.
Straighten your torso.
Turn your face in the direction of the throw. The spear and shoulders should be parallel.
Move the hand with the spear to a position over the shoulder.

7 Perform a "throw". Throw the spear at the moment when your hand is as high as possible.Once your left foot touches the ground, your left side should be ready to handle pushing with your right foot, which accelerates the movement and brings your hips into the correct angle with the throw. You should rest your left heel and push off with your right.

After the hip lunge, pull it back with your left hand, keeping it parallel to your right shoulder; this will help push your right shoulder and chest forward and align with your hips as this is done during the throw with the working hand with the elbow extended forward.
Move your throwing shoulder over your left leg. Your arm should complete the throw (the entire shoulder, elbow, and arm should move like a whip, acting as one, but pushing off each section before it).
Raise your left leg and move your working arm with the elbow high, closer to the midline. The angle of release of the lance must be calculated taking into account aerodynamic lift and drag. Experts recommend 33 degrees as the optimal angle.
When your hand reaches the top of the arc, release the spear. Your hand should be above your head, in front of you, and not behind your back when you throw the spear.

8 Go into "braking". You must complete the throw after throwing the spear, allowing your active hand to land diagonally over your body. If you throw with your right hand, it should come to a final position in front of your left side of the body. Left foot on the ground. The right leg passes and then stops you. How quickly you stop depends on how much speed you gained during the takeoff run. Usually, a stop takes 2.1 m.

You must end the throw by standing on your right foot with your left foot back. Your right shoulder will be turned to the left, and your chest will also be facing to the left.
People who throw the javelin at a professional level sometimes even fall forward due to the extremely high speed gained after the throw and its completion.

9 Train more often. If you want to become an expert in javelin throwing or just take part in an athletics competition at school, then you have to practice it. Training for the thrower means more than just throwing and throwing again, which in fact can harm your arms and shoulders; but you should also make sure to do regular strength training to build muscle and gain more strength to throw the javelin as far as possible.

Remember that it is not those who are stronger and healthier on the field who throw the spear farthest. These are athletes who are fluent in throwing technique. And yet, strength training will only help you.

Tips

If you suspect that a spear will hit someone on the site, call out to that person to prevent an accident.
Always make sure that the elbow of your active hand is above the shoulder (also the spear should be between the head and the elbow, ie you could "blow out" the elbow if the spear is far out). By letting your elbow drop low as you throw, you will see the tail end of the spear hitting the ground first.
Try and imagine a tight wire at the above angle that goes through the tip and tail of the spear and is tied to a point in the sky. You need to transmit all your power over that wire. This will affect the softest throw at the farthest distance.
Try to throw at an angle of 35 degrees, because this allows you to cover a large distance.

Warnings

Don't let people stand on your side or corners ahead of the flight path. Let all the spectators stay with you. This is because you can accidentally send them to the traumatology department, but we don't need that !!!