Independent Study ~ Biomechanics Help

Here are a couple of suggestions for the biomechanics part of your ISU

Full motion analysis means break down your skill into small parts and look at the key components to executing your skill....this would include things to "look for" when observing an athlete eg. golf swing - feet and shoulders parallel to target or in the free throw, shooting arm straight

Look at the 7 biomechanical principles p. 231) in your textbook and decide which ones are important to your chosen skill (and discuss how each one applies)....for example Principle 2 applies to a sport which needs maximum force ...eg. smashing a badminton birdie.....all joints that can be used (hips, knees, ankles, toes, shoulders) must be used to maximize force and thus speed of the racquet.

You could always upload a video to youtube and then make annotations (speech bubbles or notes) to explain your skill.

Here's a video analysis from a student in this course
from a different school.....she starts with 5 phases of a sport skill
and then the biomechanical principles start 2 or 3 minutes in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHw7kuMaQ7o

should give you a good idea.....(minus the sandals...lol)

BTW, you can post questions as comments on this blog (under any post).