Finger flexion does not contribute to ball speed in overarm throws

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-342

  Hore, J ^a   Watts, S ^a   Martin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ball release; Finger flexion; Overarm throwing; Search coil technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTAL PHALANX; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SITTING; STANDING; TENNIS; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ARM; BASEBALL; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; RECREATION; SPORTS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0029833976     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419608727719     Document Type: Article

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