Athletics of To-Day 1929

The Hop, Step, and Jump 225 point in flight is reached (see No. I, Plate 30, of Folk Jansson), when it passes the left and comes to the front (see No. 2, Plate 30, P. O'Connor, at the top of the rise), foot low and toes turned upwards for the landing on the heel, i.e., jump from the right foot and land on the right heel to complete the hop. No. 3, Plate 30, shows the Japanese athlete, Nambu, about to land, but he has jumped from the left foot. The weight is kept well over the right leg, which rises on the toes for the step. As the left leg comes forward with toes up to make the step, the right arm is swung forward and up and the left arm down and back. At the same time the body is forced forward. The right leg and side are allowed to drag, as already described on page 223, and shown in Fig. 20. Just before the left heel comes down to complete the step, the right arm is swung down and back to the level of its shoulder behind. As the jumper comes through from the heel to the ball of the left foot, from which the jump is to be made, the right arm is swung down and forward and comes level with the left arm just in rear of the buttocks as the body rises on to the toes of the left foot. The body goes forward to the true sprinting and jumping angle of 75 degrees so that the take-off (flight) angle may be at 45 degrees. The right leg comes through with a high knee pick-up, the 1 ft leg is fully straighten d in the spring and the arms are flung up and forward to help to lift the body. As the body rises the left leg is allowed to hang until the highest point in flight is reached. Oda displays th se points admirably in o. I, Plate 31. Th left leg then catch s up the right and the~~ hitch-kick," shoot-finish, and" break" landing, as described in Chapter VI (The Long Jump) follow in se– quence. In No. 2, late 3I, De Boer, Holland, shows the beginning of the shoot action, and T. Ahearn , o. 3, Plate 3I, portrays its finish to perfection. In training concentrate on style and co-ordination; try to get height into the jump effort, and you will find that distance in the whole triple effort comes naturally. Except for prac– tising the run-up, work at half sp ed and half power. Work first for a total distance of 30 ft. and increase gradually until 0