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400-foot Shot Deep: Hay's last home run was a towering, 400-foot shot deep beyond the Fence at Burbank.
"Every time he steps in, he has a chance to hit it out, so it's exciting," coach Scott Willis said. "Yes, I think he's got a chance to hit another one, but hopefully he won't (overswing)m because usually you don't hit one when that happens."A closed stance enhances a hook, which is a shot curving to the left. With the left foot withdrawn from the intended line of flight, the stance is "open" (used for the short irons). This position enhances a slice, which is a shot that swerves to the right. Whatever the stance—square, closed, or open-the right foot should always be aimed at 90° from the intended line of flight, the left at approximately 45° from the direction the ball is to go.
In the shot put a heavy metal sphere is propelled from a circle seven feet in diameter; four feet of its circumference—in the forepart of the circle—contains a toeboard four inches high. In this event the shot is not allowed to pass behind or below the shoulder, so that technically it is "put" rather than "thrown." A 16-pound shot is used in major masculine competition, such as in the Olympic Games, national championships, and intercollegiate competition; the 12-pound shot is usually used by males in secondary schools, and the 8-pound shot is used in feminine competition, including the Olympic Games. In the games the shot put is also one of the 10 decathlon events for men. A put of over 65 feet has been made with the 16-pound shot, and a woman has exceeded 56 feet with the 8-pound shot. |
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