The hammer is pushed to the left and the turns are started. The shoulders are relaxed, head passive, trunk engaged, knees and hips flexed, feet remaining in contact with the circle. With the hammer directly in front of the thrower, the low point, the turns commence. Īt the end of the swings, the athlete is about to enter the turning phase. This will achieve a low point of the hammer ball in front of the body and a high point behind. The swing starts from behind the right side of the body, taking the hammer forward away from the body and over the head. The athlete, in general, uses two swings, but more or less can be used.
The preliminary swings are used to commence the momentum of the throw. The athlete stands at the rear of the circle feet parallel, with back towards the throwing sector. The athlete's left hand, wearing the glove, grips the handle between the 2nd and 3rd joints of the fingers and the right hand is then placed inside the handle on top of the left hand. The following explanations are for a right-handed thrower. The athlete holds the hammer handle and specialist shoes are used to assist in reducing friction and gaining maximum speed while turning with the hammer.
The hammer is a steel ball attached to wire via a spindle inserted into the ball, and the wire is attached to a steel handle.Ī specialist fingerless leather glove is used to give protection. The throwing circle measure 2.135m in diameter and is either single-use or concentric within a discus circle. Rob Earl provides an overview of the technique for throwing the hammer.įor safety purposes, the event takes place in a cage with moveable doors to accommodate left and right-handed throwers.
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