Athletic Training

88 ATHLETIC TRAINING est fault is that of jumping too high. That the shortest distance between two points is also the quickest is just as true in hurdling as in running. For this reason the aim of the finished hurdler is to skim the hurdle with as narrow a margin as possible. At the same time he should bear in mind that it is equally dan– gerous to him for fast time to strike the hur– dles. And if the hurdles are of the immovable sort he will be sure to get some nasty falls, thus making his defeat in a race certain. By diligent practice he will be able to over– come this tendency to jump too high, and when he has become expert he will be able to clear a flight of ten hurdles with less than an inch to spare over each and perhaps without touching a single one. Just as soon as he has learned how to jump the hurdles in a rough sort of way he should practise with three hurdles. He should be very careful not to get into the habit of "bucking" the hurdle, which is caused by" running too fast at the first hurdle and mak– ing him halt just as he is ready to jump. It will interfere with his speed to a certain ex– tent and he will have trouble in getting up