Phase by phase, not gut feel
Good shot put technique isn't a vibe. It's a sequence. Each phase has clear targets you can measure: angles, foot positions, body lean. The AI tells you which phase in your rep is costing you the most.
Shot Put technique is about precision. Every shot put rep is a chain of phases. Each phase sets up the next. Get the phase-by-phase breakdown coaches use, plus AI that grades your own technique against it, frame by frame.
Good shot put technique isn't a vibe. It's a sequence. Each phase has clear targets you can measure: angles, foot positions, body lean. The AI tells you which phase in your rep is costing you the most.
Watch a shot put coach review tape. They pause on the same handful of frames every time. The takeoff, the plant, the release, the clearance. The AI pulls those exact frames for you.
Most form errors trace back one or two phases. Fixing the symptom doesn't help. The AI traces the chain back to the cause so you fix the right thing.
Upload a clip, AI tags every phase, marks where technique breaks, and writes a coaching note for each one. The same phase-by-phase read your coach would give, but on every rep, not just meet day.
Follow up in chat and ask questions. The AI remembers your analysis and speaks the language of shot put coaching.
Each phase has a coaching cue, a measurable target, the frames a coach pauses on, and the failure mode AI flags most often. Use it as a self-diagnostic checklist on every video.
Glide: stand at the back of the circle, low position, shot tucked at the neck. Spin: stand at the back facing away, shot tucked.
Glide: linear push off back leg, low and fast. Spin: rotational, moving across via 1.5 turns. Both end at the power position.
Both feet land in T position (right toe pointed away, left foot flat) simultaneously. Hips loaded; shoulders behind hips. Greater shoulder-hip separation in spin = elastic torque.
Hips lead, shoulders catch up, arm fires last (kinetic chain). Right leg drives up; left leg blocks. Trunk rotation velocity contributes ~40% of release velocity.
Hand pushes (not throws) the shot at optimal angle. Final segment of kinetic chain: hand and wrist.
Right and left legs switch positions to keep momentum from carrying the thrower out of the circle.
The numbers coaches grade against. Levels run from beginner through elite, your AI form check compares your reps to the level above you.
Primary sources behind the numbers and methods on this page.
Five common questions about shot put that come up in coaching.
A directory of every shot put page on the site, from broad analysis tools to specific phase deep-dives. Each entry points to a focused write-up.
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