Exploring the mechanism of skilled overarm throwing.
Although the kinematics and dynamics of overarm throws, such as baseball pitching, have been studied extensively, the relations between these measures remain largely unknown. This review uses a three-dimensional analysis to characterize the mechanical basis of skilled overarm throws by focusing on how each joint angular acceleration is produced by the muscle torques, gravity torques, and velocity-dependent torques.
Hirashima
Masaya
M
Graduate School of Education, the University of Tokyo, Japan. hira@p.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Ohtsuki
Tatsuyuki
T
D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001484:Baseball / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*