Athletics (British Sports Library)

THE HOP, STEP, AND JUMP 201 aiding exercises will teach this method of individual muscular relaxation. The initial take-off for the Hop should be made from the foot one would normally use in the ordinary running long jump, but personal experimentation may prove that it is better to use the other, so that the normal foot is reserved for the final Jump take-off. A good deal of strength must go into the Hop, but the body must not rise so high that the knee will gjve in the single foot landing. Make the Step as long as possible (see Sketch 1), keeping the legs well separ– ated and allowing the rear leg and its corresponding side to hang backwards. Bring the forward heel directly on to the ground for the final spring. Let everything you have left go into the final long jump, aim at elevation, and get into the effort all the features outlined in the preceding chapter for the Long Jump. Train only twice a week in the actual triple effort, using up the rest of the time as planned for the long jumper. Train on fairly firm turf, in