Why Dick Fosbury Flopped: And Answers to Other Big Sporting Questions: Amazon.co.uk: Justin Kemp, Damian Farrow: Books

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This work offers a fascinating and intriguing look into some of the greatest sporting questions and controversies of all time. What did Dick do to get a flop named after him? Why do golf balls have dimples? How would sport legends of old match up to today's top athletes? These are just some of the intriguing and entertaining questions that this fascinating volume tries to answer. "Why Dick Fosbury Flopped" looks at all these fascinating questions from a scientific perspective, and discusses current sport science issues in an historical context to provide the reader with the most amazing, and accurate explanations. Along the way to answering these sporting questions, this volume also takes a look at some of the greatest controversies of all time and attempts to debunk the myths surrounding them. The many informative, weird, unbelievable and fascinating anecdotes and facts make this a must have for any sports fan.

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Damian Farrow works at the Australian Institute of Sport. He is a regular contributor to numerous scientific journals. Justin Kemp is the Exercise Psychologist at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. He also regularly contributes to numerous scientific journals.

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