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  2. Straddle technique - Wikipedia

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    The straddle technique was the dominant style in the high jump before the development of the Fosbury Flop. It is a successor of the Western roll , [ 1 ] for which it is sometimes confused. Unlike the scissors or flop style of jump, where the jumper approaches the bar so as to take off from the outer foot, the straddle jumper approaches from the ...

  3. Scissors jump - Wikipedia

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    His technique differed from Larson's in a small but significant way: his head slightly preceded his hips in crossing the bar. In Larson's time there was a "no diving" rule which disallowed such a jump. When the rule was repealed, in the late 1930s, the main result was the development of "dive" variants of the western roll and straddle techniques.

  4. Western roll - Wikipedia

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    Johnson's record, (6 ft 9.75 in (2.0765 m)), was equaled on the same day by Dave Albritton, the first world record holder to use what we now call the straddle technique. At first, the straddle was viewed as just a variation of the Western roll, [ 6 ] and indeed video of the 1936 Olympics shows Albritton using a conventional Western roll at ...

  5. Dick Fosbury - Wikipedia

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    This dominant technique, the straddle method, was a complex motion where an athlete went over the high-jump bar facing down, and lifted their legs individually over the bar. Fosbury found it difficult to coordinate all the motions involved in the straddle method, so he began to experiment with other ways of doing the high jump.

  6. Trampolining terms - Wikipedia

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    Straddle Jump – Similar to the pike jump except that the legs are spread sideways approximately 90° apart and the arms reach forward towards the pointed toes. Seat Drop or Seat Landing – Landing in a seated position with the legs straight. The hands support the body one either side and very slightly behind the posterior, palms down with ...

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    Image credits: u/Coccy6 On the other hand, some view sketching as an art technique that prioritizes the expression of ideas rather than realism and detail. Even this art form can be split into ...

  8. High jump - Wikipedia

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    In spite of this, the straddle technique did not disappear at once. In 1977, the 18-year-old Soviet straddler Vladimir Yashchenko set a new world record 2.33 m ( 7 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). In 1978, he raised the record to 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in), and 2.35 m ( 7 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) indoor, just before a knee injury effectively ended his career when he was ...

  9. The 100 Things I've Learned in Investing - AOL

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    11. Example No. 2: technical analysis. The only chart pattern worth noting is the jagged, but likely downward-sloping line of your savings if you follow this technique. 12. Example No. 3 ...