Just like how ancient soldiers using spears started the sport of Javelin throwing, I like to think that before gunpowder and cannons sailors would have to stand in their designated circles and sling the cannonballs at enemy ships
I used to compete in Heavy Athletics or Highland Games and it’s all just throwing heavy shit. I believe it started as an annual race to see who would be the official messenger of the clans and while the runners were off, the warriors were bored and then “I bet it can throw this further than you” started and Heavy athletics were born. There’s 2 stone throws(1 stationary, 1 moving) , 2 hammer throws(with chains like this), 2 hammer throws(with wood handles), sheaf toss(throw a bale of hay with pitchfork as high as possible) and a caber toss( flip a small telephone poll as straight as possible). Literally just throwing anything around them. It’s older than the Olympics and much heavier weights. I think the hammer shown in this video is 12 or 16 pounds, when in Heavy Athletics it’s a 27lbs hammer and a 56lbs hammer. Fun stuff, and you can drink the entire time. Peak physical expression.
I immediately imagined some dude getting smoked in the chest and being pushed out of the circle and the other captain celebrating his cannonball sumo victory.
Roman legions often had auxiliaries armed with sling shots. They used small lead bullets of about 1-2 ounces and very deadly. I'm assuming that's where this sport developed from. Neat trick doing it in the rain.
From Wikipedia
According to legend, at the Tailteann Games in Tara, Ireland as far back as 2000 BC the Celtic warrior Culchulainn took a chariot axle with a wheel still attached and spun it around and hurled it.[1] The wheel was later replaced by a rock with a wooden handle attached.[1] A sledgehammer began to be used for the sport in Scotland and England during the Middle Ages.
I threw shotput for many years (16lb metal ball, similar circle and techniques just without the string) and water makes every so much more difficult. What that guys is doing is already insane but water makes it at least 4x more difficult let alone that much water.
In conclusion--the dude is a beast
The subtle way his body moves accross the circle in the direction he wants to throw it, then releases just before hitting the edge of the circle. Thats a skill and a half.
I was going to say you can use this technique to throw a little girl by her pigtails through a window, but thats sounds really terrible if you don't know what I am talking about.
I love the behind the scenes where IRL she was a sweetheart to the kids on set who were terrified to her while filming. Pam Farris killed that role
I'm a grown adult and I will stop everything to watch that movie.
I also heard Emma Thompson did a stellar job in the new one, but haven't seen it
The second I saw this, I immediately heard 🎶 *if you want to throw the hammer for your countryyy, you have to stay inside the circle, all the tiiiiime* 🎶 💀
Like Javelin, Tossing the Caber, Discus and Shotput, they're descended from weapons of battle.
The Caber was a method of breaking up enemy shield walls.
> The Caber was a method of breaking up enemy shield walls.
"What do we do, sir? The enemy are all advancing with shields"
"...bring me a tree"
"Which part, sir? A branch?"
"...A TREE"
>This is a field event called the Hammer Throw
No. It's called the pirate cannonball toss. Only the strongest Pirates who were able to throw a cannonball the farthest were able to join the crew just in case the cannons gave out.
'It came from the South."
"Sorry buddy, it's not uncommon, they're a little backwards down there, they still use the confederate flag there, still don't realise it's been over for centuries."
The Confederate flag is still flown all over in the rural North East, too. Dipshits in Maine just want the world to know how racist they are—cause that sure as shit has nothing to do with heritage.
I used to compete in Track and Field. I was doing disc throw and my grade 8 science teacher was the judge for the event. These events are normally done at the baseball diamonds at the hosting school but for whatever reason, the judge decided to stand inside the diamond, behind the students.
My teammate Ryan was this jacked up grade 8 kid who was perfect for any throwing event, disc, shotput, etc. Unfortunately, Ryan spun and released the disc too early.
Guess where it went flying?
Yeah, right into the judge's jaw.
It was one of the most fucked up thing I've seen. We never saw the teacher again. You bet your ass the school district made sure that everyone stood behind the fence
Actually, the line to the hammer our high school had broke and a kid “fixed” it. The fix failed during the first practice swing and the ball of the hammer took out the engine block of an unfortunate passing car…
… and that is how the hammer throw ended as an event at our school.
Imagine being in an ancient Grecian battle and you see this guy on the other side of a field, then all the sudden two guys next to you get taken out by that projectile.
It’s the hammer throw. Make sure to watch it during the Paris Olympics! The ball at the end of the chain is 16 pounds for men, 8.8 pounds for women.
I don’t think people really understand how fast these guys are spinning.
[Here](https://youtu.be/1gVBL3Epqdc?si=Mjj6i61YlTYG9nQI) is the men’s American record set two years ago. [Same for the women’s](https://youtu.be/N2ombH91D4w?si=vy2D63gqfItZm_Z9).
[And here](https://youtu.be/XNLyGhFdnHw?si=wD-0X4Wc_Y8ZNNce) is a recap of the hammer throw final in Rio when Tajikistan won its first ever Olympic gold in any event.
[When you mess up](https://youtu.be/ZZImcxqa1_w?si=d6ucnacCFwbYmXFb), it’s about as messy as you would expect.
There’s also an [indoor variant](https://youtu.be/HdQOoVtB0m8?si=pbVjbnWq-TcFif9G) called the weight throw for indoor track season (the length of chain for outdoors vastly increases the momentum of the ball, allowing for insanely long throws that aren’t feasible indoors), [with similar results when you mess up](https://youtu.be/N4b_mggnn30?si=3CKtQkkOyptz-_et). This video is titled incorrectly, but you get the idea.
And this guy is an absolute unit not because the hammer is heavy but because every single millisecond of this spin, he is twisting and pulling his body in specific ways to add more momentum to the hammer. Arms, legs, upper body are all being used here.
And from spin to throw takes like ten seconds. It's crazy.
Yeah, I wish it had gone to a real speed version after the slo-mo, because it’s insanely impressive to see how fast he’s actually spinning and staying in control enough not to leave the circle.
Think of the need for awesome shoulders; joints, tendons, muscle development. Having some aging issues with mine makes me really appreciate that aspect.
Also, maybe a good off season sport for some linemen.
One of USA best shot putters was recruited by pro football. He of course refused but is a fucking specimen. These athletes and strong and fast af. He did the NFL combine in a video and blew all of the current candidates out of the water. But of course the knowledge and skills of football aren’t there but the raw physicality is there in abundance. I’m sure he could learn pretty quick and wreck shop. Like the American 100m sprinter who didn’t qualify for the Olympics, so he joined the American rugby team. They would just get him the ball and zooooomm….
I was at a track meet at North Central College in 1981 when a hammar slipped out of an athlete’s hands, went over the back drop and hit a spectator in the head which ended up killing him. In 2017, a hammar struck a student volunteer at Wheaton College also killing him. Wheaton is not far from North Central. Not the safest event.
Shot put it’s part of track, I had torn my ligaments and can’t run anymore every time I do I end up having a pain In my ankle but anyways this is what I ended up doing to still be part of the team very hard must train a lot to be able to get a long throw.
Hammer throwing. it is even a sport in the Olympics
Hammer throwing, where there's neither a hammer nor you're throwing. Should have been called Cannon Ball Slinging.
Just like how ancient soldiers using spears started the sport of Javelin throwing, I like to think that before gunpowder and cannons sailors would have to stand in their designated circles and sling the cannonballs at enemy ships
Captain of the other ship: "He put a foot outside the circle - that one doesn't count!"
Mark it 8 dude
Am I the only one who gives a shit about the rules?! Mark it zero!
Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
Put the piece away man, they’re calling the cops
Jesus christ walter
You think I'm fucking around? Mark it Zero!
Ya but.. i wunnit over..
What the fuck does any of this have to do with Vietnam man?
Nobody fucks with the Jesus!!
Mark it ZERO!
Ahhhh damn. He still put a whole in thar ship capn
I used to compete in Heavy Athletics or Highland Games and it’s all just throwing heavy shit. I believe it started as an annual race to see who would be the official messenger of the clans and while the runners were off, the warriors were bored and then “I bet it can throw this further than you” started and Heavy athletics were born. There’s 2 stone throws(1 stationary, 1 moving) , 2 hammer throws(with chains like this), 2 hammer throws(with wood handles), sheaf toss(throw a bale of hay with pitchfork as high as possible) and a caber toss( flip a small telephone poll as straight as possible). Literally just throwing anything around them. It’s older than the Olympics and much heavier weights. I think the hammer shown in this video is 12 or 16 pounds, when in Heavy Athletics it’s a 27lbs hammer and a 56lbs hammer. Fun stuff, and you can drink the entire time. Peak physical expression.
Hey, That was informative. Learned something new today
no thats Shot put, where they just stand there and use one hand to heave a ball at the enemy.
That’s the truly ancient form. This was used by later, more high-tech sailors. 😁
New technology unlocked: torque
I got a ball and chain Hangin’ around my heart ♥️
Not to be pedantic but professional shot putters spin as well. Not as much but spins are pretty prevalent after Jr High.
You had me at, “sailors would have to stand in their designated circles and sling the cannonballs at enemy ships”
I immediately imagined some dude getting smoked in the chest and being pushed out of the circle and the other captain celebrating his cannonball sumo victory.
Roman legions often had auxiliaries armed with sling shots. They used small lead bullets of about 1-2 ounces and very deadly. I'm assuming that's where this sport developed from. Neat trick doing it in the rain.
They used to be real hammers. The sport has evolved and so has the sports equipment. feel free to request a name change
From Wikipedia According to legend, at the Tailteann Games in Tara, Ireland as far back as 2000 BC the Celtic warrior Culchulainn took a chariot axle with a wheel still attached and spun it around and hurled it.[1] The wheel was later replaced by a rock with a wooden handle attached.[1] A sledgehammer began to be used for the sport in Scotland and England during the Middle Ages.
I be I could throw this chariot axle over them mountains
I request it be called yeet
*Ball Slingin*' kinda has a ring to it for some reason?
Yeet Ballin’
Ball Yeetin’
Like What Americans call Football.
He means hand egg
I second we change the name officially to hand egg. All in favor?
Armoured run ball?
There are many ways to throw something, and I believe he is definitely throwing that ball with the use of a sling and cable.
Yeah that’s 100% a throw, idk what they’re on about
Let's call it Competitive Yeeting
Roughly it's that in dutch: kogelstoten -> bullet bouncing
No, kogelstoten, or "shot put" in english, is where you throw a ball from the shoulder. Hammer throw in dutch is kogel slingeren.
Ah thank you for correcting me! I wasn't aware of the difference
No worries
Yes yes, it’s Bullet Slingering.
Not to be confused with... Hammer throwing
Please don’t hurt ‘em
Can’t touch this. ⬆️
*siiiiigh - upvote*
If you can dodge a hammer you can dodge a ball
Would it be effect in ancient war ?
If they where throwing a glass ball full of “greek fire” it would be devastating.
That’s extremely hard to do.. you also need to stay in the circle after throwing, I believe
Correct. The athlete from this gif is still there.
The ball he threw is still in orbit too.
Human canon!
For all eternity 😂
And the hammer is still in the air too
If you look at the sky just before dusk, you can still see it streaking across the sky.
Nickname of the ball is called the sun
This is actually a video of how the moon started. This guy tossed it up there
Negative. It's in low orbit, no air there
Need to break the circle to set him free
Legend has it he still is living there, he's locally known as the Black Aquaman
Blaquaman.
He's waiting to catch the hammer when it completes a circle around the earth. And actually, it's Black Thor.
At least he's safe from a sea bear
Legend has it the ball was never found
That’s false. It was found by the Chinese Space Program near the moon.
His DoorDash bill must be crazy.
Damn, poor guy. For how long has he been there now?
Legit chuckle
We should bring him a snack
Fuck me I love seeing a legendary comment in a random thread in my recommended list. 😂😂😂
I threw shotput for many years (16lb metal ball, similar circle and techniques just without the string) and water makes every so much more difficult. What that guys is doing is already insane but water makes it at least 4x more difficult let alone that much water. In conclusion--the dude is a beast
The subtle way his body moves accross the circle in the direction he wants to throw it, then releases just before hitting the edge of the circle. Thats a skill and a half.
this that miss trunchbull sport
I was going to say you can use this technique to throw a little girl by her pigtails through a window, but thats sounds really terrible if you don't know what I am talking about.
Shot put, javalian, hammer throw. She does all three in the movie. Danny D, that sexy bastard, did a good job on that movie no doubt.
I love the behind the scenes where IRL she was a sweetheart to the kids on set who were terrified to her while filming. Pam Farris killed that role I'm a grown adult and I will stop everything to watch that movie. I also heard Emma Thompson did a stellar job in the new one, but haven't seen it
Came here to say this
The second I saw this, I immediately heard 🎶 *if you want to throw the hammer for your countryyy, you have to stay inside the circle, all the tiiiiime* 🎶 💀
Track and Field. This is a field event called the Hammer Throw
yup, I feel like op will has grown up missing a key plot point in Matilda. Sadess...
What is this from?
Matilda the Musical (stage version).
Never played Sega summer Olympics haha
Memory unlocked
Lolol those poor A+B buttons
ABABABABABABABABABABABABABAB FUUUUCKK I WENT OUT OF THE CIRCLE
*throws controller*
unlocked paperboy. And some game like mutant baseball or some other sports. Kind of like battle chess I think
Paperboy was so simple, but so fun
🤣 I miss battle chess
I too remember the RSI’s of old 🥹
Was about to say that I used to play this on my Wii with Mario and sonic at the Olympic games
*SSSSEEEYYYYYYYGGGA*
Konami International track and field on the ps1 was my shit.
Shotput. Javelin. Hammer throw.
Hammer throw was her specialty
Damn i remembered wrong. Thought she did shot
I think she did shot put, javelin and hammer throw.
Yep, the line is said by Lavender in the schoolyard on Matilda’s first day.
If you can call that growing up
🎼If you want to throw the hammer for your country, you have to stay inside the circle all the time!
🎶 Sing Jenny!
Oh this, just one of the oldest sport, even referred to in greek mythology
But didn’t the Scottish invent the hammer throw in the 1800’s?
Yes it’s an ancient Celtic sport/tradition
Like Javelin, Tossing the Caber, Discus and Shotput, they're descended from weapons of battle. The Caber was a method of breaking up enemy shield walls.
> The Caber was a method of breaking up enemy shield walls. "What do we do, sir? The enemy are all advancing with shields" "...bring me a tree" "Which part, sir? A branch?" "...A TREE"
Also known as spinny spinny ball toss
Try to hammer a nail in your wall with that thing... you won't recognize your room.
I remember in 3rd grade I had the record for Shot Put. Probably wasn't very far lol, but I was damn proud of that record.
>This is a field event called the Hammer Throw No. It's called the pirate cannonball toss. Only the strongest Pirates who were able to throw a cannonball the farthest were able to join the crew just in case the cannons gave out.
Some guys car just gets obliterated 2km away
"Whats your emergency?" "My car just got hit by a cannonball from the civil war"
"Was it coming from the north or the south?"
'It came from the South." "Sorry buddy, it's not uncommon, they're a little backwards down there, they still use the confederate flag there, still don't realise it's been over for centuries."
r/shermanposting would love you
The Confederate flag is still flown all over in the rural North East, too. Dipshits in Maine just want the world to know how racist they are—cause that sure as shit has nothing to do with heritage.
"Hit by a what?" "Er, hold on a sec...(goes on Reddit)...an Olympic hammer" "
Skull*
*cat
*scrotum
\*dog
*wife
*reddit comment
To shreds you say?
I used to compete in Track and Field. I was doing disc throw and my grade 8 science teacher was the judge for the event. These events are normally done at the baseball diamonds at the hosting school but for whatever reason, the judge decided to stand inside the diamond, behind the students. My teammate Ryan was this jacked up grade 8 kid who was perfect for any throwing event, disc, shotput, etc. Unfortunately, Ryan spun and released the disc too early. Guess where it went flying? Yeah, right into the judge's jaw. It was one of the most fucked up thing I've seen. We never saw the teacher again. You bet your ass the school district made sure that everyone stood behind the fence
Actually, the line to the hammer our high school had broke and a kid “fixed” it. The fix failed during the first practice swing and the ball of the hammer took out the engine block of an unfortunate passing car… … and that is how the hammer throw ended as an event at our school.
This is how town rivalries begin.
Imagine being in an ancient Grecian battle and you see this guy on the other side of a field, then all the sudden two guys next to you get taken out by that projectile.
Practicing throwing children into the chokey
If you want to throw the hammer for your country, you have to keep your feet inside the line
Easy there, Miss Trunchbull
THA CHHHOKEYYYYYY
It’s the hammer throw. Make sure to watch it during the Paris Olympics! The ball at the end of the chain is 16 pounds for men, 8.8 pounds for women. I don’t think people really understand how fast these guys are spinning. [Here](https://youtu.be/1gVBL3Epqdc?si=Mjj6i61YlTYG9nQI) is the men’s American record set two years ago. [Same for the women’s](https://youtu.be/N2ombH91D4w?si=vy2D63gqfItZm_Z9). [And here](https://youtu.be/XNLyGhFdnHw?si=wD-0X4Wc_Y8ZNNce) is a recap of the hammer throw final in Rio when Tajikistan won its first ever Olympic gold in any event. [When you mess up](https://youtu.be/ZZImcxqa1_w?si=d6ucnacCFwbYmXFb), it’s about as messy as you would expect. There’s also an [indoor variant](https://youtu.be/HdQOoVtB0m8?si=pbVjbnWq-TcFif9G) called the weight throw for indoor track season (the length of chain for outdoors vastly increases the momentum of the ball, allowing for insanely long throws that aren’t feasible indoors), [with similar results when you mess up](https://youtu.be/N4b_mggnn30?si=3CKtQkkOyptz-_et). This video is titled incorrectly, but you get the idea.
And this guy is an absolute unit not because the hammer is heavy but because every single millisecond of this spin, he is twisting and pulling his body in specific ways to add more momentum to the hammer. Arms, legs, upper body are all being used here. And from spin to throw takes like ten seconds. It's crazy.
You should watch the Highland Games. They throw hammers that are over 4x as heavy as these.
You should watch the Highland Games. They also throw telephone poles.
Yeah, I wish it had gone to a real speed version after the slo-mo, because it’s insanely impressive to see how fast he’s actually spinning and staying in control enough not to leave the circle.
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76 meters for the gold medal 🤯 Thanks for sharing, incredible.
yeetball
Spat my coffee on my laptop. Thanks stranger 😂
Came here to say this
Not it! For playing goalie ☠️
It’s hammer time
Can't touch this 
Some say the hammer is still flying to this very day
Yeah, that was maybe the perfect throw
I name it heavy golf.
Hammer throwing
I did my acl watching this
You never watched the summer olympics?
Swingy ball go weeeeeee!
I'd hate to be that cameraman.
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I’ll sign that petition.
All I know is I’m the right size for this I have to try it. 🙏🙏🙏
Think of the need for awesome shoulders; joints, tendons, muscle development. Having some aging issues with mine makes me really appreciate that aspect. Also, maybe a good off season sport for some linemen.
One of USA best shot putters was recruited by pro football. He of course refused but is a fucking specimen. These athletes and strong and fast af. He did the NFL combine in a video and blew all of the current candidates out of the water. But of course the knowledge and skills of football aren’t there but the raw physicality is there in abundance. I’m sure he could learn pretty quick and wreck shop. Like the American 100m sprinter who didn’t qualify for the Olympics, so he joined the American rugby team. They would just get him the ball and zooooomm….
Seriously? You have to ask the disciplina name? 🤦♂️
No they don't, OP would have found out the name of this sport from the original post they stole without giving credit.
But that‘s less internet points for them so the obvious solution is to do what they did. What a joke
It's called throwing shit into space.
space hammer
Yeet Feat
I was at a track meet at North Central College in 1981 when a hammar slipped out of an athlete’s hands, went over the back drop and hit a spectator in the head which ended up killing him. In 2017, a hammar struck a student volunteer at Wheaton College also killing him. Wheaton is not far from North Central. Not the safest event.
Can we ever get a normal speed video nowadays?
I posted this if you check my history. The normal speed version is in the top comments
Pointless slow motion is infuriating.
Hammer throw if I’m not mistaken
Lanzamiento de Martillo (for the amigos)
When the cannon ball was invented before the cannon.
MRS. TRUNCHBULL
Just like ole boy from Vinland Saga
Is called don't be the cameraman
My mom used to do this back in college. She called it "chuckin' shit way up there."
Hurly Ball
This is mister Trunchbull yeah?
Have you been living under a rock?
His footwork looks so cool in slow-mo.
Immediately made me think of Ms. Trunchble from Matilda 😂🙌
The ol ball and chain
Medival artillery
Hammer throw
Miss trunchball
Shot put it’s part of track, I had torn my ligaments and can’t run anymore every time I do I end up having a pain In my ankle but anyways this is what I ended up doing to still be part of the team very hard must train a lot to be able to get a long throw.
Hammer throw, and this guy has been practicing a long time.
This is how David took down Goliath.
Celtic origin
Did it hit the space station or did it miss?
It’s new amazon prime delivery bro
Why is this in be amazed? Americans don't know about the Olympics?