Kinesiology 2241A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Angular Momentum, Pole Bending

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Rotation of the body can also occur when the body is in contact with the ground, apparatus, or equipment. This means two sources of force are acting on the body gravity and reaction forces from the external support. So long as there is a lever arm between the reaction force and the center of mass, the athlete can alter the angular momentum in their body. This way the athlete can increase or reduce the amount of angular momentum. Also, the athlete can rotate about an axis that does not pass through the center of mass. There can be more than one axis of rotation too. With supported rotation, conservation of angular momentum is a special case it does not need to be conserved. Angular momentum is conserved when the rotation is symmetrical. During the rotation, resistive forces such as friction and air drag always oppose the rotation. These forces slowly reduce the angular momentum of the athlete.

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