Posted on 01/28/2021 4:45:20 PM PST by SamAdams76
Everybody, boy or girl, throws things during the course of their lifetimes. There is a point in time where a person throws something the furthest they have ever thrown something before. Usually it's a baseball or maybe a frisbee or a rock.
When that particular throw is made, that person might know that they have never thrown something that far before but might not at that time realize that they will never throw something that far ever again.
For the rest of their lives, as they age and their bodies become weaker, they find themselves throwing things less and less further than before. But everybody has that one shining moment when they hurled an object further than they ever hurled an object before.
When was that time for you? Or did you even remember when that was?
For me, I believe that time occurred during the summer of 1985. I was on vacation in New Hampshire with sone friends and we started throwing around a frisbee in an open field near where we were staying. We had our dogs around us and they were all barking and prancing about with their tongues lolling out of their mouths in the frenzied way that dogs are known for.
One of the dogs, a border collie mix of a dog, waddled up to me with a frisbee and I pulled it out of the dog's teeth and in a moment of extreme energy, I ran a a few steps forward and flung that frisbee with all my might across the open field. It sailed and it sailed and finally landed in the trees on the perimeter of the field at least 300 feet and maybe more. In many ballparks, I would have thrown for a home run.
The mouths of my companions fell open and the dogs were sufficiently impressed that they didn't even bother chasing after it. Eventually, we all walked over towards the strand of trees but we never did find that frisbee. Likely it got lodged in the upper branches of one of them, never to be seen again. For all I know, it might still be up there in that tree.
It was a fairly windy day and I'm sure the wind assisted that frisbee in its epic flight. I know for a fact that I never threw anything that far ever since.
I just threw by back out does that qualify?
I threw a fit the other day. Never did see where it came down.
I once threw a pigskin a quarter mile. If only the coach would have put me in. We could have won state.
I have a knee that does that. But let’s not compete.
I used to throw the ball straight up so I didn’t have to go get it
Nancy plans to throw a Ball on Capitol Hill.
Deplorables need not apply for an invite.
It took seven posts. FR is slipping.
I get help from my friends at Hornady.
A seriously profound question. /sss
No one throws anything further any more, but farther and the farthest, yeah, farther is distance, further is another thing.
Well, I out-threw him by quite a bit. There was a four lane boulevard with a high school field across the street. Both of our rocks hit the field but mine went farther. And he agreed I beat him.
Also, I once skipped a rock on a river that bounced at least 22 times before stopping. My dad was in shock and said "I've never seen a rock skip that many times before".. Plus or minus 22, because the skips are so rapid it's nearly impossible to count.
Does everyone like my contribution to this silly thread?
Does throwing something over the rim of the Grand Canyon count? If so, I can throw about a mile.
As a hardball pitcher I have a “Most satisfying time I threw a Rock”, does that count?
I remember when I was about 14 throwing up a couple of beers and my first plug of tobacco and how far it went...
How far can you throw...
a pingpong ball...
a baseball...
a bowling ball...
???
If you graph it; it is an interesting curve.
The first time I threw a hard overhand pitch, something in my neck snapped and made the back of my head burn. I never understood that - but I’ve had a lifelong skelebone issue...
Does throwing up count?
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