The Function of Your Hip in Javelin Throwing – David Parker Javelin
According to David Parker Javelin – Throwing javelin is a full-body workout. All of your body parts interact to propel that javelin further. Of all your body parts, though, the role of your hip is fundamental. Why? Thrust, thrust, and more thrust! As you start to throw the javelin turning on your toes creates momentum, which transfers through your hip. Forcing your hip forward while holding your throwing arm back creates a bow-like tension and allows all of the force created from your toes to your hip to travel through to your throwing arm. The effectiveness of this tension depends on how fast and how far forward your hip goes while you maintain your straight throwing arm. Bringing your arm through to throw from this position releasing the tension creates a ‘snap-in your throwing, and the javelin will zip out! If your hip comes through simultaneously as your arm, you lose all of this momentum and force. If your arm comes through before your hip, you will throw with your arm. Also, t