Batting Reaction-Time
Batting Reaction-Time
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DOI:
10.1080/10671188.1950.10621292
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发表时间:
1950-12-01
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通讯作者:
Stumpner, R. L.
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作者:
Slater-Hammel, A. T.;Stumpner, R. L.
THE PRESENT investigation has grown out of discussions with a number of baseball coaches and players concerning the factors which make for success in batting. In these discussions, it has been commonly stated that the successful batter is one who has learned to delay his swing until the last fraction of a second. In fact, some have stated that the swing should not begin until the ball is within the last few feet of home base. In doing this, the batter is supposed to gain precise knowledge of where the ball will cross the home base and thus have a better chance for a successful contact.It has been the feeling of the writers, however, that the" last fraction of a second" or the" last few feet of home base" may be greater than commonly imagined. In batting, a player must react to a ball in flight, and it would seem that a reaction-time factor must enter. Even if this reactiontime were of the order of a simple hand response to a visual stimulus, it would amount to. 150-. 225 second (1), and constitute a considerable interval of time. Furthermore, in view of the fact that a fast ball travels from pitcher to home base in approximately. 43-. 58 seconds (2), it becomes evident that a ball must be more than a few feet from home plate if the batter is to have time to react to it.