Athletes in Action

HA:\Il\IER THR \VI (6) I · ig. I I on the opposite page the German Record Holder is een at the completion of the econd turn and he ha already placed down hi right foot at R3. e i . beginning to draw the left f ot back to L3 in rdcr that he may gain the throwing position. ote that the hammer-head is still fairly high although it is on its downward path. . the left foot is drawn hard to L3, iagram B the body turns, but th arm-pull is r tarded, so that th arms remain off to the right sid in rd r that both fc t may be firmly planted and th hammer be ju t ff the right hip wh n the long pull \\hich starts the dcliv ry ·ffort i given effc t. The throwing po ition ha been gained and l\ Iang ha b th f et firmly planted at L3 and R3 in Fig. I 2 opposite. Ilc is leaning well back and putting ' ry oun e of hi w ight into the pull, the arms arc b auti- fully straight ncd and th houldcrs arc admirably loo ; hi knees, al o arc properly bent for a pm: rful dri' ing-lift and the hammer-head is pas ing throl1gh its 1 w t point. r he art of completing th dcliY ry from thi . point ]i in the ability f th throw r to whip hi · body around from right to left, so that it i trav ·lling onstantly in ad' ancc of the hamm r until th arms ontribute the final ffort in th a tual throw.