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Title: | Optimum take-off angle in the long jump |
Authors: | Linthorne, NP Guzman, MS Bridgett, LA |
Keywords: | Athletics;Long jump;Projectile;Sports biomechanics;Take-off angle |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Citation: | Journal of Sports Sciences 23 (7): 703-712, Jul 2005 |
Abstract: | In this study, we found that the optimum take-off angle for a long jumper may be predicted by combining the equation for the range of a projectile in free flight with the measured relations between take-off speed, take-off height and take-off angle for the athlete. The prediction method was evaluated using video measurements of three experienced male long jumpers who performed maximum-effort jumps over a wide range of take-off angles. To produce low take-off angles the athletes used a long and fast run-up, whereas higher take-off angles were produced using a progressively shorter and slower run-up. For all three athletes, the take-off speed decreased and the take-off height increased as the athlete jumped with a higher take-off angle. The calculated optimum take-off angles were in good agreement with the athletes' competition take-off angles. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/544 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640410400022011 |
Appears in Collections: | Sport Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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