Tom Walsh has regained his Commonwealth Games record with his first competitive throw on the Gold Coast.
He heaved 22.45m in qualifying with his forefinger and middle finger taped on his left hand.
"Only a handful of people have thrown further than that [in history] so I feel good.
"I'll go to the dining room, have some food and have a sleep [before tomorrow]."
The 26-year-old needed a minimum 19m throw, or to be in the top 12 to qualify.
He was on his way home in a jiffy, his work done for the day.
Walsh held the record with his first throw in qualifying at Glasgow.
Gold medallist O'Dayne Richards took it off him in the final with a throw of 21.61m.
Walsh is aiming to become the first New Zealand male to win a Commonwealth Games shot put title.
Tomorrow night he gets the chance to upgrade a 2014 silver to a 2018 gold.
New Zealand has produced three women's shot put champions at the event - Yvette Corlett (nee Williams), Valerie Young (nee Sloper) and Dame Valerie Adams.
Among the men, Les Mills at Kingston in 1966, Courtney Ireland at Victoria in 1994 and Walsh have been runners-up.
To get the day's top sports stories in your inbox, sign up to our newsletter here
Friend Jessica Massey describes the bullying texts Olivia Podmore was receiving from squadmates on the first day of the coronial inquest into the death of the Olympic cyclist.