Welcome, Guest. Please Login
SLINGING.ORG
 
Home Help Search Login


Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
Slings and Bones (Read 1424 times)
Shale
Junior Member
**
Offline



Posts: 77
Canada
Gender: male
Slings and Bones
May 3rd, 2019 at 5:40pm
 
The skeleton of an archer recovered from the Mary Rose was affected by a lifetime drawing a heavy bow.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=archer+mary+rose&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0a...

I wonder what effect (if any) a lifetime of slinging would have on the skeleton.
Back to top
 

Shale

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool. (Proverbs 26.8)
 
IP Logged
 
Rat Man
Slinging.org Administrator
*****
Offline


Slinging Rocks!

Posts: 13666
New Jersey, USA
Gender: male
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #1 - May 3rd, 2019 at 10:55pm
 
  Interesting question.  I have no idea.  Perhaps a member who is a medical professional can answer it.
Back to top
 
 
IP Logged
 
Sarosh
Interfector Viris Spurii
*****
Offline



Posts: 1136
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #2 - May 4th, 2019 at 3:04am
 
not an expert. Tongue
slingers would have what baseball pitchers have, maybe to a lesser degree since we use slings. throwing side has more degrees of external rotation than internal rotation, this becomes obvious in most throwers when stretching. this is not only just a muscle flexibility thing , throwing changes bones .

from a quick search https://treadathletics.com/external-rotation-throw-harder/
Quote:
A long history of throwing (humeral retroversion – the actual warping of the humeral head itself, was shown to account for about 10.6 degrees of increased external rotation motion in pro pitchers who have been throwing since childhood)


Back to top
 
WWW  
IP Logged
 
slingbadger
Interfector Viris Spurii
*****
Offline


Don't Badger a Badger

Posts: 3220
Akron NY
Gender: male
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #3 - May 4th, 2019 at 6:11am
 
The shoulders would probably become arthritic from use.
Back to top
 

The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th cent. science has been the discovery of human ignorance  The main difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits.-Einstein   I'm getting psychic as I get older. Or is that psychotic?
 
IP Logged
 
Tint
Interfector Viris Spurii
Past Moderator
*****
Offline



Posts: 2323
Hong Kong
Gender: male
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #4 - May 5th, 2019 at 10:49am
 
I was a professional tennis player. I cross trained with slinging all through my teenage years.

My right arm is 1 inch longer than my left measuring from elbow to finger tips. Much more if you measure from shoulder to finger tips.

What Sorach mentioned above also applies.

I think if I trained as hard in slinging as I did with tennis, the result would be similar.

Back to top
 
WWW  
IP Logged
 
cram
Descens
***
Offline



Posts: 131
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #5 - May 9th, 2019 at 3:22am
 
I remember C_A saying something about luis' elbow
Back to top
 

It ain't target practice if you keep hitting.
 
IP Logged
 
Curious Aardvark
Forum Moderation
*****
Offline


Taller than the average
Dwarf

Posts: 13965
Midlands England
Gender: male
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #6 - May 9th, 2019 at 6:45am
 
only that he buggered it up in israel.
Hasn't been 100% since.
Back to top
 

Do All things with Honour and Generosity: Regret Nothing, Envy None, Apologise Seldom and Bow your head to No One  - works for me Smiley
 
IP Logged
 
TOMBELAINE
Funditor
****
Offline


Slinging Rocks!

Posts: 726
france
Gender: male
Re: Slings and Bones
Reply #7 - May 14th, 2019 at 7:41am
 
hello,
It's the first time I see this photo with the skeleton.
The diference of the arms is very impressive.
I enjoy to see it.
Thanks
Back to top
 
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
(Moderators: vetryan15, joe_meadmaker, Kick, Chris, Curious Aardvark, Morphy, Rat Man)