the arm muscles used in throwing a javelin are relatively small. The majority of the javelin’s eventual flight energy comes from the run-up and rotation. The delivery step is where physics takes ...

The veteran said that she focuses a lot on her strength through track and field events, including javelin, shotput and discus. "Quite natural, I have played a lot of javelin, shotput and discus ...

launching a discus into a headwind actually increases the throw. Though there is an added complication. "It's kind of like a top, when you spin a top," said Jacob Slifka, a physics intern and ...