He also did well with the new design; his personal best of 89.16, thrown at Potchefstroom, South Africa on March 1, 1991, was at the time the second best ever (excluding marks thrown with a soon-to-be-banned "rough-tailed javelin" that had been introduced by Miklós Németh), behind only Steve Backley's world record of 89.58 m.
He also achieved notable success with his new design; he set a personal best of 89.16, which was accomplished at Potchefstroom, South Africa on March 1, 1991, and ranked second-best at that time (excluding marks thrown with a soon-to-be-banned javelin by Miklós Németh), behind only Steve Backley's world record of 89.58 m.