3-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE ANGULAR-MOMENTUM OF A POLE-VAULTER

A method to determine the three orthogonal components of the angular m omentum of a human body about its center of gravity is applied to the pole-vault. The angular momentum and the pole force are used in the an alysis of pole-vaulting and are also compared with Gros's data (1982, Ph.D. thesis, University of Alberta) and Hubbard and Barlow's results (1980, Proc. Biomechanics Symp. Indian Stale Board of Health, pp. 33-4 8). This study tries to show how such results can be useful in many sp orting activities and are necessary for optimization of athletic movem ent. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.