Why? The Science of Athletics

SUCCESS OR FAILURE 219 those upon the screen. Ifa page, such as is shown in Fig. 46, is selected; it is then possible for the students to follow the whole action-sequence while the explanation is being given. This method, in many ways, has advan– Outstanding tages over even the slow-motion film ; while Value of the class can study the action more corn– Cinematography prehensively if they do not have to pass on from slide to slide, as happened in the old days of the T "magic-lantern". hrowing the Javelin Speaking gen– erally, however, a more reliable and a more effi– cacious means of finding out points of perfection and of detecting faults LI in sports action has now been brought within 1 2 Some tmpress10ns of Jotmi /lfyrra L2 the reach of the general public. For compara– tively few pounds one can purchase one's own cine– matograph outfit, comprising a Cine camera and pro– jector. Thus equipped, one can make moving pic- ture records ofthe Scami!Tldvit!Jn Orthodox Style action and physi- FIG. 46 6 cal skills, firstly,ofthe world's sporting stars for instructional purposes, and secondly, which is even more important, of one's own pupils at work.