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Kinesiology, 10/e
Nancy Hamilton, University of Northern Iowa
Kathryn Luttgens, Northeastern University
Locomotion: When Suspended and Free of Support

Chapter Objectives

At the conclusion of this chapter, the student should be able to:

Explain how each of the following influences the action of swinging bodies: weight of the body, length of the pendulum, angular momentum, potential-kinetic energy, centripetal-centrifugal force, friction.

Describe how to initiate pendular action, increase the height of a swing, alter the period, change grips, and dismount safely.

Explain how each of the following influences the flight path of unsupported bodies: angle of projection, vertical velocity, gravity, angular momentum.

Describe how to initiate and control rotation of unsupported bodies.

Analyze the performance of a suspension and a nonsupport movement, following the outline for kinesiological analysis described in chapter 1.








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