In Search of the Secret of Legg's Long Throw-In; RESEARCH: 3D Image Will Recreate Footballer's Body Action

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Byline: TOMOS LIVINGSTONE

CARDIFF City fans have known about it for years, but if scientists get their way one of their secret weapons might not be a secret for very much longer.

City player and Wales international Andy Legg's long throw-ins have caused havoc in many an opposition defence, and now biological engineers at Cardiff University are trying to discover how he does it.

They hope that their research will allow future players to learn the art of the long throw.

Legg, who once held the world record for the longest throw, has been wired up by researchers at the university to try and discover how his body moves.

The experiments …