Athletes in Action

11 THE HIGH JU1\1P. R T- F I the ~a tern ut- ff tyle the jumper approaches the bar fr m directly in front and in scv n to ten long springy trides rcache his take-off mark, about I ft. in front f the bar. Fig . I t 4 show how he er uches lightly bef re making 2 the upward pring and that, while the strength of the spring combined with the arm lift and for ful up\ ard kid. of th fr leg, lift him t wards bar-level, the take-off 1 'g is all w d t hang do·wn o that it remains quic - cent. p to the po iti n h wn in Fig. 3 the shoulder and hips remain fa ing quarel t th bar. As the fre leg b gin to pas. over th bar h w 'er the b dy mmen c t turn t th left.