Cambridge, January 98

A tiny photo tour of a little bit of Cambridge. Squash

Let's go for lunch!

psn00051.jpg ( 144 K) : Outside the Rutherford building, here's the bike shed.
psn00052.jpg ( 184 K) : Leaving the Cavendish
psn00054.jpg ( 176 K) : Cavendish pond. Say quack.
psn00055.jpg ( 144 K) : Onto the Coton cycle path
psn00056.jpg ( 168 K) : which leads to Adams Road
psn00057.jpg ( 192 K) : which leads to Burrells Walk
psn00058.jpg ( 160 K) : which leads to Queens' Road
psn00059.jpg ( 200 K) : which leads to Darwin College
psn00060.jpg ( 168 K) : and the dining hall.
psn00061.jpg ( 192 K) : The river is low for a few weeks each winter.

Back to work...

psn00062.jpg ( 136 K) : Along the Coton cycle path.
psn00063.jpg ( 136 K) : to the Cavendish
psn00064.jpg ( 136 K) : and a lousy picture of me.

A Game of Squash at Queens' College

squash1.jpg ( 22 K) :
squash2.jpg ( 168 K) : Harry
squash3.jpg ( 160 K) : beats
squash4.jpg ( 160 K) : all
squash5.jpg ( 160 K) : the
squash6.jpg ( 168 K) : opposition

Coffee at the Grad Pad afterwards

squash7.jpg ( 128 K) : David 'n' sweater
squash9.jpg ( 192 K) : Maria and Ken
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squash11.jpg ( 184 K) :
squash12.jpg ( 64 K) : Maria

Girton Village Ultimate, Winter 1997

A game of hot box on a misty evening.
psn00001.jpg ( 152 K) : Ken and Maria
psn00002.jpg ( 160 K) : Alex throwing past Ryan
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psn00004.jpg ( 176 K) : Ryan throwing past Alex
psn00005.jpg ( 176 K) : Looks like Ceroc dancing, but it's Maria throwing past Ken.
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psn00007.jpg ( 168 K) :Ryan hucks it
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psn00009.jpg ( 176 K) :Dirty but happy
psn00010.jpg ( 168 K) :Dirty but happy II
psn00011.jpg ( 168 K) : Alex sneaks a pass under Ryan's arm
psn00012.jpg ( 176 K) : Jack joins in
psn00013.jpg ( 152 K) : some blurry ones
psn00014.jpg ( 176 K) : some blurry ones
psn00015.jpg ( 176 K) : some blurry ones

How to have fun with two Danes and two pieces of string.

Method: attach Maria's string loosely to her wrists. And Ken's to his, ensuring that the two strings pass round each other. Then ask them to get untangled. Hours of fun! These pictures are taken in my dining room in Girton.
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Disc grips and throws

psn00025.jpg ( 168 K) : Berkeley power grip, backhand top view
psn00026.jpg ( 160 K) : Berkeley power grip, backhand front view
psn00027.jpg ( 160 K) : Berkeley power grip, backhand bottom view
psn00028.jpg ( 152 K) : Berkeley power grip, backhand side view showing stance. The thrower stands side on to the target, weight on both feet.
psn00029.jpg ( 136 K) : (skip)
psn00030.jpg ( 176 K) : Forehand grip, top view
psn00031.jpg ( 168 K) : Forehand grip, bottom view
psn00035.jpg ( 144 K) : Forehand grip, back view
psn00032.jpg ( 152 K) : Forehand grip, front view
psn00033.jpg ( 160 K) : Forehand grip, front view, angle of hyzer increased
psn00034.jpg ( 152 K) : Forehand grip, front view, angle of hyzer decreased
psn00036.jpg ( 160 K) : Forehand grip and stance. The thrower stands face on to the target, weight on both feet.
psn00037.jpg ( 152 K) : 36-37-38-39-40 show the action of a forehand throw
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psn00041.jpg ( 160 K) : backhand action. The disc is accelerated in a straight line.
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psn00046.jpg ( 160 K) : 2nd backhand sequence
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psn00050.jpg ( 160 K) : Hammer (upside down) grip and stance. Grip is identical to the forehand grip.

David MacKay <mackay@mrao.cam.ac.uk>
Last modified: Thu Feb 5 18:03:40 1998