Pole Vault Physics

Pole Vault Physics explores the science behind this incredible sport, revealing how athletes convert kinetic energy into potential energy to soar to amazing heights. The book examines the energy transfer process, showing how vaulters transform their run-up speed into the elastic potential energy of the pole, and then back into the kinetic and gravitational potential energy needed to clear the bar. It also analyzes the biomechanics of the athlete's technique, from the initial run-up to the f...