A functional modulation for timing a movement: A coordinative structure in baseball hitting

Human Movement Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-47

  Katsumata, Hiromu ^a  

^a DAITO BUNKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ground reaction force; Hitting; Movement coordination; Movement variability; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLIGHT; FOOT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MODULATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ARM; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; FOOT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846153214     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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