What weight shot put should I use?

Throwing weight rules for Shot Puts

Age Category	Min. Weight	Diameter Max.
Men 35-49	7.26kg	130mm
Men 50-59	6kg	125mm
Men 60-69	5kg	120mm
Men 70+	5kg	110mm

What is the men’s shot put world record?

Reigning Olympic champion Ryan Crouser opened up his title defense in the men’s shot put final with an Olympic record of 22.83 meters on his first throw of the evening.

What are the basic skills of shot put?

Basic Shot Put Technique (Shot Put Learn-By-Doing)

Holding the shot put. The shot is held at the base of the fingers, not the palm. The fingers are slightly spread apart with the thumb for support.
Neck placement. Raise the shot above your head. Lower the shot straight down until it is under your jaw.

What is a good shot put distance?

While in the rotational throw, the putter spins around rotationally generating momentum and then releases the ball. “For a male, 60 feet is a heck of a throw, but 55 feet is a nice throw,” Wood said. “For women 50 feet is an excellent throw and anything above that is really good.”

What muscles does shot put use?

Getting the Shot Moving Shot putters use their strong quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteus maximus muscles to push off from the back of the circle and generate the initial thrust necessary to get the heavy metal shot moving across the circle.

What are the rules of shot put?

Basic Shot Put Rules. Shot put is a track and field event that requires you to push a heavy metal ball as far as you can away from your body. The distance is recorded and measured against other contestants. If you are a man, your shot put ball must weight 16 lbs. If you are a female contestant, your ball must weight 8.8 lbs.

What is the weight of a shot put?

The smallest shot is 4.4 lb., and should be 80 to 90 mm in diameter. The largest shots weigh 16 lb. and have a diameter of 110 to 130 mm. The officials inspect the shot to make sure it is perfectly round and has no indentations, which would help the shot putter grip it.

How much does a middle school shot put weigh?

A common weight for middle school shot put is 8 pounds for boys and 6 pounds for girls, but this is NOT always the case. Check with your school or your state’s association to verify. High school girls and college women’s shot puts use the same ball weight. High school boys use a 12 pound shot put.

How much does a college shot put weight?

For males in middle school, the regulation shot put weighs 4 kg. Male high school regulation weight is 12 lb and college and men’s regulation weight is 16 lb. Ages 50 to 59 use a 6kg shot put, ages 60 to 69 use a 5 kg shot put, ages 70 to 79 use a 4 kg shot put, and ages over 80 use a 3 kg shot put.

What weight shot put should I use? Throwing weight rules for Shot Puts Age Category Min. Weight Diameter Max. Men 35-49 7.26kg 130mm Men 50-59 6kg 125mm Men 60-69 5kg 120mm Men 70+ 5kg 110mm What is the men’s shot put world record? Reigning Olympic champion Ryan Crouser opened up his title defense in the…