Experimental determination of baseball spin and lift

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 349-358

  Alaways, Leroy W ^a   Hubbard, Mont ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Baseball; Estimation; Lift; Spin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CURVE FITTING; FORCE; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; PITCH; PREDICTION; SPORTS MEDICINE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VELOCITY; VIDEOTAPE;

BASEBALL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035039332     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410152006126     Document Type: Article

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