Effects of wrist wraps on throwing distance in highly skilled shot put athletes

W. Lawrence Judge, M. Jeanmarie Burke, J. Tiffany Patrick, D. Tyler Guidry, L. Donald Hoover, A. Elizabeth Wanless and M. David Bellar

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2015, vol. 15, issue 1, 343-358

Abstract: Shot put throwing distances of 18 male Division I track and field athletes in the United States were compared among three wrist wrap conditions: 1) a large heavy wrist wrap, typically worn by athletes competing in the shot put event, 2) a small light wrist wrap and 3) no wrist wrap. The average and maximum throwing distances when the athletes were wearing the heavy wrist wrap (12.31 ± 1.699maximum; 11.92 ± 1.627average) were greater than when the athletes were not wearing a wrist wrap (12.05 ± 1.550maximum; 11.70 ± 1.457average). Performance increases exceeded criteria for the smallest worthwhile improvements in the shot put event, suggesting that heavy wrist wraps provide a competitive advantage. These results revealed previously undocumented, beneficial effects of taping and bracing on sports performance in the shot put throw.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2015.11868797

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