Unanswered Questions
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Long legged swing verses "Scrunch and Punch" method in the vault
I pole vaulted in high school and I originally learned to keep a long trail leg throughout the swing and into inversion; however, I've seen many vaulters have quite a bit of success by instead pulling ...
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What does a Scandinavian Flick/Pendulum Turn physically achieve?
From what I gathered a Pendulum Turn in the context of rallying helps with inducing oversteer, primarily on low-grip surfaces. Many resources explain the technique, but less so what actually makes it ...
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How to minimize wind effect in beach tennis?
How is it possible to minimize wind effects playing beach tennis between two players?
I mean what positions can be suggested for the "strongest" and the "weakest" player?
Lateral wind for each ...
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What do you do to initiate and hold the edge during a carved turn on a snowboard?
I've read many books and many posts on other snowboarding forums, but there is always something new to learn from more experienced riders. I switch to the new edge just as I cross the fall line but ...
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How to hit a knuckleball shot in football?
What is the physics behind a knuckleball shot? What makes the ball to take such an unpredictable course?
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How to land "Late" tricks?
I have recently been trying to land "Late Shuvs" and "Late Kickflips". Now to achieve these tricks you need to have ollied befor you initiate the trick. I get the Ollie fine for the Shuv and kicking ...
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Does an Eastern forehand grip provide more precision compared to a semi-Western grip?
I've been experimenting between Eastern and semi-Western grips for my forehand. When I was hitting, I felt like the Eastern grip forehand provided much more precision (almost an unbelievable amount) ...
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Breathing techniques for pull up and chin up, or rings or high horizontal bar
When we do pull up and chin up, or similar motions in the Rings (Olympics sports), or high horizontal bar,
Are there recommended ways to breathe in order to maximize the amounts of pull up and chin ...
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How can I recreate this snooker shot where the ball stops instantly after striking a cushion?
In this match between Willie Thorne and Jimmy White, Jimmy pots the pink ball (at 0:41) and the cue ball stops extremely suddenly in perfect position to finish on the black.
Whilst playing pool I ...
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Are Keepy Uppys a useful tactic in Football?
So, I'm aware that footballers will often use Keepy Uppys as a training device, learning better ball control etc. but I'm not sure I've ever seen it used on the pitch.
I can, however, see how they ...
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How to throw with a "gorilla grip"
I am familiar with the so called Gorilla grip in dodgeball, but find it hard to throw hard and accurately from there, as opposed to a palm grip. What is the correct technique I should be using?
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