Talk:Shot put

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[edit] Ungrammatical uses

There was a note after "In the English language it is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the throwing motion." that said that both uses were ungrammatical, but didn't explain why. For the noun, "shot put" comes up in dictionary.com with that meaning, and I'm not sure why the verb use is ungrammatical. There wasn't any explanation other that just that statement, so I pulled the line. 24.59.112.218 00:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rules

Rules

• The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck and keep it tight to the neck while throwing.
• At the end of the throw, the thrower must push the throwing arm straight from the neck, pushing the ball off the fingertips. (If the thrower does not push the ball out and throws it like a baseball, the thrower may incur a shoulder or neck injury.)

Are these really rules? Or are they just technical points which are accepted as a given? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatlot!! (talk • contribs) 20:48, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm quite sure the first rule is a rule. A number of places on the web corroborate it; it is the rule that make this event a "put" and not a "throw". I can't find the second rule anywhere though, but I can't seem to quickly find anything that looks like a definitive rulebook for shot put. This article definitely needs some citations. I'll tag it to that effect. Cheers, Doctormatt 23:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why does 'shot putt' disambiguate to this page?

Since 'Shot Putt' is the correct term and 'Shot Put' is a spelling mistake?Vault-emort (talk) 18:16, 23 February 2008 (UTC)