Intention Control, Speed, Direction and Constraints

In order to throw an object the furthest possible, the object must be accelerated to a maximal velocity before being released. Any martial study focusing on speed should entail the study of the dynamics of throwing.

In order to throw an object acurately directional intent is the primary focus. A study of accuracy based throwing sports could help martial artists aquire better directional intent themselves. Some accuracy sports also require good speed control, this is another welcomed area of study for martial arts.

Some sports have restrictions on how to throw things and therfore provide insights into maxizing speed and accuracy within certain imposed constraints. Since martial artists need to be able to move efficiently from many diffenrent positions these alternatives trowing styles can help us learn to strike efficiently while maintaining safe tactical movement constraints.

Research Needed:

• Why are there a variety of throwing styles between different sports that attempt to throw things furthest? Examples: discuss throw, baseball throw, hammer throw, shot put, frisbee throwing. Obviously the weight and shape of the object most be influencing these differences, but how?
• Which type of frisbee throw is more efficient (can go furthest)? A backhand, a forhand, an overhand, a hammer throw? Why?
• Why don't people throw a shot put like a baseball? Too heavy I assume, is it more akin to throwing vertically, lifting?
• A hammer is spun lateraley isn't it? Why can't it be thrown overhand? Is it too long? A javelin is even longer but it is thrown overhand?
• What about a discuss, it is also thrown laterally, is it because of aerodynamics? I assume a frisbee is, but a frisbee also needs spin, does a discuss need spin?

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