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Peer reviewedLee, David N.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1982
The way in which skilled long jumpers regulate their gait during their run-up to the takeoff board was investigated. The run-up consists of (1) an initial accelerative phase, and (2) a zeroing-in phase. Their skill varied with the adjustment of the impulse of their steps toward the end of the run-up. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Ability, Athletes, Females, Individual Differences
