I am dissapointed in the mens horizontal jumps and the women's hj in USA, no doubt. Where the heck are the 29 footers? Or even the 28 footers? There's no woman in USA that can clear 6-7 or better??? Regularly???? Louise Ritter is all we have? Give me Sophie Cunningham for a few months and Ill get her over 6-8.
You can turn a basketball player into a 6-8 jumper in a few months?
Can you also turn Vashti Cunningham into a WNBA player in a few months?
Yep and nope. VC is done and too bad she was our best but usually out of the medals. She'll still make the team often because there's not a lot of depth behind her.
And they did it all butt naked, and no females allowed. There's a non-PC word for that kind of nonsense.
A heavy disc makes no sense to throw, Greeks or not.
There is a history behind all of the throw events that contradicts your original statement and this one, at least the disc comment.
If you want to know any of it refer to my posting name for inspiration.
Sometimes people stuck on being contrary can make them seem unintelligent. How do you feel about that?
I'm not sparing any feelings at all for an arrogant blowhard. You think you've read everything? Looks like I've read more than you.
Cannonballs and ancient oddities are no basis for a test of throwing prowess. These are not things people throw otherwise. Spears, yes. Baseballs, yes. People throw those all the time. That's the contest.
Boomerangs are more ancient by far than any Greek. Can you throw a boomerang? Didn't think so.