COM + STABILITY - 1.3

Question 1

Explain why a high jumper is likely to se the fosbury flop technique

Answer 1

• performer increases height of COM by raising arms + non jumping knee
• COM moves to a higher take off point
• jumper arches over the bar
• one bod segment at a time passes over the bar
• majority of mass remians under bar level
• COM an travel below level of the bar
• allows jumper to out jump the peak of heir COM