95 Comments. 1  This will be a little hard with only one hand available (I just got stitches) but I canât wait to try it with my homemade raspberry filling in chocolate cupcakes with raspberry swirl icing! 2  Thanks so much for this! 3  This is GREAT!!!
Standard. The most commonly used target of all, must weigh 105 g and be of 110 mm overall diameter and 25â26 mm in height for International competitions and for American competitions they must weigh approximately 100 g (3.5 oz) and be of 108 mm (4.3 in) overall diameter and 28.0â29.0 mm (1.10â1.14 in) in height.
A: The metal ball used in adult men's shot put competition weighs 16 pounds, or 7.25 kilograms, while the ball used in women's competition typically weighs 8.8 pounds, or four kilograms. Shot putters tend to throw the balls with either the glide or the spin technique.