309: Feeling the throw (with Matthew Denny)

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Diamond League discus champion Matthew Denny is one of the best all-around throwers in the world, having won Commonwealth medals in both the discus and the hammer throw. He's also on of the best big time performers, having thrown personal bests at the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Diamond League finals in recent years. He credits both his all-around success and peaking ability to his ability to feel the throw, a skill he developed over countless reps of trial and error. On this week's episode he talks about how to develop feeling, what he feels in his throw, his current technical focus, and some surprising parallels between the discus and the hammer.

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More notes:

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• You can follow Denny on Instagram @MattyDenny.
• Denny has been working with coach Dale Stevenson this season. Stevenson was previously a guest on Episode 66 and Episode 121. We also have had former Australia discus record holder Benn Harradine as a guest on Episode 26.
• More content about the discus: check out our interviews with coach Vésteinn Hafsteinsson and former Olympic champion Mac Wilkins.