DOUBLE DIAMOND HITCH 103 



As familiarity with the double diamond is acquired 

 there will be many little short cuts in throwing the 

 rope that will appear. For instance, in Fig. 7 it is 

 apparent that the quickest way for No. 2 when he re- 

 ceives the rope at the off-side rear, is to pass it all under 

 both of the central ropes and letting the end fall some- 

 where forward; then to pull out from between the two 

 central ropes a bight or loop that can be cast with a 

 rapid motion over both the forward and rear corners 

 of the load and sobre-ialma. 



The point aimed at by these diagrams is perfect 

 lucidity and, in explaining, the absolute sequence of the 

 progressive movements. Whatever short cuts there are, 

 are for each individual packer and do not change the 

 order of operations. The commands and responses are 

 merely to time the movements without waste. 



