Download or read book The Effects of Flashmeter Training on the Ability to Detect the Direction of Spin of a Pitched Baseball written by Anthony Charles Simone and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Completed Research in Health Physical Education and Recreation written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Completed Research in Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Master s Theses in Education written by T. A. Lamke and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Analysis of Visual Discriminatory Skill of Baseball Players During the First 200 Milliseconds of a Pitch written by Randy Hyllegard and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary goal of the study was to determine if and how baseball players discriminate the rotational direction of an approaching pitch during the first 200 milliseconds of the flight of the ball. In addition, college-level baseball coaches were surveyed to assess the level of agreement between coaches relative to what are the most useful cues in batting. Pitches thrown in six professional baseball games were also analyzed to determine the frequency of different types of pitches, and to measure how successful professional batters are in hitting the ball. Sixty subjects viewed film of pitches and recorded whether the pitch was thrown with overspin or underspin. The independent variables were direction of rotation, viewing time, seam type, and pitching agent. Thirty college-level baseball coaches were surveyed to establish their opinion's on the importance of the different perceptual cues available to a batter in making a swing decision. First, the coaches rated the usefulness of cues in pitch identification during the early flight of the ball. Second, they rated which cues are most useful in making a swing decision. Finally, they rated the relative importance of perceptual versus conceptual cues in batting. The following results were noted: (1) the baseball group could discriminate the rotational direction of a pitch within the first 200 milliseconds of the flight of the ball; (2) the baseball group used information detected from the seams of the ball to discriminate between pitches; (3) the baseball coaches were divided on which cues are most useful for discriminating between pitches during the early flight of the ball; (4) the coaches agreed that the single most important factor in making a swing decision is location; and (5) the coaches were divided on whether perceptual or conceptual information is most important in batting. It was recommended that coaches, teachers, and instructors should teach their players to use rotational information to help them discriminate between pitches. Additionally, baseball players should understand the basis of ball dynamics in order to understand how rotation affects the flight of the ball.

Download or read book The Science of the Fastball written by William Blewett and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a scientific but easy to understand explanation of pitching power. Illustrated with anecdotes about baseball's greatest power pitchers, it describes how they were able to achieve phenomenal fastball velocity and record-breaking strikeout numbers. How was a 17-year-old rookie named Bob Feller able to strike out Major League batters in record numbers? How do the tendons, ligaments, and muscles of the arm and shoulder work to amplify power for greater pitch velocity? How was minor league pitcher Steve Dalkowski able to throw the most phenomenal fastball ever seen (or heard)? Why do young pitchers with exceptional velocity often issue walks at exceptional rates? Why do good pitchers occasionally pitch badly? Why is exceptional hand speed important? What is it about overhand throwing that causes elbow and shoulder injuries? How can a pitcher achieve greater endurance and durability? What is the most reliable way to increase fastball velocity? This book addresses these and other questions for pitchers, coaches, managers, trainers, and fans.

Download or read book The Effects of the Stride and Position on the Pitching Rubber on Control in Baseball Pitching written by Donald K. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Analysis of the Aerodynamics of Pitched Baseballs written by Carl Warren Selin and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The effect of overload training on speed in baseball pitching written by John Elias and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Use of Digital Video Pitch Simulators for Training Expert Baseball Batters to Improve Their Abilities to Detect Optical Anticipatory Pitch Information written by Paul Edward Cassidy and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Variable Training with Random Pitch Throwing higher Level of Contextual Interference written by Jason Blaine Oatman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: When starting at the collegiate level, pitchers typically pitch to one side of the plate, due to success of using that method at the high school level. Training is needed to promote pitching to both sides of the plate with accuracy and consistency to achieve success. Variable practice and practicing with higher levels of contextual interference (CI), such as random practice, have shown to improve performance on retention tests. If a new training drill using variable practice with random pitches thrown (higher levels of CI) is tested and improved pitching accuracy, coaches could incorporate this method with evidence based research and confidence. Methods: A randomized pretest-posttest experimental design was used to test the hypotheses. Eight college baseball pitchers were divided into two groups with both throwing random pitches (higher level of CI). One group used variable practice, while the other used constant practice. The variable practice group used a three home plate apparatus (THPA) to improve their release point during flat group work for better accuracy on the posttest. Results: Results indicate that the null hypothesis was accepted: Variable practice with randomly thrown pitches (higher level of CI) had no effect on pitching accuracy to both sides of the plate after a six week training session (p>.05). Specifically, the control group in the pretest had 6 ± 2.83 (M ± SD) pitches outside to a righty compared to 5.5 ± 1.73 (M ± SD) pitches in the posttest. For inside to a righty in the pretest, they had 6 ± 0.82 (M ± SD) pitches, and then in the posttest, they had 6.75 ± 2.63 (M ± SD) pitches. The experimental group increased their average and standard deviation of pitches on both sides of the plate from the pretest to the posttest, but not significantly. The experimental group in the pretest threw 4.75 ± 1.5 (M ± D) pitches to the outside portion of the plate to a right handed batter, compared to 6.5 ± 2.38 (M ± SD) pitches in the posttest. The experimental group had 4.75 ± 0.96 (M ± SD) pitches inside to a righty in the pretest, and 5.25 ± 1.71 (M ± SD) pitches in the posttest. No significant increase was found in the scores (p > .05). However, when the average change for outside to righty is evaluated, the control group mean decreased a half of pitch, while the experimental increased 1.5 pitches. For the inside to righty data, both group means increased .75 pitches; however, variability was large for both plate locations. Discussion: Magill and Hall (1990) reviewed previous studies about CI and variable practice used in various populations. Since motor programs were the same in practice sessions and transfer tests, they stated that the use of random practice (higher level of CI) would not produce superior results. This was illustrated in the current study. Magill and Hall (1990) also indicated that the use of different motor programs in practice sessions using random practice (higher level of CI) produced improvement in the transfer tests. Conclusion: Variable practice with randomly thrown pitches (higher level of CI) did not have an effect on pitching accuracy to both sides of the plate after a six week training session. Noting the trend of some accuracy increases by the experimental group, it would be worthy to repeat the study with a larger sample size, extend to an eight week program, and maintain a continuous schedule without outside distractions.

Download or read book Downright Filthy Pitching Book 1 written by Perry Husband and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downright Filthy Pitching - The Science of Effective Velocity - This is a study of baseball and softball pitching speeds and how location dramatically changes the reaction time of pitches to the hitter. This is the first in a series of three books covering this fascinating new science that has already changed the game at every level. This series is about answering some questions that have been a mystery since the very first at bat in organized baseball. Major League pitchers, hitters, pitching coaches and managers have embraced Effective Velocity to help them enhance their approach to the game sine 2004. Collegiate coaches in both baseball and softball have revamped both their hitting and pitching philosophies based on this exciting new concept. NCAA championships - MLB Division Championships and countless other milestones have been accomplished using the laws that govern the confrontation between pitcher and hitter; Effective Velocity. Discover the reason why pitchers can execute a pitch in what is thought of as a perfect location and it ends up a homerun. Find out why hitters swing and miss belt high fastballs right down the middle of the plate one day and hit out of the park the next. Are taller pitchers really more Filthy? Is outside fastball really the best pitch in baseball? Is movement the most crucial factor in a pitcher's success? These and many other answers await you in this series describing this brand new paradigm for baseball and softball.

Download or read book The Aerodynamics of the Knuckleball Pitch An Experimental Investigation Into the Effects that the Seam and Slow Rotation Have on a Baseball written by Michael Patrick Morrissey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been plenty of research on the fluid dynamic effects on different spheres, including sports balls, such as baseballs. Baseball pitches have different velocities, rotation rates and orientations which will cause the baseball to move in different directions. There has also been plenty of research on the aerodynamics of curveballs, but not nearly as much on knuckleballs. The difference between the two is that the knuckleball has a much slower rotation rate and a different initial orientation. This causes the baseball to "knuckle, "or moving erratically. This pitch in baseball is one of the hardest to pitch, hit, catch, and umpire. So through various wind tunnel experiments, an attempt will be made that would predict the movement of the pitch under these given conditions. The experimental data includes force balance dynamometry, flow visualization, and hot film anemometry. The force balance data includes the lift and lateral forces acting on a two-seam baseball rotating at 50 rpm. The flow visualization presents how separation on a rotating, two-seam baseball changes position along the surface of the ball due to rotation and the seams. Lastly, hot film anemometry illustrates how the seams effect separation during a rotation of the baseball. Together, these experiments illuminate the complicated interactions the presence of the seam induces, namely for formation of the turbulent boundary layer juxtaposed against the variations in the location of separated region.

Download or read book Virtual Reality Training Intervention as a Tool for Pitchers in Baseball written by Sam Fonder and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past research has indicated an impact of state anxiety on performance, with the subcomponents of cognitive and somatic anxiety influencing performance in different ways. Virtual reality (VR) technology has been utilized to elicit anxiety in research settings in the past, yet little research has been conducted on VR effects on anxiety and performance in a pitcher setting in baseball. The present study was designed to analyze the influence of a VR intervention consisting of a positive component (viewing successful pitches) and a negative component (viewing unsuccessful pitches) on subsequent anxiety levels and pitching performance in high-school baseball pitchers. Participants (N = 21; Mean age = 16.86, SD = 1.28 years) completed three sets of twelve pitches in a practice environment, with the first set serving as a baseline measurement and the second and third sets following a positive or negative VR intervention. The Anxiety Rating Scale–2 (ARS-2) was administered prior to each set. Mean pitching performance was significantly better in the positive VR condition in comparison to both baseline performance and the negative VR condition. No significant difference was found in state anxiety across the baseline, positive, and negative conditions. From these findings, the researcher addresses the implications of VR interventions for practice scenarios in pitching in baseball and application of VR technology across multiple dimensions in baseball.

Download or read book Computational Photography written by Ramesh Raskar and published by A K Peters/CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computational Photography combines plentiful computing, digital sensors, modern optics, actuators, probes, and smart lights to escape the limitations of traditional film cameras and enables novel imaging applications. This book provides a practical guide to topics in image capture and manipulation methods for generating compelling pictures for graphics, special effects, scene comprehension, and art. The computational techniques discussed cover topics in exploiting new ideas in manipulating optics, illumination, and sensors at time of capture. In addition, the authors describe sophisticated reconstruction procedures from direct and indirect pixel measurements that go well beyond the traditional digital darkroom experience.

Download or read book The Sourcebook for Teaching Science Grades 6 12 written by Norman Herr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sourcebook for Teaching Science is a unique, comprehensive resource designed to give middle and high school science teachers a wealth of information that will enhance any science curriculum. Filled with innovative tools, dynamic activities, and practical lesson plans that are grounded in theory, research, and national standards, the book offers both new and experienced science teachers powerful strategies and original ideas that will enhance the teaching of physics, chemistry, biology, and the earth and space sciences.

Download or read book Wheels of Life written by Anodea Judith and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012-12-08 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As portals between the physical and spiritual planes, the chakras offer unparalleled opportunities for growth, healing, and transformation. Anodea Judith's classic introduction to the chakra system, which has sold over 200,000 copies, has been completely updated and expanded. It includes revised chapters on relationships, evolution, and healing, and a new section on raising children with healthy chakras. Wheels of Life takes you on a powerful journey through progressively transcendent levels of consciousness. View this ancient metaphysical system through the light of new metaphors, ranging from quantum physics to child development. Learn how to explore and balance your own chakras using poetic meditations and simple yoga movements—along with gaining spiritual wisdom, you'll experience better health, more energy, enhanced creativity, and the ability to manifest your dreams. Praise: "Wheels of Life is the most significant and influential book on the chakras ever written."— John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga