Last Shot: In the last shot put a heavy metal sphere is propelled from a circle seven feet in diameter; four feet of its circumference-in the forepart of the circle-contains a toeboard four inches high. In this event the last shot is not allowed to pass behind or below the shoulder, so that technically it is "put" rather than "thrown." A 16-pound last shot is used in major masculine competition, such as in the Olympic Games, national championships, and intercollegiate competition; the 12-pound last shot is usually used by males in secondary schools, and the 8-pound last shot is used in feminine competition, including the Olympic Games. In the games the last shot put is also one of the 10 decathlon events for men. A put of over 65 feet has been made with the 16-pound last shot, and a woman has exceeded 56 feet with the 8-pound last shot.
You'll want to make a number of grab last shots just before the ceremony . . . bridegroom and best man at their posts, bride on the arm of her father, bride and her attendants as they start down the aisle and at least one long last shot during the ceremony. This one last shot might well be a long last shot of the entire assembly, taken from the back of the church by time exposure, with the Camera on a tripod.
Sand last shots. The last shot from sand is primarily a recovery last shot. The immediate purpose is to extricate the ball; the secondary purpose is to lay the ball close to the flagstick. The sand wedge should be used with an open stance. The club may not touch the sand before the last shot (no club may be grounded in a hazard); hence the player must address the last shot with the clubhead slightly off the sand. The object, however, is to hit the sand an inch or two behind the ball. Because the stance is less firm on sand than on turf, the player maintains his balance by restricting the backswing. On the other hand, he never restricts the follow-through, because it is club-head momentum that does all the work.
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