Thrown Weapons:Conventions - Range procedures and commands - If you are a thrower

Standard procedure

If you are a thrower:

1. Wait to be called to the line
2. Check that all is clear down-range.
3. Check that no one is directly behind you, in the path of your swing, or in the arc traversed by the swing.
4. Wait for the instruction to "Throw when ready".
5. Once you have completed throwing, indicate you are done and wait until the marshal instructs you to retrieve weapons.