Athletes in Action

215 P TTI G THE H T (2) To commence th glide acro s the circle sink the body 'Nrtical!) by bending the right knee, as the trunk is turned from left to right; the left leg with knee bent i then swung to the rear behind the right leg, and the left arm i allowed to fall and S\ ing loosely acro the body. Take car that the wing of the 1 ft 1 g and 1 ft arm coincide. In Fig. 2 oppo ite the athlete i hown ju t a he i about to be in the 0 lide acro th circle which carrie him forward so that hi right f ot lands at Rz ( ia. ). 1 0te that the drive across the circle does uot commence until ju.rt as the body is passing its forward point of balauce as ccn in Fig. 2. Without actually allowing hi b dy to pa s it fonvard point of balance the athlet hould practi e th movcm nt sh wn in Fig. 2 on th oppo ite pag many time . He mu t talc arc that a the right knc b nds th b dy sinks dire tl} dowmvard and is not tipped a k. Th, loo swing of the left arm will help him to mak th m \'cment prop rly pc ially if th trunk is turned fr m left t right and the 1 ft h uldcr i low red as the right kne b ·nd and th 1 ft 1 g wing ba k. Take arc n t to dr p th head nor to low r th right elbo\\. Tote the di position f th thumb and little finger under and over th hot, al·o that th hin is held dire tly abov the bending right knee and that, a the left font \ ing ba k, the toes ar pointed straight d nvn. It i a bad fault t turn th out r ·id of th' fo >t toward th gr und. '·t a friend v.ith a camera to h ck your tyl' wh n ) ou arc ready to try th · glide.