Throwing and jumping for maximum horizontal range

Details Throwing and jumping for maximum horizontal range Throwing and jumping for maximum horizontal range

2006-01-19

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0601148v1

Physics

Physics Education

Submitted to American Journal of Physics. 6 pages, 11 Figures

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Optimum projection angles for achieving maximum horizontal range in throwing and jumping events are considerably less than 45 degrees. This unexpected result arise because an athlete can generate a greater projection velocity at low projection angles than at high angles. The range of a projectile is strongly dependent on projection speed and so the optimum projection angle is biased towards low projection angles. Here we examine the velocity-angle relation and the optimum projection angle in selected throwing and jumping events.

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