Athletes in Action

2 39 H~\l\IM R THR \VI (1) TuE 16-lb. hammer i thro\ n from a circle 7 ft. in diameter. The athlete takes up his position at a point in the circle remote from and directly opposite to the point from which the thr w i to be made and he has his back turned to the directi n in which he int nds the hammer to travel in it flight. The feet are disposed from 12 to 18 inches apart and the hammer-head r sts upon the ground, either \\1 11 behind the throwers right foot, or out to his right, as shown in 'ig. I oppo ite. Th weight of the body is di posed ver the right leg, the trunk is turned slightly to the right, the right arm is bent ·lightl at the elbow and the left arm is held perfectly traight. If a double-looped hammer-handle is u ed, then the er , -bar of ·a h loop rests upon the porti n of the finger between the first and cond j ints counting fr m the tips. If a single-grip hammer i pr ·£err ·d, then the fing r of th left hand r st against the bar f the 1 p and arc verlapped by those f the right hand. Before beginning the turning movement, th hammer-throwerS\ in the hamm ·r thr' 'time about his head, to generate momentum for the turn. The hammer-head must not be lifted from the ground with a j rl.; on the ntrary, the S\ ing mu t b tart d with a smooth steady pull of the arms, as hown in Jt ig. 2 pposit , with a turn of the trunk from right to left, as the hands arc lift d t rai c the thin wir shaft of the hammer ab c the head. Rem mbcr that the hammer travels mo~t 1 \ ly upon th upward S\ ing and i gi,·en its acceleration on the d \\11\\iHds swing.