Athletic Training

I II t 124 ATHLETIC TRAINING the opposite side of the ring. Immediately after the right foot strikes the ground the leg should be straightened, reversing the position of the arms, feet, and body, as already ex– plained. Care should be taken that when the final effort is made the weight of the body, par--: ticularly in the region of the hips, is well for– ward even if it almost causes the body to fall from the ring. Getting the hips up well enables one to get the full drive of the body and the legs behind the final heave. At first this may cause the athlete to foul, but it is something which can be readily corrected. Beginners should be cautioned to try for a good height so that the right leg and body will be behind the heave. There will natu– rally be reason for discouragement at the start, but if perseverance is practised, and all the details I have mentioned carefully observed, the athlete will get surprising results. I would especially urge all beginners to carefully watch champions or experienced shot putters. In this way they will see how to correct many of their own faults and will discover errors in form which they did not know existed.