Athletes in Action

4 3 .\s the free (right) leg is swung up and over the bar, with a strong swinging kick, the inside (left) arm is also swung up sharply and placed over the bar (Fig. 3) . The jumping (left) leg is then snapped in close to the right leg and the left arm is swept up to shoulder- level as the body begins to lean further back. In the final movement the body is straight- ened with a jerk, the left arm comes back towards the thigh, the left leg is bent at the knee and the toes of both feet are strongly pointed as shown in Fig. 5· - This style of jumping must be practised with courage and determination, or the novice will not acquire the trick of letting the trunk sink back as the legs rise up . - <..No