A three-dimensional analysis on mechanical energy flows of torso and arm segments in baseball throw

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-68

  Miyanishi, Tomohisa ^a   Fujii, Norihisa ^b   Michiyoshi, A E ^b   Kunugi, Yasuo ^b   Okada, Morihiko ^b  

^a Japan   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baseball; Mechanical energy flow; Mechanical work; Three dimensional link segment analysis; Throwing

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142795903     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm1949.46.55     Document Type: Article

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