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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 7590873" data-attributes="member: 59848"><p>[MENTION=19675]Dannyalcatraz[/MENTION] You make some good points regarding the caber toss and the weight throw. But a there are a few pieces I think you might be missing.</p><p></p><p>1) These movements and competitions are not meant for accuracy, and so good technique does not stress it except to make the throw within the particular inbounds area. Nor are time constraints typically a factor in normal competition. While throws made with such weights with accuracy and/speed would surely suffer in distance, that does not mean that inventive individuals could not develop new throwing techniques that better balance accuracy with distance.</p><p></p><p>2) These competitions use ideal throwing implements. But the implements do not have any input into the execution of the throw. If we are talking about launching a person, and that person is as practiced at being launched as the thrower is at launching a person, then there may be opportunities and techniques made by both the thrower and throwee that improve distance and accuracy. So long as the throwee is not just being passive, dead weight then there is opportunity for the throwing implement to aid in the execution of the throw. Something a caber or weight cannot do.</p><p></p><p>For example, check out the heights and distances achieved by this taekwondo team: <a href="https://youtu.be/eSnEaoQeAqc" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/eSnEaoQeAqc</a></p><p></p><p>They are working together to achieve more height and distance than they could alone, and demonstrating ability to accurately strike targets as well.</p><p></p><p> [MENTION=6704184]doctorbadwolf[/MENTION] - The above video may provide additional inspiration for team maneuvers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawk Diesel, post: 7590873, member: 59848"] [MENTION=19675]Dannyalcatraz[/MENTION] You make some good points regarding the caber toss and the weight throw. But a there are a few pieces I think you might be missing. 1) These movements and competitions are not meant for accuracy, and so good technique does not stress it except to make the throw within the particular inbounds area. Nor are time constraints typically a factor in normal competition. While throws made with such weights with accuracy and/speed would surely suffer in distance, that does not mean that inventive individuals could not develop new throwing techniques that better balance accuracy with distance. 2) These competitions use ideal throwing implements. But the implements do not have any input into the execution of the throw. If we are talking about launching a person, and that person is as practiced at being launched as the thrower is at launching a person, then there may be opportunities and techniques made by both the thrower and throwee that improve distance and accuracy. So long as the throwee is not just being passive, dead weight then there is opportunity for the throwing implement to aid in the execution of the throw. Something a caber or weight cannot do. For example, check out the heights and distances achieved by this taekwondo team: [url]https://youtu.be/eSnEaoQeAqc[/url] They are working together to achieve more height and distance than they could alone, and demonstrating ability to accurately strike targets as well. [MENTION=6704184]doctorbadwolf[/MENTION] - The above video may provide additional inspiration for team maneuvers. [/QUOTE]
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