Word: hammerism
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Throwing the hammer is an individual pursuit; a thrower competes against his own physical limits and previous best distances more than battling opponents...
Whether he will want to continue throwing the hammer after this season remains a questionmark with Lenz: "It's hard for throwers, once out of college you're really on your own; there aren't coaches, facilities, or the financial support available. I'd probably have to go out to a cornfield somewhere to practice...
Lenz started out playing football at Providence's Classical High School in the only state in the nation where the hammer throw is a high school event. Eventually his coach, one of the country's few high school hammer coaches, introduced him to throwing. "He influenced a lot of people to start throwing things," Lenz recalls with a smile...
...pounds, the Leverett House resident cuts a formidable figure, but not among the breed of hammer throwers, who average between 225 and 250 pounds. Lenz relies on his speed and excellent technique to overcome strength or size deficits, and often defeats much larger opponents...
While some envision the sport as monotonous and ungainly, Lenz believes the hammer as a strong aesthetic appeal: "It's a beautiful thing to see someone throw the hammer well. A good thrower is fast, strong, and graceful. It's explosive...