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Handy
Hints - Intermediate Level
1. How you practices is how
you play
2. Hit always to a specific - Never just hit
3. There are 2 types of games - hit hard, run or hit and control
4. Where the front or back of the elbow faces is where the mallet
faces and where the ball goes
5. This is a game of team work. We all make mistakes
6. Grip mallet handle tightly
7. Be sure- mallet handle is right size and mallet is right weight.
8. The polo twos (there are more)
-Sit and hit - hit late
-Stand and hit - hit early
Hit a long ball and play a running chase hit shorter and play
a control game.
9. Shorter stirrups - reasons -safety-better hitting support
10. Be on correct lead -less falls of horse & rider
11. Hitting on wrong lead- hit late
12. Spurs don't belong on new players
13. Your rein hand isn't a stirrup
14. Don't rest rein hand on neck (safety and control)
15. Where one shot stops -other shot starts
16. Kiss the ball - don't kill it
17. Think back shot - no neck shot
18. Travel at the speed the ball travels, only.
19. Learn to lengthen & shorten horses stride not go faster
or slower
20. Man-Line-Ball - take man first establish the line second
and then hit the ball
21. Use two hands on reins between shots (first 2 fingers of
mallet hand on right rein)
22. Never stop try8ing to improve your riding
23. Work on the things you don't do well
24. To keep making the same mistake in games is disrespectful
to the game
25. Safety comes first -respect for players and horses
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