Athletics of To-Day 1929

340 Athletics of To-day going to use the Scandinavian style he should hold the cross leg position shown in Fig. 52 as long as possible and then make a quick reverse with a short shift. During the period when he is working at the delivery as a single unit he may also be mastering the glide as a single unit. After about a couple of weeks of steady practice he should begin very slowly to combine the two parts as a whole, unified effort. Always contrive to keep the shot well into the hollow of the neck just below the ear, until the arm shoots out in the delivery. In making the delivery shoot the shot forward along the line of the jaw. Many good puts are lost because the athlete lets the hand break out to the right and the body fall away to the left. Keep the chin well up and the head back and to the right. It is fatal to drop it forward. Always train in a properly marked 7ft. circle and with a stop– board. In the American style, practise the reverse from centre of circle to toe board frequently. Once this is mastered it should not be difficult to add to it the preliminary part of the glide and the subsequent delivery action. In the Picture No. 3, Plate 6o, Coe is practising the reverse and delivery without the preceding glide movement. Keep all the muscles loose until the feet are set in the putting position at Rz and Lz (Figs. 48 and 49, page 337) and then put into the effort all that you have it in you to give. TRAINING Training calls for a lot of gymnastic work and plenty of exercises that will build up the body; sprinting and high jumping for speed and spring, long walks for stamina building, and half mile jog-trot runs to strengthen the legs should also be used as aids in training. Do plenty of body stretching exercises, to incre se reach and length of arm drive, and heel and toe lifting ex rcises and skipping, to strengthen the calf, ankle, sole of the foot, and toe muscles. I An xcellent method of gaining str ngth and u putting " skill is by m ans of a chest expander used as shown in the