@Lzaarthin r/trackandfield • Recommends
Cool video by TED on how athlete Dick Fosbury revolutionised High Jump technique in 1965
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An athlete uses physics to shatter world records - Asaf Bar-Yosef
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Asaf Bar-Yosef explains the physics and biomechanics behind Dick Fosbury's revolutionary high jump technique, the Fosbury Flop.
View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/an-athlete-uses-physics-to-shatter-world-… When Dick Fosbury couldn't compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping in a different way -- backwards. Fosbury improved his record immediately and continued to amaze the world with his new technique all the way to Olympic gold. Asaf Bar-Yosef explains the physics behind the success of the now dominant Fosbury Flop. Lesson by Asaf Bar-Yosef, animation by NEIGHBOR.Why it's here
1 person recommends thisWhat commenters say. Recommended as an interesting explanation of how Dick Fosbury revolutionized high jump technique using physics.
@jerschneidin r/trackandfield • Mentions
On “Can you just dive over the bar in high jump?”
You can, but by rule you have to jump off one foot. Other than that any way you get over is legal. That said the "fosbury flop" is the preferred strategy for essentially everyone in the sport today.
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