Pulley Pie

My students were having a tough time with Working the Pulley. I had repeated all the instructions I could remember as to how to get the hands to go around the wheels and return as the lines: working the pulley. But their movements were still wide of the mark. I watched myself in the mirror. “You are a pie throwing machine. You throw a pie, immediately a new pie is put on your hand which must be brought back, swung up to the shoulder for the next pie toss. Keep the hand level so the pie doesn’t slip off as you bring it back and swing it up to throw.” It seems to have helped, and I told them to practice at home with real pies if necessary.