It is often seen in competition, but for safety reasons the heel strike is substituted for the sole of the foot.

The heel strike to the groin, just as he had taught her.

This is due to forces from a heel strike traveling through bones for shock absorption rather than being absorbed by muscles.

In this configuration, the foot is able to absorb and damp the large loads encountered during heel strike and early weight acceptance.

He broke Thug Two's magnificent nose with a heel strike and was back in the square, with only the slightest dry heave.

Beyond the wire bristles he saw a pink heel strike in suds.

The inward rolling of foot after heel strike as the arch collapses.

Some runners oversupinate when the foot remains on the outside edge after heel strike instead of pronating.

So, again, death danced through the corridor, stamping out lives under pitiless and iron-hard heel strikes.

Especially at risk are those who wear flat shoes (in particular if they are flat-footed) and people who walk with a heavy heel strike.