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Middle finger and ball movements around ball release during baseball fastball pitching

Tomoyuki MatsuoHealth & Sports Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tsutomu JinjiFaculty of Human Development, Kokugakuin University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Daisaku HirayamaSports R&D Core, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Daiki NasuHuman Information Science Laboratory, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hiroki OzakiSingapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Daisuke KumagawaJapan Institute of Sports Sciences, Japan Sport Council, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 180-191 | Received 18 May 2016, Accepted 14 Nov 2016, Published online: 28 Feb 2017

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