Athletes in Action

223 P TTI TilE H (6) DrRE TLY after the right foot ha landed at R2, ia. (as hov:n in Fig. 5), the putting action commences with the placing down of the left foot at 3, Dia..\ (as shown in Fig. 6 opposite). fraction of a e ond before the left foot reaches ground, however, the right 1 g b gins to thrust the weight f the wh le b dy forward on to the left foot and simultaneou ly, the left shoulder begins to ' lead " the delivery effort. o not forg t the put commence with the wing of the shoulder from right t 1 ft, laterally, and that it i the left shoulder that draws the trunk around. This lateral .houlder- swing should be practi d a great deal. It will be seen from ig. 6 that the mu le of the left should r arc ming str ngly into play a the 1 ft arm direct the path of the trunk that the left foot ha be n arricd off th required 20 d grec to the left of the ntre line f th cir 1 and that shot and elbow ar till in line. ote h \'\ the left should r i c ntrali cd ver the supporting right foot and that the w ight f the body i passing forward from the right leg to the left. The sh uldcr swing carries n the mom ntum gen rat d in the glid and must ther f r be plo i\ cly' sharp. The left foot will form a point of re i tance. t this set po ·ition and practi ·e the b ginning of th houldcr- wing, lowly at first and frlkt' care to 111akc the ltjt shoulcln do the lrading from this point onwards. racti e th · houldcr- wing both fr m • tanding position and .ll tht.: end of the glide. Remember that the delivery cffurt tart with a lateral \\ ing f the . houlders from riaht t left that the ba k mu t not b · ho1lo\ cd and that ther f re, thac is uo whip-up of the trunk from above the hips. It is the lateral shoulda-swing tl at scot·cs.