Very interesting reading, but has anyone come with strong scientific data to correlate what has been said. Ok I might have missed something since I did jump till the end. From what I gather video swing analysis is done with camcorder technology? Which is 25 - 30 frames per second. That is good enough for the pocket of Joe average I might think. But what about the 30 plus frame per second capture rates.
If you are able to follow this link Biomechanics of Youth Windmill Softball Pitching -- Werner et al. 33 (4): 552 -- American Journal of Sports Medicine you would see high speed cameras being used to capture windmill pitching action. No, it is not normal cinemagraphics but the technology used to do motion capture in games and computer animated movies.
This particular study used speeds up to 240Hz and the computer was left to do the maths....... Well if you have an institution that would want to put the question to rest they could fund the research. The above research was used to determine whether the forces generated by the windmill pitching action could cause harm to a youth female pitcher. The conclusion was that the same forces created by youth baseball pitchers existed in youth softball. And I mean within in same reference planes. So if baseball pitchers are at risk due to the reported cases of throwing related injuries, the young ladies have the same risk.
So does such research exist out there?
If you are able to follow this link Biomechanics of Youth Windmill Softball Pitching -- Werner et al. 33 (4): 552 -- American Journal of Sports Medicine you would see high speed cameras being used to capture windmill pitching action. No, it is not normal cinemagraphics but the technology used to do motion capture in games and computer animated movies.
This particular study used speeds up to 240Hz and the computer was left to do the maths....... Well if you have an institution that would want to put the question to rest they could fund the research. The above research was used to determine whether the forces generated by the windmill pitching action could cause harm to a youth female pitcher. The conclusion was that the same forces created by youth baseball pitchers existed in youth softball. And I mean within in same reference planes. So if baseball pitchers are at risk due to the reported cases of throwing related injuries, the young ladies have the same risk.
So does such research exist out there?