Depends on definition

Post #158,466 by Silverlock 6/4/04 9:14:29 PM Reply	Depends on definition How do you define "somersaulting" in this particular instance? It seems to me that a hands first landing does not break to the rule of 'somersaulting prior to' landing. The somersault happens after landing. ----------------------------------------- It is much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand. Mike Royko
Post #158,477 by Another Scott 6/4/04 10:25:38 PM Reply	IANATAFJ After I posted that I thought more about it and decided 4.f. didn't really apply. 4.f. is likely designed to prevent Ninjas from stealing the long jump records. Either it's in the rules (somewhere...) or the physics of the jump doesn't lend itself toward a person rotating hands-first before landing. I would think that for maximum distance you would want to have your center of mass as far forward as possible as you approach the landing, and since your legs are more massive than your arms... Like you, I think an Independence Weekend experiment is called for. :-) Cheers, Scott. (Who is not now, and has never been, a track and field judge.)
Post #158,487 by boxley 6/5/04 12:28:10 AM Reply	his pool isnt that big the way to do a jump as described by Silverlock is to jump streched tuck before landing then using the momentum to pivot forward over your hands. Picture a fosbury flop face down. my best high jump was 5 ft 2 inchs, couldnt grok the fosbury. thanx, bill Anchorage AK: House for sale 3 bed 1 bath 1440 sq feet huge lot near Cheney Lake 175K FSBO 813.273.3518 Time for Lord Stanley to get a Tan questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #158,793 by drewk 6/7/04 10:59:25 AM Reply	Not ninjas: gymnasts Back handspring before the launch. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.

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