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Rh You may and should be able to throw well without it, but sure shots without it are more the exception than the rule. Looking is almost equivalent to aiming, and whether you aim deliberately or imperceptibly, it materially affects your shot. A practised thrower learns to pitch to a point quickly and with precision, as an old sportsman learns to bring his gun up to his shoulder, and fire with an unconscious aim. The arms and wrists must be educated to obey the eye. As a general thing, you have no chance for slow calculation, and whether you have or not, it is advisable to practise throwing instantaneously. Keep your eye on the point aimed at until the ball has left your crosse, or let it follow the ball the instant it leaves the netting.

Many players deny that the ball can be twisted by pre-meditation. We acknowledge it is the acme of difficulty to do it, but we are convinced that it can be done, though not always. It is sometimes done unknowingly, when throwing to goal. The theory of twisted balls is this: all balls thrown from