Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

2oo SUCCESS IN ATHLETICS on the floor in a dry room in order that the straight– ness of the shaft may be preserved. Always take your own javelin with you for com– petition purposes. The Hungarian and Finnish method of javelin– throwing, as demonstrated by Koczan and Halme, is particularly to be recommended, as it does not necessitate the secondary break in the rhythm of movement which is bound to take place in the English_method already described. In addition to this, the athlete gets pretty firmly on to both feet Diagram 39· ~ ~··~ ~ ~" , , ·· ... '? ?' <--!.?:/fft.,=~ .. as the throw is made, and so runs less chance of placing an overstrain upon the cartila:ge on the inner side of the right knee. In this method the run is quite a short one; 20 yards amply sufficies. The javelin may be held as already described, or with the throwing hand right above the head, with wrist bent up and elbow turned out, the point of the javelin downwards, about level with the face. The thrower sprints forward until he is within -~ 2 feet of the throwing-board ; then he side-steps to the left, at the same time bending the body, from