Olympian Field Events

92 THE OLY1'-'IPIAN FIELD EVENTS. place, it must be explained that the legs have straight– ened out after the take-off; the heels have then been flung up at the back, to give the jumper greater scope for the forward swing, which will take place when he is at the top of his rise. \Vhen he has reached the highest point in his flight, the arms are flung back and the leg shot out to the fr nt, well separated and as straight as possible. Just as he is about to land, the arms are again flung forward, and the body is depressed a low as possible over the thighs to prevent the jumper falling back into the pit. No. 3 picture (also of E' ry) shows exactly how it should be done. A careful study and ompari on of the No. 2 picture (E' ry in mid-air) and the picture of Brick r, which accompanie the chapter on the running long jump, ' ill h w that both jumpers are using the same method, but in diff rent degr es, for, wherea Brick r i trailing th take- ff 1 g b f re drawing it slowly up, •wry, having jumped fr m b th leg , has swung th heel up t the rear before bringing th whole f th 1 gs up and t the fron~. Thi i f the utmo t importan , as by eliminating j rkines in the wrong plac s the p ise of th b dy i not di turb d. The man who lands with the f et w ll separat d and the body bent forward ' ill attain greater di tan , and stands a far b tter hance of not falling ba k into the pit than the man ' h lects t land \! ith the f et lo together. For this e nt the athl te should use all means to build up the back and abdominal mus le , as th se play a great part. The calv s and thigh muscle should also b well e..· rcised and built up; before and after practi and comp tition th y hould b w 11 massag d. Finally, pay car ful att ntion to the arch of the inst p, rai ing it by impr ving tho e mu cl s which control it a sug– gested in the chapter on the running high jump. Thi is most important, for if these muscles are properly develop d, it ''ill be found that th final " flick off,"