In this book only a few catches of the many known are described. An unspun, thrown loop catch is the catch most often made by a working cowboy. It consists of making an appropriate size loop and then throwing it towards the target, allowing enough of the coiled spoke to play out so that the loop can reach it. The diameter of the loop is adjusted to the size of the target and the excess spoke is coiled up into the left hand. To make a Thrown Loop Catch, the loop is swung around the head several times and then thrown at the target.
Extra spoke is played out of the coil in the left hand to allow the loop to reach the target.
The idea is to make the loop open up into a circle thus making it easier to make the catch. Making the loop open is accomplished by giving the loop a slight spin. The figure illustrates the loop at three moments in time. The first moment, illustrated by the solid elliptical loop, is just before the right hand releases the loop for the throw. Here the right hand is gripping the loop and the spoke.