the infamous Dennis 'Snake' Palmer, the guru of track and field and the athletic endeavor you observed is what the refined folks in Virginia refer to as the 'shot put' and has no relation or commonality to the barbaric and pugalistic practice of hurling steel projectiles from the middle ages. Associating with those lethargic, crude, bearded, overweight, tobacco chewing coaches from Grundy was probably detrimental to your understanding of the sport you witnessed being contested this afternnon. I would suggest you refrain from buying lottery tickets, cigarettes, and alcoholic beverages for a few weeks and invest in satellite delivered television to help transition your entrance into the 21st century.