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Ceramic and art suppliers usually stock several kinds of clay. You can mix various kinds of clay together if you find that a certain kind is too difficult to work with. For instance, add coarser clay to clay that is too sticky, or more pliable clay to another variety that is too coarse to work with. It is important to work with your palms when kneading clay. If you push at it with your fingertips, this can create impressions in the clay that can form air pockets as you continue to knead. These air pockets can ruin a form when you try to mold it. Start your wheel slowly. This helps to ensure that your clay is well-attached to the bat. As you shape and raise the form, take care not to spin the wheel so fast that it warps the clay. Setting an appropriate speed will also prevent your clay from flying off your wheel, ruining your project. If your arms wobble as you shape the clay, the form will become warped or slide off-center. To prevent this from happening, anchor your arms by holding your elbows against your knees as you work. Keep your arms firm as you shape and raise the clay. If your hands or the clay become too dry while molding it, your form may become misshapen or ruined. The goal is to keep a wet, slick surface as you mold the clay. Make sure to wet your hands before starting to mold the clay, and wet them again any time they start to become dry. If you are molding clay and something goes wrong, you can start over. However, you must remove the clay from your wheel or work surface and wedge it again. Knead in more clay if you need to alter its consistency (for instance, if it is too wet). Your hands and fingers alone are often enough to mold clay into desired forms. However, you may find that various tools make molding easier, or just give you more options. For instance, using a sponge instead of just your fingers to raise clay on a wheel may allow you to make smoother or thinner sides. As you practice, don't be afraid to experiment with all sorts of objects to help mold your clay.

summary: Mix clays to improve consistency. Keep your fingertips out of the clay when kneading. Don't set the wheel speed too high. Anchor your arms. Keep your hands and the clay wet. Re-wedge your clay if needed. Try different tools to raise and shape clay.

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. At the gym, go to the free weights. Squat down in front of the bar and grip it firmly in your hands, shoulder-width apart. Stand up, engaging your core muscles and keeping your back very straight. Squat back down slowly, putting the bar back on the ground. Don't bend your back, keep it straight. Most people can manage a fair amount of weight with this exercise, but don't push it. Use an amount of weight that will be challenging for 10-15 reps. Make sure to use proper form and keep your back very straight. Use a spotter to help you hold your form properly. Many gyms have sledge hammers, often near a big tire or other surface for you to swing them into. Grab the hammer firmly with both hands, and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees flexed, and your back straight. From one side, swing the hammer up and over your shoulder, swinging it down toward your other side, striking the tire or pad. Control the hammer as it bounces, and then strike from the other side back toward your first side. Repeat sides, doing 10-15 reps on each. Try for three sets. One of the important parts of the exercise is keeping the hammer from bouncing back and hitting you in the face. It's not just swinging, but controlling the hammer after you hit it. Be very careful while doing hammer swings. If your gym doesn't have a big hammer and tire for you to swing, you can still do this exercise with basic hand weights. Grip it like you would a hammer, with both hands. Lots of gyms nowadays have a hefty rope that you can grab onto for core exercises. It's usually attached to the wall on one end, with a few different heavy braided strands to grab on the other. To work out your core, grab the end of the rope in about a half-squat position, your core engaged and your back straight. Swing your pelvis forward, driving your arms up to swing your end of the rope high (it should ripple toward the wall), then bring it back down. Stay in your half-squat position, your core engaged through the exercise. Repeat the exercise for 30 seconds, and try for three sets. Some are a lot heavier than others, so try to get a feel for it before you grab on and start swinging away. o kettle-bell swings. Similar to rope swings are kettle-bell swings. The action is pretty much exactly the same, but you'll grip a kettle bell firmly with both hands, and swing it up from between your legs to chest-height, rather than up over your head. Do 15-20 reps, three sets. Lay back on the ground in a basic crunch position and hold a moderately heavy barbell with both hands. Extend your arms straight out in front of you and sit up, keeping your back very straight at a 45 degree angle to the ground. With your core muscles engaged, twist 90 degrees to one side, keeping your arms straight. Then twist to the other side. Try to do as many as you can in 30 seconds, going slowly. Try for three sets of these. Over at the high bar, you can hold yourself up in the air as if you were going to do a pull-up, but lift your legs instead. Make a right angle with your legs, bringing your knees up to your waist and keeping them straight. Try three sets of 15 of these.

summary: Do deadlifts Do hammer swings. Do rope raises. . Do Russian swings. Do hanging leg raises.

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There should be a clear path longer than 60 feet (18.29 meters) between the pitcher's mound and home plate. The line from home plate through the pitcher's mound to second base should run east-northeast to keep the sun out of the pitcher's eyes. Measure the distance from the back of home plate to the front of the pitcher's plate with a tape measurer. The pitcher's plate is a rubber rectangle that is 24 in (610 mm) long. Align the middle of the pitcher's plate with the middle of home plate. Use a transit level to take a reading from home plate and a reading from the pitcher's plate. Fill in the area around the pitcher's plate with a mixture of clay, sand, and dirt until it is 10 in (254 mm) taller than home plate. Then, place the pitcher's plate firmly on top of the dirt.
summary: Situate the pitcher's mound directly in line with home plate. Place the pitcher's plate 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m) from the back of home plate. Ensure the pitcher's plate is 10 in (254 mm) taller than home plate.