Fellow Travelers:
Let me revise my earlier remarks to Craig. As another earlier
response mentioned, the 50-yd football throw tells you you can throw
something farther than most mortals, and will eventually get the
javelin part down. Having just started, at 50, to learn and without
benefit of coaching, I am acutely conscious of avoiding injury.
Re getting a javelin, try Everything Track and Field, aka MF
Athletics. I've bought two spears from them, and regularly pick their
brains for advice (try "Matt" at the 800-number.

Good response about the little kids throwing. As a ski-school
supervisor that makes perfect sense. Kids have relatively little
upper-body strength prior to about twelve, so they have to throw with
their torso and legs. Great image. Unfortunately I'm here studying
MBA stuff, and you guys are just making me want to go outside and
throw spears before the snow falls here in Utah!!--- In
javelinthrowclub@yahoogroups.com, "ddsonnen" <ddsonnen@y...> wrote:
>
> I also attended high school in New Mexico (NMMI) and was fortunate
> to learn to throw when I was 16 years old. Five years later, I
> finished my career in the 237' range. Now that I'm 38 and live in
> Dallas, Texas, I have no clue as to where to purchase a javelin or
> even where I could throw. (Can you tell that I'm a new member?)
> Anyway, any suggestions would greatly be appreciated. As a side
> note, when my track coach initially approached me about throwing a
> javelin, he took me to a little kid's baseball game. He made me
> watch how the little kids would throw from outfield into the cut-
off
> man or even to home. The lower body mechanics of throwing like a
> little kid really influenced my technique. But the advice
> previously posted is very appropriate; be careful what technique
you
> develop as it's hard to "relearn" something that could eventually
> ruin your arm.
>
> -Dave in Dallas
>
>
>
> Not only a new member, I'm a high jumper and triple jumper. I have
> just finished my first season in 25 years. My first question to the
> group is, I can still throw a pro football 50+ yards. I have never
> done the javelin. I live in Co. and have no availability to throw (
> don't even have javelin yet). Can anyone give me an idea of what
> distance I might be able to expect? Any masters throwers on this
> site? Thanks Craig