@article{FussDuekingWeizman2018,
  author    = {Fuss, Franz Konstantin and D{\"u}king, Peter and Weizman, Yehuda},
  title     = {Discovery of a Sweet Spot on the Foot with a Smart Wearable Soccer Boot Sensor That Maximizes the Chances of Scoring a Curved Kick in Soccer},
  series = {Frontiers in Physiology},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Physiology},
  issn      = {1664-042X},
  doi       = {10.3389/fphys.2018.00063},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-189126},
  pages     = {63},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {This paper provides the evidence of a sweet spot on the boot/foot as well as the method for detecting it with a wearable pressure sensitive device. This study confirmed the hypothesized existence of sweet and dead spots on a soccer boot or foot when kicking a ball. For a stationary curved kick, kicking the ball at the sweet spot maximized the probability of scoring a goal (58-86\%), whereas having the impact point at the dead zone minimized the probability (11-22\%). The sweet spot was found based on hypothesized favorable parameter ranges (center of pressure in x/y-directions and/or peak impact force) and the dead zone based on hypothesized unfavorable parameter ranges. The sweet spot was rather concentrated, independent of which parameter combination was used (two- or three-parameter combination), whereas the dead zone, located 21 mm from the sweet spot, was more widespread.},
  language  = {en}
}