We all watched as record after record fell. Larry Satchwell, Ken Starnes, Warren Trask, Robert Troupe, Rich Costello, I and others continued to set record after record until it reached over 36'. In the mean time athletic directors were having trouble getting standards to reach high enough so the weight of the sheaf was increased by four pounds to a total weight of 20 lbs. We all saw lower heights and the World record crept up to somewhere around 31'. Then in 1997 the Father of the Spin, Art McDermott, unveiled his new sheaf technique, The Spin.
History continues to be made.
I had tired spinning years ago in training, but could never keep the bag on the pitchfork. But Art had perfected the Spin. The secret was in his high casting of the bag as he entered his spin. This allowed him to keep the pressure on the bag and the bag on the fork. Everybody including myself was happy with the Flick Style.