Re: Re Biomechanical Problem of Shot Putting Finally Solved

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I haven't read the published research article. Does your model take into

account the Force-Velocity curve?

Giovanni Ciriani - West Hartford, CT - USA

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Wallace <wallyuwl@...> wrote:

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>

> This is nothing Earth-shattering as far as the theory behind it is

> concerned. I

> just taught about this (specifically with the shot put as well) a couple

> days

> ago in the undergrad biomechanics class I'm teaching. The angle/release

> (or take-off) velocity ratio is also the main reason long jumpers take off

> at 23

> degrees or so instead of 45. In both cases you have to slow velocity too

> much

> to increase the release (or take-off) angle. This slowing of velocity

> overall

> means the horizontal component of the resultant velocity vector decreases

> quite

> a bit, too, resulting in more distance loss than that gained by increasing

> release angle. With something like shot putting there are also

> anatomical/muscle mechanics things that contribute to this, but the main

> thing

> is velociey. The actual equation they created is novel and may be useful,

> though.

>

> Wallace, MS, CSCS

> Biomechanics PhD student

> University of Kentucky

> Lexington, KY, USA

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