Day: September 19, 2026
The Evolution of the Fosbury Flop and Modern Bio-Mechanics
The Evolution of the Fosbury Flop and Modern Bio-Mechanics Before 1968, the high jump was a display of vertical gymnastics that favored the stomach-down approach. Athletes utilized techniques like the scissor jump or the straddle, keeping their center of mass relatively high above the bar. Then came Dick Fosbury, a lanky athlete from Oregon who