OT Pet peeve shot/discus

[Husker.Wed.]

I don't think most sports writers know that in field events the discus, hammer and javelin are "thrown" and the shot is "put". The events are officially hammer throw, javelin throw, discus throw and shot put. So in the articles about our football recruits who also do field events they need to either say he throws the discus so many feet and puts the shot so many feet, or they need to say discus so many feet and shot so many feet. But mixing the two by saying discus so many feet and "shot put" so many feet tells me the author doesn't understand track and field terminology.

 

[Huskerfan2112]

Thank you. I would of and could of said the same thing. Irregardless, its prolly a mute point.

 

[huskerfan66]

Imagine that. Go to any track meet indoor or outdoor and they really don't cover field events but all the running events have announcers for even prelims. All they do is report the results of field events. But field events win a lot of team meets

 

[cruelhalo]

Imagine that. Go to any track meet indoor or outdoor and they really don't cover field events but all the running events have announcers for even prelims. All they do is report the results of field events. But field events win a lot of team meets

And field events are more exciting and require more skill.

 

[BTF69]

Ever get stuck having to help at a track meet? Good lord.

 

[RBigredMax]

And field events are more exciting and require more skill.

More exciting than the 100 or 4x100 relay? I think it’s tougher to be more exciting when they aren’t competing in the same moment? Rather they throw … measure … announce … next guy up.

 

[spartanhusker]

Ever get stuck having to help at a track meet? Good lord.

SLOOOOOOOW death....

 

[huskerfan66]

Ever get stuck having to help at a track meet? Good lord.

Yes

 

[spartanhusker]

I will offer this up...for years, the BEST sporting event I attended each year is the Kansas State High School Track meet at the monstrosity called Cessna Stadium...6 classes, non stop action, so much energy...and I'm NOT a track guy...

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

I will offer this up...for years, the BEST sporting event I attended each year is the Kansas State High School Track meet at the monstrosity called Cessna Stadium...6 classes, non stop action, so much energy...and I'm NOT a track guy...

 

[Charlie Marlow]

I was great at this game except for throwing the shot put. Never got the timing down.

 

[spartanhusker]

Hate to admit I love that movie.....

 

[RBigredMax]

I was great at this game except for throwing the shot put. Never got the timing down.

You are going to trigger the OP 😁

 

[Charlie Marlow]

You are going to trigger the OP 😁

I’m incorrigible 😛

 

[cruelhalo]

More exciting than the 100 or 4x100 relay? I think it’s tougher to be more exciting when they aren’t competing in the same moment? Rather they throw … measure … announce … next guy up.

Good call.

 

[MargotDeeper]

I don't think most sports writers know that in field events the discus, hammer and javelin are "thrown" and the shot is "put". The events are officially hammer throw, javelin throw, discus throw and shot put. So in the articles about our football recruits who also do field events they need to either say he throws the discus so many feet and puts the shot so many feet, or they need to say discus so many feet and shot so many feet. But mixing the two by saying discus so many feet and "shot put" so many feet tells me the author doesn't understand track and field terminology.

Hey OP, how's it going?


Here's another sentence using "put" I like to use to make these mothrfluckas understand.

 

[bigboxes]

I was great at this game except for throwing the shot put. Never got the timing down.

I was a freshman at UNL when this was out. That and Excitebike.