Valerie Adams of New Zealand, Christina Schwanitz of Germany, and Lijiao Gong of China finished 1-2-3 in the shot in last summer’s Outdoor World Championships. Yesterday, they finished in the exact same order at the Indoor World Championships. Coincidence? I think not. All three have mastered a vital aspect of the glide technique: the transition … Continue reading The Moment of Truth in the Glide Shot Put (by Dan McQuaid)