U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution..S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution.
Juthner reiterates that the use of the ankyle improves the distance of the javelin throw, stating that the distance improved was from an initial throw of 25 meters throwing free hand to a throw of 65 meters using the ankyle in Die Athletischen Leibesubungen der Griechen.
Titus is right but I can add some clarification. The throwing distance of 7'9 1/4 is measured on the ground but not from the wall. You have to come out as far as the face of the dart board first and then measure from there. This is usually best done by dropping a plumb bob down from the face of the board to the floor. An alternative that I use is measuring directly from the center of the bull down to the throw line. This distance is 9'7 3/8.