Athletics of To-Day 1929

266 Athletics of To-day In making the throw it is absolutely necessary that the right shoulder be pressed quickly and strongly upwards and forwards with the body, so that the force from the legs is continued in a straight line forwards and upwards. The thrower must keep well on to his work-that is, force his body to the right in the delivery. If he breaks to the left he cannot support the throw 1 2 FIG. 30. from beneath and will be throwing to the side instead of over the shoulder and will lose much power. A strong arm bend followed by the pressing up of the right shoulder under and after the javelin, as Myrra is doing, gives the javelin a tendency to elevate after it has left the hand; it will then reach maximum height a third of the way through its flight and will lie horizontally in the air until the