Fundamentals of Biomechanics

LAB ACTIVITY 6B NAME _____________________________
IMPULSE–MOMENTUM: FORCE–TIME PRINCIPLE
Distance of Throw _____ Distance of Toss & Catch _____
1. What technique factors were important in the best water balloon throws?
2. What technique factors were most important in successfully catching a water balloon?
3. Theoretically, if you could throw a water balloon 25 m, could you catch it? Why?
4. How are the mechanical behaviors of water balloons similar to muscles and tendons?
LAB ACTIVITIES L-17
5. Below is a graph of the vertical force (N) measured when a medicine ball was dropped from the
same height and bounced (●) or was caught and thrown back up in a power drop exercise (◆). Use
the Force–Time Principle to explain the differences in the forces applied to the medicine ball. Data
from Knudson (2001c).
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