Shot Put, a twirl and a throw as it may seem, but I assure you it is much more. Simply put, your goal is to throw a 12 pound ball as far as you can within a sector. You must throw the shot from within the 7 foot circle that is called the ring, you can go anywhere in the ring but if you call or step out that is called a scratch. There are 2 main forms of shot put to throw it, first there is the rotational (what I do) where you spin around the circle to get the shot moving and having momentum. Secondly, there is the glide which is where you kick back towards the front of the circle and turn and throw the shot.