Athletes in Action

255 HAl\11\I R THR WIN (8) TuE results of the first faults, allowed to ere p into the action a shown in Fig. I 3, have reached their culmination in Fig. 15. Here the form is not to be condemned altogether. powerful twi t of the houlders and trunk from right to left with a good final upward sweep of the arms has c mpleted the d livery action, but that the leg have not ontribut d their full qu ta to th ffort is obviou , ince th 1 ft foot is off the gr und and the right kn c i still bent whereas both feet should still be on the ground \ i th the thrower right up on the tips of his t cs and the leg , crossed at the thighs fully xtend d. In ig. 16 the final half-turn has been completed n the ball of the right foot and the left fo t ha omc around t catch the w ight of tht! thrower thus pr venting him from p iling the thro\ by foll w- ing th hamm rout f the circle. ot , pecially, that the hand and arms ar allowed to follow on in the direction £ the flight of th hammer. The novi c should master, fir t the art f SV\ inging th hamm r about the head, then he hould tart to throw lightly for tyl from a standing p siti n. xt he sh uld master on turn with ut throwing, then the turn with on throw after whi h h ma ' ' rk up slowly, and it will take him a year or tw t d so, to two three and cv n four turn , within the narrow onfines of a 7-ft. cir le.