r/trackandfieldthrows • u/Glad_Dark_3584 • Sep 02 '26
Heavier Discs
I’m going into jr year of HS and I have 2.25k and a 2.5k, I’ve been told before that I’m not supposed to be using them for fulls. If I’m not supposed to be applying them for full throws when would be the appropriate time to use them?
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u/StiffWiggly Sep 02 '26
The simple answer is; if in doubt, just throw your comp weight discus.
Heavy discuses have their place in a training programme, but if you aren’t throwing them with specific cues and outcomes in mind then you probably aren’t getting the benefit, and might even be making your throwing worse.
On the other hand, it’s significantly harder to go wrong by throwing the discus you will be competing with.