Old timer told me my hammer strikes were all wrong back in 2018

I was at a hammer-in up near Portland and this guy in his 70s watched me work for maybe 10 minutes. He just said 'you're pushing the steel instead of letting the hammer do the work.' I was trying so hard to hit hard that I was tensing up my whole shoulder. He showed me how to let the hammer bounce back natural like and now I use way less effort. Has anyone else had to totally unlearn how they swing after getting some simple advice?

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river_wright3d ago

Buddy of mine spent months swinging like a caveman before someone told him the same thing.

green.mason3d ago

Dude honestly unless you're trying out for the Olympics who cares that much about form?