A Cinematographic and Mechanical Analysis of the External Movements Involved in Hitting a Baseball Effectively |
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| Authors: | Donald E Race |
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| Institution: | Arnold College Division, University of Bridgeport , Bridgeport , Connecticut , 06602 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A controlled, cinematographic study was made of 17 proficient, professional hitters of the Eastern League hitting a baseball effectively, in order to make a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the mechanics of hitting. Angular measurements of the forward-swing bat delineated a sharply increasing rate of velocity as the bat approached the baseball. Responsibility for the generation of the force imparted to the bat was made manifest by the far greater velocity of the hands-and-wrists over the hips, and, similarly, of the hips over the striding foot. Additional analyses were made of the efforts to maintain bodily balance, the judgment time of each hitter, the changing levels of the head, the preparatory movements of the stance, and the extent of arm movement before the follow-through. |
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