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Baseball

Direction of spin axis and spin rate of the pitched baseball

Tsutomu Jinji School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokotate, Kaitsucho, Toyota City, Aich, 470‐0390, Japan
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Shinji Sakurai School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokotate, Kaitsucho, Toyota City, Aich, 470‐0390, Japan
Pages 197-214 | Published online: 20 Jul 2007

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