Applied anatomy and kinesiology; the mechanism of muscular movement . d ankles toadd force to the swing of the arm. Bowling requires a little morepower, and this is gained by taking two or three quick runningsteps just before the toss is made. Tossing difi^ers from other formsof throwing in the absence of rotation of the body aromid a verticalaxis; this makes it milder than the others. Throwing.—In throwing a ball or stone, the arm movement ofwhich has been explained in Chapter VI, the problem of the throweris to combine accuracy of aim with the greatest possible speed. Togain the latter the a
Applied anatomy and kinesiology; the mechanism of muscular movement . d ankles toadd force to the swing of the arm. Bowling requires a little morepower, and this is gained by taking two or three quick runningsteps just before the toss is made. Tossing difi^ers from other formsof throwing in the absence of rotation of the body aromid a verticalaxis; this makes it milder than the others. Throwing.—In throwing a ball or stone, the arm movement ofwhich has been explained in Chapter VI, the problem of the throweris to combine accuracy of aim with the greatest possible speed. Togain the latter the arm movement is reinforced by a forward move-ment of the body combined with a rotation around a vertical axis. In preparing to throw, when distance or speed is important, thefoot of the throwing side is placed well back and the body tiltedfar back by flexion of the limb, with the opposite arm held forwardin the direction of the throw. In preparing to throw with the righthand the trunk is turned far toward the right by the rotators of PLAYS, GAMES AND SPORTS ?say. Fig. 182
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