Description: In the movie Bull Durham, frustrated manager Joe Riggins stresses to his team, "This is a simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball." This simplification works well for biomechanists too, as sports can be broken down into specific physical tasks like throwing, hitting, catching, and running. There have been significant advances in understanding some actions, but not others. In the first ten years of the journal Sports Biomechanics, only 18 of 236 articles were about hitting a ball. This scarcity is startling considering that according to USA Today (May 20, 2005), three of the five hardest things to do in sports involve hitting a ball (#1: baseball batting, #4: golf tee shot, and #5: tennis serve return). This book provides the latest biomechanical research in the under-studied field of hitting a ball. The biomechanics of baseball, cricket, hockey, hurling, softball, table tennis, and tennis are all examined. The chapters are written in a style that will both satisfy the high standards of biomechanists and provide information for instructors and athletes to improve performance. This book is based on a special issue of Sports Biomechanics.
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EAN: 9780415870221
UPC: 9780415870221
ISBN: 9780415870221
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Book Title: The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Name: Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Life Sciences / Biophysics, General
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Young-Hoo Kwon
Item Length: 6.9 in
Subject Area: Sports & Recreation, Science, Games & Activities
Item Width: 9.7 in
Format: Hardcover
