title: Exploring the mechanism of skilled overarm throwing.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Education, the University of Tokyo, Japan. hira@p.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirashima
authors.forename: Tatsuyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
mesh_terms: 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*