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Biomechanics IV pp 169–174Cite as

Contribution of the body parts to throwing performance

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The human body, mechanically speaking, comprises a system of levers capable only of rotary motions. Most human movement consists of a series of rotations of many segments of the body. The more rotations that are brought into the action, if they are timed in sequence, the higher the final speed of the action.

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  • Broer, M. R. 1969. Efficiency of Human Movement. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia.

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  • Toyoshima, S., and M. Miyashita. 1973. Force-velocity relation in throwing. Res. Quart. 44: 86–95.

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  1. Aichi Prefectural University, Nagoya, Japan

    S. Toyoshima & T. Hoshikawa

  2. University of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan

    M. Miyashita

  3. Toyota Technical College, Nagoya, Japan

    T. Oguri

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  1. The Pennsylvania State University, USA

    Richard C. Nelson  & Chauncey A. Morehouse  & 

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Toyoshima, S., Hoshikawa, T., Miyashita, M., Oguri, T. (1974). Contribution of the body parts to throwing performance. In: Nelson, R.C., Morehouse, C.A. (eds) Biomechanics IV. International Series on Sport Sciences. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02612-8_24

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