Sport Science

Clothing & Footwear - Last updated May 13, 1997
Books
Articles Perlman, Eric. "Soul of a Running Shoe." Newton at the Bat: The Science in Sports . Ed. by Allman, William F., and Eric W. Schrier. Ann Arbor: Books on Demand, 1994, pp. 55-58.
Robbins, Steven E., et al. "Overload Protection: Avoidance Response to Heavy Plantar Surface Loading." [Questions the protection value of footware.] Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise , v20 n1, 1988, pp. 85-92.
Walzer, Emily. "In Pursuit of Excellence: Performance Swimwear." Women's Sport , May-June 1990, pp. 45 (4).
Wolkomir, Richard. "The Race to Make a 'perfect' Shoe Starts in the Laboratory. Smithsonian , September 1989, v20 n6, pp. 94 (9).
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