Investigation of optimal lower body movement in presence of the constrained pelvis rotation in baseball batting
Investigation of optimal lower body movement in presence of the constrained pelvis rotation in baseball batting
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111219
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发表时间:
2022-07-30
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2.4
通讯作者:
Koike, Sekiya
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作者:
Ae, Kazumichi;Burke, Dave;Koike, Sekiya
Baseball batting is a skilful whole-body motion and hitting a ball properly requires both accurate spatial and temporal coordination; thus it is one of the most difficult skills in sport (DeRenne et al., 2008, Race, 1961). If the coordination of the bat-ball impact is maintained, improved batting performance, ie, higher velocity of the batted ball, will result from higher bat-head speed at impact (Sawicki et al., 2003). Batters generate bat-head speed using a kinetic chain that transfers mechanical energy from the lower body to upper limbs and bat (Ae et al., 2017, Horiuchi et al., 2021, Welch et al., 1995). Therefore exploring the lower limb movements responsible for the generation of mechanical energy and bat-head speed can provide insight into how to improve batting performance.Biomechanical studies of baseball batting have determined that the lower body movements play an important role in the generation of mechanical energy and bat-head speed, and relationships between kinematic characteristics of the motion of the bat and body and bat-head speed have been identified (Escamilla et al., 2009a, Escamilla et al., 2009b, Dowling and Fleisig, 2016, Mcintyre and Pfautsch, 1982, Messier and Owen, 1984, Race, 1961, Welch et al., 1995). In addition, investigations of the ground reaction forces have revealed the kinetic characteristics of the batting motion and the contributions of each leg to the generation of bat-head speed (Fortenbaugh et al., 2011, Katsumata, 2007, Mason, 1987, Messier and Owen, 1985, Messier and Owen, 1986). More recently Ae et al.(2017) demonstrated the effect of lower limb joint kinetics (ie, joint torque and mechanical work) on pelvis angular velocity about the vertical axis. The generation of pelvis and trunk angular velocity can be identified as the crucial outcome of the lower body movements, as the hitting motion is largely dependent upon the rotation of the torso about the longitudinal axis (Fleisig et al., 2013, Szymanski et al., 2007). Previous research has also indicated that the pelvis angular position at ball impact is a contributing factor to batting performance (Dowling and Fleisig, 2016; Escamilla et al., 2009a, Escamilla et al., 2009b, Welch et al., 1995). Although the importance of the relationship between lower body movements and bat-head speed have been demonstrated, no study has investigated optimum lower body movements to increase the pelvis angular velocity and the effects of pelvis angle at ball impact.