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since it is from this mark that the real run 

 is made. If the jumping foot steps on the 

 striding mark it will be sure to do so on 

 the take-off. The 

 jumper is thus re- 

 lieved of any anxiety 

 about getting the , . . > . 



right step and can \ X /^^ \v 

 give his whole atten- 

 tion to the jump. He 

 should not start 

 to run from the 

 striding mark 



The hopping (roll over) style is perhaps 

 the simplest. The athlete jumps and 

 alights on the same foot. In springing from 

 the right foot the left leg kicks up and to 

 the left so that the body when above the 

 bar is horizontal and with the right side 

 next to it. Then with a backward kick 



If the jumper stands with the left side to the 

 bar he makes the left turn when above it 



but from several steps back of it, and he 

 must be sure to meet it with his jumping 

 foot as he approaches. The run must be 

 at right angles to the bar or nearly so. 

 Some jumpers prefer to run at about 45 

 deg., but one should never run any closer. 

 The four steps between the striding and 

 take-off marks are the most important. 

 They are made in a crouching and irregular 

 manner which is sometimes rather fan- 

 tastic. The first two steps are made 

 longer and slower than the last two. 

 The last one is especially short and 

 quick. The arms and back 

 should assist with a lift as the 

 spring is made. 



of the left leg and a right twist of trunk, 

 he faces down and alights on hands and 

 right foot. 



In the "shoot style" the jumper does not 

 lay out lengthwise of the bar, as in the 

 hopping style, but directly across it at 

 right angles, feet foremost, with right leg 

 bent, left straight, right side next to the 

 bar. The jump is completed in this manner 

 with a backward kick of the 

 right leg and right turn of the 

 body, alighting on the 

 right or on both feet and 



In springing from the right foot the left leg kicks up and to 

 the left so that the body when above the bar is horizontal 



Clearing the Bar 



The following three styles are considered 

 the best: 



facing the bar. 



The lay-out scissors 



style is more difficult 

 than the other two on account of the re- 

 verse twist. In jumping from the right 

 foot, plant it on the take-off mark almost 



