[split] Phalanx warfare: use of the spear

[JaM]

no worries, i know precisely how to throw a Javelin. thing is, throwing a javelin requires specific release angle, once you are past that angle, your release speed decreases, which results in inferior throw. I have read some works about javelin throws in the past, while trying to understand what distances would be possible with standing throws. Luckily, Javelin throwing is Olympic sport, which is dissected into science. you can find very detailed studies for it.. one interesting fact for those who don't know - 45 degree, which from perspective of a person with a base physic knowledge should guarantee the longest range is actually not the release angle Javelin throwers use.. angle is a bit shallower (30-35) and not greater than 40 degrees precisely due to human physiology which results in less release speed with higher angle.

Which is another reason for actually testing the overarm grip vs underarm, because measuring speed for proper javelin throw is not the same as thrusting overarm with a spear on a downward trajectory. (but of course, javelineers are able to release javelins with speed around 30-33m/s with a running throw and 800g javelin, women around 28m/s with 600g javelin)