Hammer Technique

When throwing the hammer the concept itself may be actually quite difficult. This is a very hard technique to be able to master, yet many seem to be able to conquer it. To start off you want to have your right hand on the handle. You may want to wear gloves due to the constant wear and tear the handle may have upon your hands. Once you have this you may grab it with your other hand. Once you have done this you will want to swing your hand to the right side of your body by keeping the left arm  close to straight and then the right arm. Once you have swung it to the right side of your body you must bring it around your head to the back having both your arms bent. Once this happens, bring it to the left side and then you may bring it to the front of your body with your arms straight at this point.
The first part of this blog is actually just the general starting swing. Once the general swing is down you must eventually move into the steps. This is the hardest part because you must be in a straight line and be able to spin with the large object on a chain in your hands.
The spin starts off with the person standing forward and starting the typical spin. To start the momentum you must swing the hammer around your body a few times in order to get started. Once this momentum is started you must take control of it and begin to move in your steps. These steps start off with the right foot quickly swinging over to the left side. What this means is that you must quickly not swing but slam down your foot of the opposite side it was sort of behind you. This is hard to pick up but it must remain in a circular spin. Once the spin is down get to the end of the circle and one hand at a time must come off of the hammer. It will start with the right hand and then the left hand will be the last one to be released from  the implement. Once you have released it you have successfully thrown the hammer correctly. There are many ways on throwing the hammer and some are very complicated but on a beginner's stance this is the best way to throw the hammer.


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