Athletics (British Sports Library)

lit 184 ATHLETICS pressing your shoulders up and after the hammer, so that the full force of the leg drive comes straight up and through in the line of the hammer flight. Let the arms swing up freely in the follow-through movement (Sketch 4). The throw as a whole may now be described. For the sake of the experts-to-be we will assume that three turns are to be used {Sketch 6). The thrower turns to his rear, back to the direction of the throw, and is at the back of the circle~ reckoning from the point at which the throw will be made. The right foot is at the edge of the circle separated from the left by about 24 inches and some 6 inches in advance of the latter. Feet firmly planted, knees slightly bent. The fingers are inserted into the handle-loops and the hammer– head swung back to rest at the right rear (Sketch I).. Preliminary swinging then takes place as already described. In the last swing increase the pace at which the hammer is travelling, but do not let it get ahead of you.- Increase the speed by the use of the arms only, do not lean the body to the side. As the hammer-head moves down and the hands come level with the right hip, rise on the toes (Sketch 3), bend the right knee in towards the hollow of the left &nee, lift the right foot, and spin around on the left. The right foot takes the ground at R3 and