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dc.contributor.author | Wakai, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Linthorne, NP | - |
dc.coverage.spatial | 17 | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-01-16T17:09:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2007-01-16T17:09:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Human Movement Science 24(1): 81-96, Feb 2005 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2004.12.001 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/537 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to identify and explain the optimum projection angle that maximises the distance achieved in a standing long jump. Five physically active males performed maximum-effort jumps over a wide range of take-off angles, and the jumps were recorded and analysed using a 2-D video analysis procedure. The total jump distance achieved was considered as the sum of three component distances (take-off, flight, and landing), and the dependence of each component distance on the take-off angle was systematically investigated. The flight distance was strongly affected by a decrease in the jumper’s take-off speed with increasing take-off angle, and the take-off distance and landing distance steadily decreased with increasing take-off angle due to changes in the jumper’s body configuration. The optimum take-off angle for the jumper was the angle at which the three component distances combined to produce the greatest jump distance. Although the calculated optimum take-off angles (19–27º) were lower than the jumpers’ preferred take-off angles (31–39º), the loss in jump distance through using a sub-optimum take-off angle was relatively small. | en |
dc.format.extent | 391280 bytes | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.subject | Biomechanics | en |
dc.subject | Projectile | en |
dc.subject | Standing long jump | en |
dc.subject | Take-off angle | en |
dc.title | Optimum take-off angle in the standing long jump | en |
dc.type | Research Paper | en |
Appears in Collections: | Sport Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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