Athletes in Action

DI TH \VI G (2) W nE the thrower feels that the preliminary swings have generated sufficient room ntum for him to start the turning movement, the left shoulder is low red a little, the right hand, controlling the iscus, which is retained by centrifugal force and fing r resistance in its po ition beneath the palm, is allowed to rise higher and to swing further behind the body. Th right leg is straight but the 1 ft knee is turned in toward the right as the body follow th backward swing of the right arm; and, during these action , shown in Fig. 3 opposite, the left fo t is shifted lowly and quietly back from LI to L2, which is on the line f direction in iagram . vVhen the hand controlling the Di cus has reach d th high t and farthest point in its backward swing, with th is us flat under the hand, as hown in Fig. 4 pposite, both kne s ar b nt a little, the weight go s over on to the 1 ft leg THE LE. T SHOULDER IS LOWERED THAT SHOULDER IU T LEAD THE THROW TIIR U IIOUT TilE TIRE EVOLUTIO and the b dy begins t turn from right tO left I AD E OF TilE RIGHT AR 1. t in Figs. 3 and 4 th p rf ctly loos swing of the arms and the fact that the head is so disp s d that the chin may r main onstantly just above the p int of th left should r. It will be se n fr m 'ig. 4 that the hips b gin t turn, from right t left in advanc f the rotati n of the trunk and that the trunk, in its turn, moves ahead f the throwing arm at this stage of the evolution.