Leap of faith
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This document discusses the evolution of the Fosbury Flop technique in high jumping. It describes how Dick Fosbury developed an unconventional backwards jumping style in the 1960s that allowed him to break records and win gold at the 1968 Olympics, despite initial skepticism. Fosbury experimented with adapting older jumping styles until he found his own technique, which has since become the standard approach in high jumping. The document encourages embracing new ideas even if they seem strange or face criticism, as Fosbury's innovation changed the sport despite early doubts.
Leap of faith
- 3. The question sometimes is the question.?
- 4. Have you ever tried high jump? Image credits: http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/3333249917/
- 7. It seems to be not so easy.And in fact, it is not.
- 8. Lets watch a video. Image credits: http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/3002426059/
- 9. Indeed, at the1968 Olympics in Mexico it was the 鍖rst time ever someone jumped in that fashion.
- 11. Can you imagine how it had been before?
- 12. In the beginning it was STRADDLE, SCISSORS etc etc ...
- 13. Lets watch another video. Image credits: http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/3002426059/
- 16. Old-fashioned. Blame it on Dick Fosbury.
- 17. Dick Fosbury Fearless Fosbury is a 21-year- old senior at Oregon State University with a major in civil engineering, two bad feet, a worn-out body, an unbelievable style of high-jumping head 鍖rst on his back, a habit of talking to himself in midair (...) - NY Times, Oct 20th, 1968.
- 18. In the 1960s he was an unremarkable (kid) athlete who preferred the scissors jumping style.
- 19. His coach would force him to use the then- popular straddle technique.
- 20. He couldnt have jumped more than 1.62m.
- 21. Then, when he was 16 he started scissoring again and he cleared 1.77m.
- 22. He adapted the scissors style with a twist at the last moment before jumping.
- 23. This way he jumped 2.0m and won a national junior championship.
- 24. He got it right and headed to Olympics in Mexico City.
- 25. A crowded stadium, quiet spectators and an awkward movement.
- 26. The rest is history.
- 28. Experts said hed break his neck, but...
- 29. But he broke the Olympic record and won gold jumping 2.24m.
- 30. Anyway, it was strange. Really strange.
- 31. Fosbury evolved his technique based on other ones he was used to.
- 32. He used a different lens. Image credits: http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/4192749083
- 33. There was no eureka moment. It took time and a series of errors and attempts.
- 34. So that he could jump graciously.
- 35. Sometimes we have crazy ideas, awkward thoughts and were the only ones who believe on it.
- 36. We are told to be wrong, and we sometimes are.
- 37. But to those genuine things that blossom in our thoughts.
- 38. Wed better experiment and re鍖ne it.
- 39. Fosbury Flop has changed the sport despite skepticism from coaches and judges.
- 40. We should jump on our crazy ideas too.