Cool! I must be getting a lot better. I got up to 9 throws, catches and all, at least five times. At the start of my practice, I was dreading the same old humdrum solid 7 throws. I really had to do something to get beyond that number. I started out just releasing the 8th throw in any way I could. Just like I tell my students when they are stuck on a certain throw – it doesn’t matter where that next throws goes (and I don’t even care if they hit me with it!), they just need to get it out of their hand. That’s the only way to break out of the habit of stopping at a certain number.
So heeding my own advice, I literally forced myself to throw past 7, and it really worked. Once I broke through a few times, it just felt more comfortable and came more easily. Finally!! I’m only one throw away from 10!
I also paid attention to my arms, not only keeping them close into my side (like I usually do), but really limiting their lateral movement. I think this helped a lot as well, and encouraged me to throw fairly high, facilitating more throws.
Looking forward to getting more comfortable with 9 throws tomorrow!
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