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Starting.
In all Bprlnta the attvrt Is of utmost
Impontance, Many mces aro prato
tloally Bottled during the ilrat Becrf-d
after bho pistol shot.
Two thlngB aro necessary for it good
tart; first, to respond us quickly as
possible ito the report of iho pistol, and
second, 'to got under full speed ns soon
after starting as possible.
A man might bo ablo to nvako a move
ment with exceptional quickness after
hearing the platol and still bo quite
unable to got Into his stride rapidly,
and ho might bo beaten In the stant
by a slower man who understood the
art of getting up speed quickly.
Tho first clement that was mentioned,
that Is, to respond qulokly to a stim
ulus, has references to certain pro
cesses ithat go on Inside a man, and
which are partly mental and iartly
physical. A man hears a pistol shot,
In other words ho vibrations of air
strike on the drum of Ills ear. They
sat up a nervous current which at onco
travels to tho brain. Currents are at
once dispatched to tho muscles, which
contract soon after receiving the stim
ulus. This takes time, currents trav
elling rather slowly over nervo fibres,
and not nearly so fast as electrical cur
rents. These nervous operations are
performed quicker In somo peoplo than
others, bo that some peoplo aro natur
ally quicker than others. But prac
tice will quickly lessen the time re
quired to respond ito tho pistol shot.
It must, however, be practice of a cer
tain definite character. Do your best
every time. This Is Imperative. Give
your whole attention to It, clinch your
hands, set your teeth, tlilnk of nothing
else but the action you aro about to
make. Do not think of tho pistol shot,
think of the movement to bo made.
There are. good reasons for this both
practical and theoretical.
There Is another matter where ef
fort and practice will accomplish much,
that Js, In regard to tho actual con
traction of the muscles themselves.
There Is a small fraction of a second
after a muscle gets its stlmulous -to
contract before It actually does so.
This Is called the "latent period." A
large stimulus to a muscle will make It
contract not merely harder, but quicker
than a weak one. That ds, this latent
period Is shontened, so .the start Is
quicker. Then, too, practice will short
en this period.
Never practice long consecutively, it
does more harm than good. A half
dozen starts are enough. A great fault
with amateurs Is ithat they practice too
long, so that their nerves get tired and
they consequently get into bod habits
and do careless work. Never practice
when you are tired or stale, It is in
jurious and will only make you slow.
To sum up what is under this head,
practice! practice!! practice!!! Do your
best every time. Do not practice when
you are too tired to do your best work.
Think only of the movement you are
going to make. Make it with tre
mendous effort.
We now come to the second part,
getlng up speed. Under this head we
must consider the different styles of
the starts.
JUMP START.
No. J.
Cut No. 1 represents the position
taken both for the ordinary "Jump"
star,t and for the so-called "Yale" stant
The objection to the position is that it
Is very difficult to hold, the base being
very small. A runner Is so liable to
lose his balance while waiting for the
pistol, and thus not be prepared to go
when the right time comes, or step over
the .line and be put back a yard. If
one could stand flat-footed, It would en
large the base, but this cannot be done.
This position is especially risky for a
In tho same position ais before. Second,
tho runner must Jump from both logs
to mako up for this dellolonoy, most of
tho effort being thrown uixm one part
of his body, viz., tho logs. Third, tho
possibilities of jumping too far or not
far enough, and thus not secure a bal
ance. Other things being right, the
second stride will bo a good one.
YAL13 START.
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No. 2 a.
To moot these difficulties and yet use
the same position, the "Yale" start was
designed. Cut No. 2a. represents tho
first stride. Tho front log has advanced
about eighteen Inches, and arms are
swinging as In a regular stride. The
balance Is never lost asIn the first one,
and tho start does not simply depend
upon tho effont of tho legs.
HARVARD.
No. 1 a.
nervous man. Cut No. 3a. represents
the first stride of the Jump start. Note
the difficulties: First, the arms are not
usedifn the start, for they are found
No. 3.
Cut No. 3 represents tho so-called
Harvard start, it is the same position
except that the opposite arm Is for
ward. Hence the arms and legs aro In
their proper relation from the be
ginning. The effort of "getting off" is
No. 3. a.
not neaTly so great ns in No. 1. Cut
No. 3a. represents the stride.
PULL CROUCH.
No. 4.
Cut No. 4 represents the full crouch.
Advantages: First, a large base. Few
false staits are made from this posi
tion. Second, the arms are used. Cut
brought Into play In raising the trunk.
To give more leverage with tho arms,
out No. r, known as tho half crouch,
has boon designed. Hero you have all
tho advantages of base, spring of legs,
swing of arms, and snap of baok. Cut
No. B.n.
No. 5a. represents the first stride. It
Is proving vory popular and Is surely
very safe.
A person who expects to sprint next
year ought to be pnctlolng in the gym
nasium during tho winter. It Is a bad
thing to practice with the Bame starter
all the time, for ydu will got used to
his method, and so will bo thrown out
when you come to 'a new man. One
of tho best ways to practice Is to have
somo one light a flrctrackcr and hold It
whore you cannot jee 'it, or light it
yourself and drop It tn the floor behind
you, then wait for it. There Is abso
lutely no element o oertalnty In this
and there Is no suol thing as beating
the pistol In this way. This might be
a good way to start races, using a can
non cracker, of d)urse. From the
Physical Educator, by permission.
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