Technique carries the discus
A clean, fast spin off the index finger glides far, so well-coached younger throwers can beat stronger sloppy ones. Average distances climb with age, but a clean release moves an athlete up faster than the calendar does.
Average discus distances rise through the teens, but the discus rewards a clean, flat release as much as strength, so technique drives a lot of the spread. As with the shot, the numbers only make sense alongside the implement weight. Here is how the average moves with age and what separates average from good.
A clean, fast spin off the index finger glides far, so well-coached younger throwers can beat stronger sloppy ones. Average distances climb with age, but a clean release moves an athlete up faster than the calendar does.
These are typical marks, not competitive ones. A good varsity throw is well above the age-18 average here, around 150 feet for boys and 125 for girls. The gap is usually a cleaner release, not raw power.
A balanced turn and a flat release that stops the disc from wobbling. Many throwers stuck at average are tumbling the discus and bleeding distance to the air.
Average shows the ballpark. Film from behind, the AI isolates the release frames and shows whether your plane and finger roll are clean, so you climb past the age average by fixing the wobble.
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Typical boys' marks by age, girls' marks in the table below. Compare throws only on the same weight.
Typical developing-thrower marks on standard implements.
| Age | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 70 ft | 60 ft |
| 14 | 100 ft | 85 ft |
| 16 | 120 ft (1.6 kg) | 100 ft (1 kg) |
| 18 | 135 ft (1.6 kg) | 110 ft (1 kg) |
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