@Science at Sheffield: In the competition clips she does double forward somersault with a 1½ spin on the second rotation. How, considering conservation of momentum, can she start the 1½ spin mid-air? Gymnast myself, and I can do it too, less elegant, so I can tell you how I'd do it, but I haven't found the physics explanation for why that should work :P
I feel like your missing the most important aspect of what makes a trampoline work. Much like a swing in a tree it works because you are adding energy at its resonate frequency. If you stand still I bet your first jump will never be higher than on the ground. You need to pump your legs or jump at resonate frequency a few times to get any higher. Now try to get higher by jumping at a different rhythm. You will never go very high.
Gold now !!!
This is really interesting. I do trampoline gymnastics myself and I'm actually doing a physics project on it lol
Same lol
I get so dizzy doing this, bravo to her.
@Science at Sheffield:
In the competition clips she does double forward somersault with a 1½ spin on the second rotation.
How, considering conservation of momentum, can she start the 1½ spin mid-air?
Gymnast myself, and I can do it too, less elegant, so I can tell you how I'd do it, but I haven't found the physics explanation for why that should work :P
I feel like your missing the most important aspect of what makes a trampoline work. Much like a swing in a tree it works because you are adding energy at its resonate frequency. If you stand still I bet your first jump will never be higher than on the ground. You need to pump your legs or jump at resonate frequency a few times to get any higher. Now try to get higher by jumping at a different rhythm. You will never go very high.
And how does she stop so suddenly at the end?
It’s hard to explain but your just bend your knees and you kind of just stop