Monday 8 July 2013

In baseball, bigger still better: Elite pitchers continue to be taller and thus throw faster

[unable to retrieve full-text content]What unites golf, baseball and hockey is the "falling forward" motion involved, whether it is a pitcher's arm or golfer's swing. Basically, the larger and taller the athlete, the more force he or she can bring to bear as his or her mass falls forward. A new theory predicts that elite pitchers will continue to be taller and thus throw faster and seems also to apply to athletes who compete in golf, hockey and boxing.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/most_popular/~3/2CNnjZ-gGzg/130708161943.htm

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