Athletes in Action

4-40 Y RDS LOvV HURDLE (6) TuE fullest amount of body-dip, permissible to the Low Hurdler, i shown in Fig. 6 on the oppo ite page and even that, as can be seen, is by no means pro- nounced. The arms arc in a correct balance positi n alth ugh one might prefer t sec the rear arm tucked neatly into th ide with the lbow b nt and th hand turn d back n the wrist, with fingers pointina forward in a balance p sition. n cannot, however, make to much of thi point wher a ow Hurdl r is concerned, for although impson has allowed his right arm to swing t > the r ar he yet hows a well-balanced position and has not allow d the backward and ~idcways swing of hi right arm to drag hi houlder round · in fact both th should r and the hips arc being kept excellently squar to the direction f his hurdling pr gre s. The fact should b' remarked that n att mpl is being made to claw d wn with the leading leg, in th tylc s e s ntial LO the IIigh Hurdler ·who must aim t get his leading foot t arth as peedily a po ible upon the far side of ach hurdle. It hould ben t d, al o, that both feel arc still held at right angl s to their r spc tive hin . Th rear-le action is corr t, but it should be bs rvcd that the thr c right angle f the leg rcc m- mended to High Hurdl rs is n t us d, a the fully d layed rear 1 g lift i not r quir d by the ow Hurdler, \Vho c rear lnce corn s through a little sooner than doe that of the Iligh Hurdler.