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IMPULSE
OPTIMIZING ENERGY TRANSFER FOR ELITE FEMALE SPRINTERS
ARCHES_
THE FOOT'S ARCHITECTURE IS COMPRISED OF ARCHES THAT SUPPORT THE BODY AND TRANSFER LOAD IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS
CLASS 2 LEVER_
THE ANTERIOR TRANSVERSE ARCH IS THE PRIMARY FULCRUM POINT OF THE FOOT, WHICH ALLOWS THE FOOT TO ACT AS A CLASS 2 LEVER TO DIRECT GROUNDSTRIKE ENERGY BACK UP INTO THE ACHILLES AND CALF
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DESIGN DIRECTION AIMS TO HARNESS THIS BIOMECHANICAL CONCEPT TO OPTIMIZE THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY BETWEEN THE TRACK AND ATHLETE.
SPIKE PLATE_
THE SHOE'S SPIKE PLATE MIMICS THE ANATOMY OF THE FOOT
TO REDUCE WEIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING LONGITUDINAL STIFFNESS
AND OPTIMAL GROUND CONTACT
UPPER DESIGN_
PARAMETRIC DESIGN ALLOWS FOR RAPID
EXPLORATION OF MESH DENSITIES AND FORMS
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