Quick Shot: In the quick 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 quick shot is not allowed to pass behind or below the shoulder, so that technically it is "put" rather than "thrown." A 16-pound quick shot is used in major masculine competition, such as in the Olympic Games, national championships, and intercollegiate competition; the 12-pound quick shot is usually used by males in secondary schools, and the 8-pound quick shot is used in feminine competition, including the Olympic Games. In the games the quick 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 quick shot, and a woman has exceeded 56 feet with the 8-pound quick shot.
You'll want to make a number of grab quick 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 quick shot during the ceremony. This one quick shot might well be a long quick shot of the entire assembly, taken from the back of the church by time exposure, with the camera on a tripod. |
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