Timing of ball release in overarm throws affects ball speed in unskilled but not skilled individuals

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 805-816

  Jegede, E ^a   Watts, S ^a   Stitt, L ^a   Hore, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ball release; Ball speed; Overarm throw; Skill; Timing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECORDING; SITTING; SKILL; SPORT; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURE; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23144454292     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410400021393     Document Type: Article

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