Table 2. Means (± standard deviations) for selected characteristics of the javelin at the instant of release
|
Classification |
| F2 (n=2) |
F3 (n=1) |
F4 (n=2) |
F5 (n=5) |
F6 (n=1) |
F7 (n=3) |
F8 (n=1) |
| Speed of release (m·s-1) |
| Horizontal |
7.7 (.7) |
9.3 (1.0) |
10.5 (1.0) |
11.1 (1.9) |
11.1 (.8) |
12.3 (1.1) |
12.5 (1.0) |
| Vertical |
4.7 (.5) |
6.6 (.0) |
5.9 (1.3) |
8.0 (1.8) |
7.3 (.2) |
7.6 (1.5) |
7.7 (.8) |
| Resultant |
9.1 (.9) |
11.4 (.8) |
12.1 (.4) |
13.8 (2.2) |
13.4 (.6) |
14.4 (1.7) |
14.7 (1.3) |
| Angle of release (°) |
31.4 (1.6) |
35.7 (2.6) |
29.6 (7.4) |
35.8 (5.2) |
33.4 (3.0) |
31.5 (3.2) |
31.6 (.6) |
| Attitude Angle (°) |
26.3 (1.3) |
29.2 (.4) |
37.6 (10.4) |
37.9 (10.4) |
32.6 (2.2) |
35.0 (4.9) |
36.8 (10.2) |
| Angle of Attack (°) |
-5.2 (.8) |
-6.5 (2.2) |
8.0 (5.7) |
2.1 (9.0) |
-.8 (5.1) |
3.5 (3.2) |
5.2 (9.6) |
A negative value indicates that the angle of release is smaller than the attitude angle.
