Post by Football Samurai on May 3, 2007 20:44:49 GMT
When two players of equal size and strength collide with one another, the common understanding is that the player with the lower pad level wins. Again the common description of this is better leverage. In physics and engineering there is a concept called "mechanical advantage",which is the factors by which a machine MULTIPLIES the force put into it. The LEVER is one of six mechanical devices that illustrate this principal. One can increase the "mechanical advantage" by increasing the length of the lever and/or the position of the fulcrum. When the hands are placed on the chest the player is using a short lever against the heavier parts of his opponent. I recommend using the "humurous bone". long bone of the upper arm, as a longer and more efficient lever to off-balance the opposition. Try this yourself, push your right elbow into your nose with your left hand. The harder and more realistically you push, the poorer your balance. Try this with somebody else and you'll notice that as long there is pressure towards the nose your opponent cannot maintain balance. I think that this concept has awesome possibilities. Pls. tell me what you think.
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Text"If I had a lever long enough and ground to stand on, I could move the world." Greek mathematician Archimeides