Athletes in Action

217 PUTTI As the body pa ses it f rward point of balance the right leg straightens out in a p werful driv . The forward momentum is further incrca cd by the forward wing of the left arm and left leg. Take car that the left arm, at the elbow, and the 1 ft leg, at the kn e are orrc pondingly bent iu relation to 01le anotha, a hO\ n in Fig. 3 ppo itc. The fan\ ard-and- upward wing of the left arm ha drawn the trunk back into the tarting p ·ition but note that the trunk i kept well ba k with th h ad ntral i cd over the right hip. Thi · point hould b h · ked by mean f a napshot. The hot is still held tucked int the neck and th · right lbO\: is still din:ctl} in line behind the hot but the right wri t i · allo-wed t bend a little a the right h uld ·r ome up and r und . The drive-oH from the right leg i PO\" ·rful and tht• forward swing of tht• !tjt ann anrl !tjt !t·g is 'vigorous but loose. Th · left elbow i kept up and the 1 ·ft hand i disp e i with thumb dov nand palm ut- wards. Bcf re attempting an ac urate glide which will lan :l } our right f )()t at R.. (Dia . •\) \ ith certainty pra tise the action shcm. n on the Of po ite page con- i·tently and with patience . . \llow the dri\e ofi fr m th ·right 1· and the S\ving of the left le and left arm to arry you n, but do n t bother about \\here }our right foot land until you are tylc perf · t in carryin,. out the acti n p rtrayed ,md can pr H! it b} m ·ans of a nap-hot f y ursdf at"' rk. et that ., .. in of th · 1 ·ft 1 ·g and arm 1 )0 e and liH~ly · · that th n o limb work in harmony a to wing b, lance and bending and let the pull of the left shoulder from right to 1 ·ft ju t begin t draw the h' t r mnd with it. 11