Introduction to Sports Biomechanics: Analysing Human Movement ...

MOVEMENT PATTERNS – THE ESSENCE OF SPORTS BIOMECHANICS
Figure 1.14 Another young female running at her preferred speed in dress shoes. Top left: right foot toe-off (0 s); top right:
left foot touchdown (0.14 s); middle left: left foot mid-stance; middle right: left foot toe-off (0.38 s); bottom left:
right foot touchdown (0.54 s); bottom right: right foot mid-stance.
start of the phase, touchdown (or foot strike), and its end, toe-off. The support phase
starts at toe-off and ends at touchdown; at this stage, we will consider its function to be
to prepare the leg for the next touchdown. In slow running, or jogging, the recovery
phase will be very short; it will then increase with running speed.
As for walking, the book’s website also contains many side- and rear-view video
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