Athletes in Action

HP, ST·P J l\1P. THE JUl\IP (7) L the take-off for the tep, shown in Fig. 7 opposite, there is no suggestion of the high pick-up action of the knee of the leading leg s admirably displayed by . J. Gray in Fig. I when taking- ff f r the Hop. The reader, looking at Fig. 7 opp site, will remark, however, that the whole take-off action i similar to that for the H p but greatly modified at the commencement of the tep. The arm-action f r instance, varies only in the r sp et that the 1 ft fist does not rise so high, nor is the right arm rai ed t so high a level at the rear. gain there is full extensi n of the rear leg, in a powerful drive, with the final impul e coming from the extreme tips of the toe , and, yet again the knee of the leading 1 g goes forward fir t with the heel kept back in rear of that knee. The high-knee pick-up u ed in taJ...ing-o:ff f r the Hop is not needed in the tep. The head is well di po ed forward to balance the acti n and a very pron unced hang' of the rear leg i c ming into evidence. It v ry nece ary that the leg should b widely paratcd during the tcp and that the taJ...e-off 1 g and the whole corre ponding idc of the body should be all wed to drag until the rear limb is at full extension. The po ition of the should rs and hips must, h wever, remain square to the fr nt, while the abd m n is all wed to rela · easily sideways on the side of the trailing take-off 1 g.