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Finger flexion does not contribute to ball speed in overarm throws

J. Hore Department of Physiology, Medical Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada
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S. Watts Department of Physiology, Medical Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada
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J. Martin Department of Physiology, Medical Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada
Pages 335-342 | Accepted 21 Jan 1996, Published online: 15 May 2007

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Tomoyuki Matsuo, Tsutomu Jinji, Daisaku Hirayama, Daiki Nasu, Hiroki Ozaki & Daisuke Kumagawa. (2018) Middle finger and ball movements around ball release during baseball fastball pitching. Sports Biomechanics 17:2, pages 180-191.
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Ayane Kusafuka, Kohei Nishikawa, Naoki Tsukamoto & Kazutoshi Kudo. (2023) Positional relationship between ball and fingers for accurate baseball pitching. PLOS ONE 18:12, pages e0290042.
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Taku Senoo, Yuuki Horiuchi, Yoshinobu Nakanishi, Kenichi Murakami & Masatoshi Ishikawa. (2016) Robotic pitching by rolling ball on fingers for a randomly located target. Robotic pitching by rolling ball on fingers for a randomly located target.
Michael P. McNally, John D. Borstad, James A. Oñate & Ajit M.W. Chaudhari. (2015) Stride Leg Ground Reaction Forces Predict Throwing Velocity in Adult Recreational Baseball Pitchers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 29:10, pages 2708-2715.
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Lin-Hwa Wang, Li-Chieh Kuo, Sheng-Wen Shih, Kuo-Cheng Lo & Fong-Chin Su. (2013) Comparison of dominant hand range of motion among throwing types in baseball pitchers. Human Movement Science 32:4, pages 719-729.
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J. Hore, S. Watts & D. Tweed. (1999) Prediction and Compensation by an Internal Model for Back Forces During Finger Opening in an Overarm Throw. Journal of Neurophysiology 82:3, pages 1187-1197.
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Ayane Kusafuka, Kohei Nishikawa, Naoki Tsukamoto & Kazutoshi Kudo. (2022) Positional Relationship between Ball and Fingers for Accurate Baseball Pitching. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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