3. Turning on your own axis.—This dodge is very successful if well-timed,—even against the best Indian checks. It takes them by surprise, and is one of the prettiest of all the dodges.
It consists in making a sudden right-wheel twist, on the left toes as a pivot, as the checker strikes at your crosse, and bringing the latter up perpendicular. It is not a complete revolution that will bring you back to your original position; though you must accommodate your tactics to the changes of your adversary, so far as they impede your liberty to pass him. At the end of the spin, dart forward from the left foot.
The ball should be on the centre surface; the crosse grasped short, keeping it perpendicular, and balancing the ball during the wheel. The disengaged arm may be extended to ward off easy checks; and should be used on the forward and backward principle of catching a ball. In close quarters, many checks are prevented by the timely use of the left hand and arm.
When an opponent meets you, and strikes at your crosse, a sudden and single quarter, or half turn, will often be the best movement to thwart him. In
