Popular Science Monthly 



943 



stepping action during the turn is fast. 

 The right foot steps to the left and over 

 the left foot with a light quick spring, then 

 the left swings around to complete the turn. 



The stepping action during the txim is fast; the right foot steps to the left and over the 

 left foot with a light quick spring, then the left swings around to complete the turn 



All throws, to be valid, must fall within 

 a 90 deg. sector marked on the ground. 



A fair throw is when no part of the body 

 of the competitor touches the ground out- 

 side the circle. 



It is also a foul if the competitor steps 

 on the circle or leaves the circle before his 

 throw has been marked. 



Each competitor has three trial throws, 

 and the best five, three more. Each com- 

 petitor is credited with the best of all his 

 throws. 



The measurement of the throws is from 

 the nearest edge of the first mark made by 

 the head of the hammer to the inside cir- 

 cumference of the circle on a line from 

 such mark made by the hammer to the 

 center of circle. 



Letting go of the hammer in an attempt, 

 or touching the ground outside the circle 

 with any portion of the body while the 

 hammer is in hand, constitutes a foul throw, 

 which is not measured but which counts 

 as a throw. 



In hammer throwing, if the hammer 

 breaks while in the air, it is not considered 

 a throw. 



Practice throwing three times a week, 

 and on the other days do some sprinting, 

 jumping and jogging. Beginners should 

 not attempt the throw with a turn until 

 familiar with the no-turn style. In start- 

 ing to learn the turn do so without the 

 hammer. After a while use some light 

 object, and then gradually increase the 

 weight until the full weight is reached. 



Throwing the javelin is no different from throwing any other object of the same weight except that 

 it must be thrown so that the point strikes the ground first before any part of the staff touches 



