Athletic Training

1~8 ATHLETIC TRAINING in length over all, the wire handle having a double loop on the end, made of larger and ·stronger wire, with a swivel in the head of the missile to prevent the breaking of the handle. · I should advise the beginner to do the same sort of preliminary work as the shot putter. Just as the shot putter must learn how to hold the shot and to get his weight behind it, so must the hammer thrower learn to swing the missile around his head and get the proper elevation to it. To learn this he should first practise swinging the hammer about the head without making any throw. For this exer- - cise he should let the hammer swing gently around the head, making it reach its highest elevation just over the left shoulder, and the lowest as it is passing the right hip. Con– tinued practice will enable the beginner to get the right elevation unconsciously as the hammer swings about the head. Although the finished hammer thrower uses two turns before making the throw, the beginner, after he has acquired the proper method of whirl– ing the hammer about the head, should first master throwing . it with the single turn.