Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Sheffield : A - Mechanical engineering and Advanced manufacturing
Article title
A comparison of barefoot and sprint spike conditions in sprinting
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology
Article number
-
Volume number
223
Issue number
2
First page of article
77
ISSN of journal
1754338X
Year of publication
2009
URL
-
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
This work established the efficacy of personalised sports footwear by examining the extremes of barefoot versus shod performance in detail using motion capture analysis with elite athletes. The results showed statistically significant effects of shod versus barefoot performance in terms of various angles of motion that are known to influence overall athletic performance. The results confirmed the validity of tailoring sports footwear for elite athletes and led to project partner New Balance (contact: Senior Manager, Innovation and Engineering) announcing that some of its elite team athletes now compete in laser sintered footwear - a direct consequence of this research.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
