Talk:Cú Chulainn/@comment-35539022-20190925174552/@comment-2234004-20190925175529

Pretty much.

They explain it like "The spear getting thrown is the result of the heart getting pierced".

Hollow Ataraxia (slight Spoiler ahead) kinda demonstrates it when Cu was up against Fragarach which strikes before the attack has been unleashed, but since Gae Bolg's result is determined from the moment it's name is called, it still ended up "being thrown" despite the wielder being stopped.