Publications
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Recent Publications

Rate of loading, but not lower limb kinematics or muscle activity, is moderated by limb and aerial variation when surfers land aerials.
Forsyth, JR, Richards, CJ, Tsai, MC, Whitting JR, Riddiford-Harland DL, Sheppard, JM, Steele, JR. Rate of loading, but not lower limb kinematics or muscle activity, is moderated by limb and aerial variation when surfers land aerials. J Sports Sciences, 2021, 39:1780-1788

Essential Skills for Superior Wave-Riding Performance: A Systematic Review.
Forsyth JR, Riddiford-Harland DL, Whitting JR, Sheppard JM, Steele JR. Essential Skills for Superior Wave-Riding Performance: A Systematic Review. JSCR, 2020, 34:3003-3011.

Training for success: Do simulated aerial landings replicate successful aerial landings performed in the ocean?
Forsyth JR, Riddiford-Harland DL, Whitting JR, Sheppard JM, Steele JR. Training for success: Do simulated aerial landings replicate successful aerial landings performed in the ocean? Scand J Med Sc Sport, 2020, 30:878-884.

Effects of shaft stiffness and sole flexibility on perceived comfort and the plantar pressures generated when walking on a simulated underground coal mining surface.
Dobson JA, Riddiford-Harland DL, Steele JR. Effects of shaft stiffness and sole flexibility on perceived comfort and the plantar pressures generated when walking on a simulated underground coal mining surface. Appl Ergon 2020, 84

Effects of work boot shaft stiffness and sole flexibility on lower limb muscle activity and ankle alignment at initial foot-ground contact when walking on simulated coal mining surfaces.
Dobson JA, Riddiford-Harland DL, Bell AF, Wegener C, Steele JR. Effects of work boot shaft stiffness and sole flexibility on lower limb muscle activity and ankle alignment at initial foot-ground contact when walking on simulated coal mining surfaces: Implications for reducing slip risk. Appl Ergon 2019, 81,102903.

Understanding successful and unsuccessful landings of aerial manoeuvre variations in professional surfing: A qualitative approach.
Forsyth JR, Riddiford-Harland DL, Whitting JR, Sheppard JM, Steele JR. Understanding successful and unsuccessful landings of aerial manoeuvre variations in professional surfing: A qualitative approach. Scand J Med Sc Sport, 2018, 28:1615-1624.