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HIGH ARM-TO-ARM BALANCE
BOTTOM MAN BEND KNEES AS WELL AS HIPS FOR LIFT (b) ; LIFT WITH THE LEGS; FEET SHOULD BE SPREAD FORWARD AND SIDEWARD AS THOUGH ON THE OPPOSITE CORNERS OF AN IMAGINARY SQUARE (c); YOU MAY THEN WALK UNDER TOP MAN IF HE GOES OFF BALANCE. TOP MAN JUMP TO STRADDLE AS HIGH ON BOTTOM MAN AS POSSIBLE (a); SQUEEZE TIGHTLY WITH LEGS UNTIL THE THROW (b); KEEP FEET CLOSE TO BOTTOM MAN, GOING UP (c); WATCH PARTNER'S HEAD TO KEEP YOUR OWN HEAD BACK HIGH ARM-TO-ARM BALANCE HINTS TO BEGINNERS: Keeping close together for vertical balance is the secret of accomplishment in this stunt. If the top man allows his feet to fly out, the stunt cannot be performed. Because of the height and the top man's momentum as he goes up, a third man must stand ready to assist during the learning stages. His position is to the back and side of the bottom man. If the top man goes over, the safety |
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