. The encyclopaedia of sport. Middle of .Studkf. they fall away into the old bent body positionand short stroke, which lead to a 16-inch wide-racing punt, which requires- L 158 THE EXC\(1.()I^ steering as well as shoving, a good deal is wantedbesides mere strength, and, unless a good styleis acquired, the best results cannot be obtained;though practice under a competent instructor isthe best receipt for the purpose, still a few hintsmay not be entirely useless. A good punter should be able to punt eitherside equally well ; but supposing that you are])unting with the right hand l
. The encyclopaedia of sport. Middle of .Studkf. they fall away into the old bent body positionand short stroke, which lead to a 16-inch wide-racing punt, which requires- L 158 THE EXC\(1.()I^ steering as well as shoving, a good deal is wantedbesides mere strength, and, unless a good styleis acquired, the best results cannot be obtained;though practice under a competent instructor isthe best receipt for the purpose, still a few hintsmay not be entirely useless. A good punter should be able to punt eitherside equally well ; but supposing that you are])unting with the right hand leading, place yourright foot firmly against a knee of the boat, orsome other well-defined spot, where she balancesthe best, and keep it there. Fix your eyes onthe bow of the punt right through the stroke, anddo not let them come round with the pole, oryou will lose your direction, and a punt should. FiMsH OF Stroke. never be allowed to deviate a hairsbreadthfrom the true course. If the punt is going fast,drop in the pole well in front of you (the dis-tance depends in a great degree on the depth ofthe river and the pace at which you are going),raise your hands as far up the pole as you can,get the weight well on, keeping the pole quiteclose to the chest, and finish with the weight onand the chest square. Then recover the polesmartly with the hands, draw the extended footgently back, so as not to shake the punt, andcommence the next stroke. The work shouldbe done with the weight, loins, and legs, and not>vith the arms. In fact it is not unlike reach forward to the full extent, apply theweight then take a step back which corresponds .) OF lilORT [ILXTiNt; and punts to sliding, finish scjuare, and, as it were, slideslowly forward and repeat the dose. The longbody swing, smart recovery with the hands, andslow sliding forward will always beat the snatchyarmwork whic
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