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It was a gorgeous day

It was a gorgeous day

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09 Feb 2013 155
The students are all eager, as students are won't to be, to send the projectiles toward their target.
Concentration

Concentration

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09 Feb 2013 144
This young man is rapidly learning the coordination necessary to send the spear -- called a "dart" by atl-atl experts -- downrange to the target.
Perfect form!

Perfect form!

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09 Feb 2013 142
Many coaches -- in many sports -- will tell you that it is not power but form that produces good results, and never was that better demonstrated than here. A very small girl send her dart perfectly toward the target.
The teacher gives it a try

The teacher gives it a try

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09 Feb 2013 1 153
As with any sport, there are fine points of form involved
Debbie Andrews, school administrator . . .

Debbie Andrews, school administrator . . .

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09 Feb 2013 162
. . . and world-class atl-atl champion. The dart scored a bullseye.
The darts flex in flight

The darts flex in flight

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09 Feb 2013 165
One of the skills involved is compensating for and using the flexibility of the long bamboo or aluminum darts.
The method is effective

The method is effective

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09 Feb 2013 124
The dart flies toward the bullseye. The penetration of the darts through thick, high-density foam shows how the atl-atl brings power to the throw, and how in millennia past it was useful in bringing down even large game.
At release

At release

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09 Feb 2013 133
The flexing of the dart is especially apparent.
The demonstration included . . .

The demonstration included . . .

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09 Feb 2013 132
. . . a contest with points toward the national and world championships. A contestant throws while another waits "on deck." Each contestant gets three throws.
A demonstration from the master

A demonstration from the master

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09 Feb 2013 125
Mamerto has a unique, sidearm form, and lots of body English.
If I were a wooly mammoth . . .

If I were a wooly mammoth . . .

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09 Feb 2013 125
. . . I would be worried!
Beginning the throw

Beginning the throw

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09 Feb 2013 130
As with golf or billiards, the entire body is involved.