Cowboy Roping and Rope Tricks: How to Draw with Simple Shapes

Byers, Chester, and Rogers, Will (Designer)

ISBN 10: 0486257118 / ISBN 13: 9780486257112

Editore: Dover Publications, 2011

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Exhibition rope spinning is an American sport with strong Mexican roots, born amid the sights, sounds, smells, and excitement of the great American West. One of the best of the old-time champion rope spinners was Chester Byers. When he wrote this book, he had behind him 20 years' experience of spinning his rope into rolls, figure 8s, and zigzags in stampedes, rodeos, roundups, and frontier days all over the country. He has a good way with words, too, and if you'll follow his directions, you'll soon find yourself managing the rope like an old hand. Besides being a wonderful spectacle, rope spinning makes great exercise, too. Even the first stunts the beginner learns ? the simple flat loop, the vertical loop, and the Wedding Ring ? bring into play the muscles of right and left arms, shoulders, neck, back, and legs. More difficult stunts such as the Butterfly, Ocean Wave, Zigzag, and Roll-over even professional athletes and dancers find real exercise! Practicing these complex stunts will not only keep you in good physical shape but will sharpen the coordination of hand, eye, and body. Whether you're learning for fun or for exercise, you'll find rope spinning a practical sport. With equipment that takes up little space and costs next to nothing, you can spin a loop any time and any place, indoors and out (even for the hardest stunts, the loop rarely exceeds six feet in diameter). Among the rewards of rope spinning are healthy exercise, improved coordination, and a spectacular and graceful skill.

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• Titolo: Cowboy Roping and Rope Tricks: How to Draw with Simple Shapes
• Editore: Dover Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0486257118
• ISBN 13: 9780486257112
• Rilegatura: Softcover
• Condizione: Very Good
• Peso: 6 once
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Western Americana

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Exhibition rope spinning is an American sport with strong Mexican roots, born amid the sights, sounds, smells, and excitement of the great American West. One of the best of the old-time champion rope spinners was Chester Byers. When he wrote this book, he had behind him 20 years' experience of spinning his rope into rolls, figure 8s, and zigzags in stampedes, rodeos, roundups, and frontier days all over the country. He has a good way with words, too, and if you'll follow his directions, you'll soon find yourself managing the rope like an old hand.
Besides being a wonderful spectacle, rope spinning makes great exercise, too. Even the first stunts the beginner learns &; the simple flat loop, the vertical loop, and the Wedding Ring &; bring into play the muscles of right and left arms, shoulders, neck, back, and legs. More difficult stunts such as the Butterfly, Ocean Wave, Zigzag, and Roll-over even professional athletes and dancers find real exercise! Practicing these complex stunts will not only keep you in good physical shape but will sharpen the coordination of hand, eye, and body.

Whether you're learning for fun or for exercise, you'll find rope spinning a practical sport. With equipment that takes up little space and costs next to nothing, you can spin a loop any time and any place, indoors and out (even for the hardest stunts, the loop rarely exceeds six feet in diameter). Among the rewards of rope spinning are healthy exercise, improved coordination, and a spectacular and graceful skill.

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Contents Foreword by Will Rogers Warning by Fred Stone Advice by Elsie Janis Chapter I. Principles of Rope Spinning Chapter II. The Flat Loops Chapter III. Vertical Loops Chapter IV. Jumping in and out of a Loop while it is Spinning Chapter V. Stunts Chapter VI. History of Roping Chaptr VII. My Life List of Trick and Fancy Ropers