Oregon native and Olympian Ryan Crouser overhauled his mechanics to gain a little more distance, creating a technique referred to as the “Crouser Slide.”
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tinkering around one late mid-December night, Olympic champion and Oregon native Ryan Crouser ran some shot-put experiments after a training session.
What if, the world record holder/mad scientist hypothesized, he shifted his starting position about 60 degrees clockwise inside the circle? What if he also executed a quick step early in his approach — almost like a sprinter’s burst — to generate more speed and create more radius and more rotation?
Something clicked that evening for the
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