A Scottish immigrant who grew to monopolize the steel industry through vertical integration, but eventually sold out to JP Morgan
The free throw line is 2 inches by 12 feet, situated at the top of the lane/key. The back of the three throw line is 15 feet form the backboard/ 13 feet 9 inches from the center of the basket. (Distances are measured horizontally).
How to Throw a Javelin. The javelin toss, a popular track and field sport in the Olympic games as well as in high school and college, involves hurling a metal-tipped spear as far as possible.Throwing the javelin correctly involves a mastery of technique and requires strength and stability.sually, it can take as much as seven feet (2.1 meters). 1  You should end up standing on your right foot, with your left leg up behind you. 2  People who throw the javelin on a professional level sometimes even fall forward due to the extreme momentum they build up from throwing the javelin and following through.