FPM Podcast

Ep 13: The Physics of Skiing w/FPM Member Alex Montagu

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This week is a fun call MB had with an FPM Member, Alex Montagu, who was doing a school project on the Physics of Water skiing. So, we figured we'd share. Thank you Alex, for reaching out!!

We apologize for the Audio...MB's head set sucks....now we know!

  • 0:00 - Intro - High School Physics Project!
  • 0:50 - Why Physics
  • 1:22 - If you care about skiing better, you want to Understand physics
  • 1:47 - EVERYONE is a Physicist!!
  • 3:45 - Center of Mass of an Object
  • 4:57 - A Skiing example of Center of Mass
  • 6:44 - TRIM THEORY: a Skateboard vs Water Ski example
  • 7:26 - Drag and Trim
  • 9:08 - Handle Path and Physics:
  • 9:40 - 15 Off
  • 10:45 - 41 Off
  • 16:15 - To Turn Sharper, you NEED more LOAD!!
  • 18:00 - G FORCES!! - Why We LOVE Skiing!
  • 19:25 - Skiing the MIDDLE Path
  • 22:20 - WHY skiing the Middle Path works
  • 23:18 - 15 Off creates higher Average Speed than 41 Off.
  • 25:50 - Vectors in Water Skiing
  • 30:20 - Force Vector Components
  • 35:18 - Free Body Diagram: Why Vectors Matter
  • 37:45 - 2 Things that Accelerate Skier to CENTERLINE
  • 41:30 - Body Position is everything
  • 42:20 - Human Performance: completely dependent on our ability to find Flow while skiing (stop thinking)
  • 43:55 - 2 Brains simultaneously…
  • 44:30 - ZeroOFF Settings and How Critical is it Really??
  • 46:58 - Roll Angle of Ski
  • 49:20 - Water Skiing is a great way to waste some time and learn about Life!
  • 49:50 - Has become an Elite Sport: Too Expensive
  • 50:40 - There are always ways to make it affordable!
  • 52:20 - Who’s Going to MOOMBA?

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