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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
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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