Throwing

Throwing is the launching of a ballistic projectile by hand. This action is only possible for animals with the ability to grasp objects with their hands (mainly primates).

Humans, being bipedal, have a wide variety of throwing techniques and abilities. These have been employed in warfare – first through rock-throwing, then refined weapon-throwing (e.g. spear, throwing axe), and into modern day with hand grenades and tear gas canisters. Throwing is used in many sports and games, particularly ball games, and in throwing sports the action is the main determiner of the outcome. These serve as forms of recreation and exercise in society.

History and prehistory

Humans are believed to be unusually good throwers due to their high dexterity and good timing capabilities, and it is believed that this is an evolved trait. Evidence of hominid throwing dates back 2 million years to homo erectus. The 90 mph throwing speed found in many athletes far exceeds the speed at which chimpanzees can throw things, which is about 20 mph. This ability reflects the ability of the human shoulder muscles and tendons to store elasticity until it is needed to propel an object.

Throw (disambiguation)

Throwing usually refers to launching a projectile by hand.

Throw or throwing can also refer to:

Music

  • Throw (band), a punk band from the Philippines formed by Al Dimalanta (formerly of Dead Ends).
  • Sports

  • Throw (grappling), a martial arts and grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent
  • Throwing (cricket), bowling a delivery in cricket with an elbow flexion degree higher than that set by the ICC
  • Match fixing, or throwing a game, meaning to intentionally lose
  • Other

  • Mardi gras throws, or throws, are small gifts or trinkets passed out or thrown from New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to spectators lining the streets
  • Another name for English knitting, a style of knitting, Afghan (blanket)
  • The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel
  • A computer programming term for raising an exception in exception handling
  • Throw (projector), the distance of movie projector to the screen
  • Throw, part of an electrical switch (changeover switch)
  • The distance that a jet of fluid travels, such as in diffusers for room air distribution
  • English knitting

    English knitting, also known as right-hand knitting or throwing, is a style of Western knitting where the yarn to be knit into the fabric is carried in the right hand. This style is prevalent throughout the English-speaking world, though it is by no means universal.

    Other Western knitting styles include continental knitting (also known as "left-hand knitting") and combined knitting. Despite the names, choice of knitting style has little to do with the handedness of the knitter; plenty of left-handed individuals use the English style, and plenty of right-handed knitters use Continental. Various non-Western styles also exist, many of which are substantially similar to these, but which twist each stitch, making for a subtly different-looking fabric.

    Technique

    Here, we assume that there are already stitches on the needles, having been cast on previously. The yarn is wrapped around the right hand for tension (in one method, the tail of the yarn is wrapped around the little finger of the right hand for tension, and over the index finger for control—see illustration). The right hand will hold the needle with the most recently knit stitches. (If at the beginning of a row, the right hand will hold the empty needle.) The left hand holds the other needle.

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