Hurdle Preflight: a Case of Diminishing Returns?
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The major function of the approach and hurdle in springboard dives is to establish favorable conditions for the takeoff (board depression and recoil) that follows. Recently Boda (1996) drew attention to the fact that nontraditional techniques were being employed in an attempt to increase dive height. These techniques involve introducing a substantial period of flight immediately prior to hurdle support (Fig.1). The current study was undertaken to investigate to what extent hurdle preflight techniques (HPF) influence dive height.
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