Influence of fulcrum position on springboard response and takeoff performance in the running approach

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-408

  Jones, Ian C ^a   Miller, Doris I ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RUNNING;

EID: 0029785871     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.12.3.383     Document Type: Article

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