Athletic Training

THE SHOT PUT 121 can practise from a slightly elevated stand he will succeed in accomplishing this more quickly. Because this part of the exercise is the most import~nt, I am explaining this effort bef_ore telling the ·shot putter how to move across the ring. After he has learned how to properly release the shot the preliminary ef– forts can be learned readily enough. I am assuming that the athlete is right– handed, in which case the shot is put with the right hand. If he is not practising with a toe-board it is from a ring. The left foot is placed either against this toe-board or close to the circumference of the circle. Then the shot is settled firmly in the palm of the right hand. The right leg should be slightly bent at the knee and the arm so held that it feels strongest with the shot resting on the for– ward part of the shoulder close to the neck. The position here referred to will vary as progress is made. One's instinct will tell him whether or not he is holding the shot cor– rectly. The left arm and hand should be extended at about the elevation, but not nec– essarily in the direction, the shot is to be put. The athlete is now to learn what is known