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Call 1-800-333-PITS to see how this time
saving new piece of equipment can add years to the life of your
pit as well as make handling the most awkward part of the setup
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There's literally hundreds of discus options out there, ranging
from $10 rubber discuses to over $300 90% rim weight discuses.
How do you go about choosing the right one for your individual
thrower, or perhaps more appropriately, for your program where
several different throwers will be using the same discus?
First, it's important to understand a bit about the way a discus
flies and the way a discus thrower throws. |
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If you watch the best discus throwers, their discs start out
flying on a level plain and then tip to one side and plunge.
This is a result of the way the discus flies; it happens because
when the disc stops spinning, the gyroscope effect of the
weighted rim stops and the disc no longer can keep itself on
plain. |
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important. The farther a thrower can throw tends
to lead to a higher rate of spin on the discus.
The higher rate of spin causes the disc to stay on plain
longer. This means there's a high correlation
between the distance a thrower is able to throw and the
rate of spin they're generating. This is why the
best throwers are always looking for the highest rim
weight possible--it maintains the gyroscope effect
longer, keeps the disc on plain further into the throw,
and equates into longer attempts. As you can see,
however, there are outliers. Thrower "B" is a push
type of thrower--thowing far with a low rate of spin.
Likewise thrower "C" is a whip type of thrower; perhaps
they throw high in the air but generate a lot of spin on
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On average, only a few elite throwers will never need a 90%
rim-weight discus. For the coach buying discuses for his
program, the 82% to 87% range is a good range for average to
above average throwers, while the 70% to 80% is a good range for
average to below-average throwers. A minimum of 70% rim
weight is needed to make a rim-weight discus worth the purchase.
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