Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

SHOT-PUTTING IJI uppermost, and it may be added that the swing can be either in front of (see fig. 67), or at the back of (sketch 2) the right leg as the left leg comes down (in either case the toe must be pointed as the leg swings up); but in this second style the action of the left leg is entirely different; the description of it will, how– ever, be reserved until we have dealt with the " put" from a standing position, as follows : The shot-putter takes the shot in hand, as already in– structed, and assumes his position according to the style he has decided upon of the two just given; in either case the feet will be some eighteen inches apart. Having got his position quite comfort– ably, he bends the right knee, thrusts strongly down with the right leg, and, heaving up the whole body, re- · verses his position from left to right; as the right shoulder comes round to the front he 2 shoots out the right arm to send the shot into the air at a good elevation, at the same time he keeps his head well up and lets the eyes follow the path of the shot. If he finds any difficulty in keeping the head up, it is a sure indication that he is " throwing" and not putting the shot, a fault common to all beginners. It is of great importance for the novice to know when the arm should be thrust out. The thrusting out of the arm should syn- 3