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How to throw a soccer ball

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Physicists reveal how best to get speed and distance with a throw-in.

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  1. LinthorneN. P. Am. J. Phys. submitted (2006).

  2. LinthorneN. P. & EverettD. J. Sports Biomechanics (in press).

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Brunel University

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Ball, P. How to throw a soccer ball. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news060123-7

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