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128 crosse is held as if expecting a curved ball, throw a grounder; if down, expecting a grounder, throw a straight or curved; if held in the position of "ready," make your best and favorite shot.

To throw with precision should be your aim; not only to throw about where one of your men is, but to throw into his crosse ; not merely to throw to goal, but to either side, high or low of the keeper. Precision depends upon steady arms and wrists, keen eyes, and a perfect command of the ball on the crosse. The arms and eyes work together. Always take time to aim when possible. Keep a stiff grasp of the stick.

If the wind is strong you must make allowance for deflection, especially in long throws, either by throwing with more force, or more to windward of the point aimed at. You can tell the way the wind blows by the goal flags.

The slightest glance at the point to be thrown to is of the greatest importance to make a dead shot.