50 Next Year

[Roy 5]

Happy 49th birthday today to Yuriy Syedikh. I was lucky enough to see him throw several times. What do you think was his best meet?

[mike renfro]

Re: 50 Next Year

The pat answer would be Euros '86, but I think that the OG '76 as a breakthrough was probably the most memorable. It signaled the end of the 3 turners.

[Kurt Francis]

Re: 50 Next Year

Excuse me, Mike, but Yuriy's WR throw was with 3 turns!

[Dale 3]

Re: 50 Next Year

Indeed it was. Several top throwers still use three turns.

[kuha]

Re: 50 Next Year

He uses the Byrds technique: Turn, Turn, Turn.

[tafnut21]

Re: 50 Next Year

>Excuse me, Mike, but Yuriy's WR throw was with 3 turns!

Not being a hammer maven myself, who pioneered the 4-turn technique?

Was it Litvinov?