Title
The effects of stride technique and pitch location on slo-pitch batting
Publication Date
2011
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In slo-pitch softball, the ball is delivered in an arc trajectory with a moderate velocity; hence, batters have time to adjust their stride technique based on the pitched ball location. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of stride technique and pitched ball location on the mechanics of slo-pitch batting. A two-way ANOVA of two locations of pitch (inside and outside) × three strides (open, parallel, and closed) repeated measure study was conducted in this study. The results showed that the stride technique and pitched ball location did not have a consistent impact on the participants across different batting conditions, so the study recommends slo-pitch batters to explore different stride techniques when striking the ball. Further, to better understand the generalizability of the findings, the results indicated that participants were quite homogeneous as a group. Hence, coaches and educators may apply the findings from this study to other players with similar skill level.
Original Citation
Wu, Tom; Gervais, Pierre; Baudin, Pierre; Bouffard, Marcel. (2011). The effects of stride technique and pitch location on slo-pitch batting. Sports Biomechanics, 10(4), 351-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2011.633617
Identifier
Virtual Commons Citation
Wu, Tong-Ching Tom; Gervais, Pierre; Baudin, Pierre; and Bouffard, Marcel (2011). The effects of stride technique and pitch location on slo-pitch batting. In Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Faculty Publications. Paper 42.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/mahpls_fac/42