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#ICYMI - Extended Classic: The Science of “The Catch”

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🗓️ 28 December 2017

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Was it skill? Was it science? Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly investigate Odell Beckham Jr.’s one-handed catch, with Joe Bevier of Nike, coach Jay Norvell, and physicist John Eric Goff. Now extended with Chuck, Gary and John answering Cosmic Queries about size vs. speed and the impact of the Magnus effect. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Subscribe to our channels on: TuneIn: tunein.com/playingwithscience Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360 GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free.

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0:00.0

I'm Gary O'Reilly and I'm Chuck Nice and this is playing with science.

0:15.6

Alright today we are talking about football and the science of catching not just any old

0:22.5

catch but possibly the greatest catch of all time. The Odell Beckham Jr. won

0:29.9

had it touched down grab from 2014 and the science will be courtesy of physicist

0:36.4

and author Eric Goth. He will be coming up shortly but the show will not end

0:41.7

there not at all. We shall examine the glove tech with Joe Bevier from Nike's

0:46.5

Innovation Design team. Now that's going to be interesting that'll be new for

0:50.8

everybody and then drill down to the nuts and bolts of wide receiving with one

0:55.8

of the most renowned wide receiver coaches Jay Norville. You know what Chuck? I

1:00.4

really like the sound of the show. I'm running a hang around for it. This is a

1:04.3

bit by the end of this show people you will be able to play wide receiver in the

1:08.6

NFL. That's what we're saying. So get the kids and gather around because guess

1:12.8

what you're actually going to your payday is coming. That little guy that's

1:17.1

going out there for P.W. League is going to be able to make the pros after this

1:20.4

one. Alright but let's get straight to the real deal.

1:25.6

Yes. Odell Beckham Jr. 2014 the Cowboys think they have him covered but oh boy

1:32.1

did they get a lesson.

1:34.1

Here's the running back.

1:37.2

Good action. And Manning's going to need one. Oh there's a flag.

1:44.0

Back in the head. How in the world. Oh my goodness and Brandon Carl was back

1:50.6

there. I mean he is insane. How do you make that catch? Oh my goodness.

1:59.4

This is sick. Put this the music. I don't think he stepped out either. That

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