I'm somewhat familiar with the equipment and certainly familiar with this so called rarely contested event.... But can someone tell me how can the weight can get longer during the competition? It is essentially a 20 lb. shot with a triangle attached to it.
ps. It may be rarely contested in Southern California, but is a staple of the indoor order of events for collegiate and open meets everywhere else in the US.
Surely there is someone out there, older than twelve, who knows something about the weight.
The connecting link stretched? Or officials mismeasured prior to the competition?
Hammer throw? What?
I THINK that during the course of the competition, the chain "stretched". A longer chain allows the thrower to generate more power, allowing the weight to travel farther. The USATF's decision to allow the win, but not the record seems contradictory.
The weight is a shot wrapped in webbing connected to a metal handle. The webbing streches.