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Recent developments in the theory of diving

The failure of action-reaction theories to account for the rapid and apparently effortless spinning of the diver performing multiple twists has 1 ed to the appearance of what may be ea 11ed 11 di stortion" theories of twist. The basis of these is usually the concept of converting some of the somersault angular momentum into twist angular momentum and this concept has been shown to be invalid.
© Copyright 1971 First International Symposium on "Biomechanics and Swimming, Waterpolo and Diving", 14-16 September 1970. Proceedings. Published by Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Laboratoire de l'effort. All rights reserved.

Subjects: diving biomechanics
Notations: technical sports
Published in: First International Symposium on "Biomechanics and Swimming, Waterpolo and Diving", 14-16 September 1970. Proceedings
Editors: L. Lewillie, J. P. Clarys
Published: BrĂ¼ssel Universite Libre de Bruxelles; Laboratoire de l'effort 1971
Pages: 237-242
Document types: article
congress proceedings
Language: English
Level: advanced