Aug 9, 2022
Can athletes perceive which balls, sticks, bats, racquets, etc afford the greatest opportunity for hitting, throwing, etc? What information do they use for this and how does it relate to Gibson’s concept of dynamic touch? How can we use this better design and fit sports equipment?
Articles:
Perceiving
the sweet spot
Learning to
throw to maximum distances
Attunement
to haptic information helps skilled performers select implements
for striking a ball in cricket
Perceiving
Affordances of Hockey Sticks by Dynamic Touch
Perceiving the
affordance of string tension for power strokes in badminton:
Expertise allows effective use of all string tensions
An ecological-dynamical approach to golf science: implications for
swing biomechanics, club design and customisation, and coaching
practice
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