If you want to make a big splash in dive bombing, you need to get your technique right
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To make the biggest splash when you bomb in the water, the secret seems to be using the Manu technique practiced by the Maori people of New Zealand. This requires you to bend yourself so that your torso and legs form a V-shape when you fall and ensure that your buttocks hit the water.
The origin of the manua, which is Maori for the bird, is unclear, but by leaping from bridges, piers, rocks and diving platforms in an attempt to make as big a splash as possible,…
