Originally Posted by graywolf624
30-40 mph + 10 lb sledge hammer vs. 25 mph + 220 lb. human... I know which I would choose (assuming you know this guy has had hard body training)
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Not to point out the obvious, but your supposed to swing a sledge in the same way you swing your body.. as a loaded up motion. *blame it on the old track thrower in me but I can't conceive of swinging anything where your not swinging with your body.
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thats how you get the velocity into the sledge hammer, moving the kinetics of the body into the sledge hammer.
however, the key difference is the continued force the body is exerting via the muscles connected to the joints and bones actually providing the impact.
with a sledge hammer, you lose most of the "follow through" kinetics as you impact the bricks, as the force your applying to the hammer is harder to accellerate with greater distance from the force being applied to it...
hope that makes sense.