Ban Striking

[Deleted User]

Footstrike is the generally accepted term for describing the position of the foot on contact with the floor during running. Changing the name is not going to change anything at all.

And unless you're living on a different planet to everyone else (don't answer that...) the act of placing/striking/stroking/kissing/hitting the floor whilst running is always a significant impact however you dress it up. No one in the world can run with no impact.

candy ollier

he's just a spastic mentalist.  thank fook he's obsessing about gibberish, rather then stabbing children or imprisoning polish cleaning ladies, or doing whatever else spastic mentalists get up to

Ricky, you're a cunt

candy ollier

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=258844412447&v=wall&ref=search#!/group.php?gid=258844412447&v=wall&ref=search

Aww, bless!

If he fancies himself as the next L Ron Hubbard or Luc Joret he's got a long way to go... the only member the group has managed to attract now it's 7 months old is - - Ricky Bennison.

Those successful cult leaders had three shared characteristics:  1 utterly bonkers 2 spouted complete shit 3 strangely charismatic

Ricky is definitely two thirds of the way there!

Ricky Bennison

The name should be appropriate for the action being performed. To say striking your foot on the ground is the same as placing your foot on the ground is as nonsensical as saying a boxer places their fists on their opponent and doesnt strike their opponent.

Theres impact in both. The amount of impact and intention thereof is of importance. A runner doesnt want to impact the ground any more than is necessary. A boxer wants to strike and therefore increase the impact to cause his opponent to be damaged. Are you trying to damage the ground?

Ultra Saffy

RICKY, GIVE IT UP MAN.......NOBODY FECKIN CARES AND YOU ARE SERIOUSLY DOING MY HEAD IN

[Deleted User]

Ricky Bennison wrote (see)

Strike insinuates excessive impact with the ground. Place is more appropriate.

 You place your foot on the ground.  You do not seek to strike your foot on the ground. The only time youd strike your foot on the ground as a runner is if you misjudged the distance to the ground thus in this instance bringing your foot into contact with the ground prematurely in regards your stride completion and hence suffering from a jolt or unexpectedly large impact. 

Have to disagree to an extent there.  In that instance, there will be no greater impact than during a normal stride.  You own mass (or is it weight?) and the effect of gravity will result in roughly the same impact with the surface.  What differs is the body's readiness to deal with that impact.

Dress it up how you like, your foot impacts.  That is a strike.

But as Saffy very eloquently puts it - give it up man!