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Physics hasn't changed. A ball immediately begins slowing down after losing contact with whatever is providing the force that accelerates it. Whether that's off the bat or out of the hand, it makes no difference. The combined effect of gravity and atmospheric friction doesn't wait for 20 feet to happen before going to work.
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Any person throwing a softball 70+ mph underhanded, overhand, sidearm or otherwise is very very rare air.
I've always loved this video. Says he was clocked at 104....
Nano technology
Any person throwing a softball 70+ mph underhanded, overhand, sidearm or otherwise is very very rare air.
I've always loved this video. Says he was clocked at 104....
Most of the good radar guns have a peak velocity feature. It will give you a peak and the last velocity it measures (crossing the plate)It would be difficult to separate out the hand from the ball, I've never really thought about it before. I'll have to take my Pocket Radar and try to measure just the hand in a throwing motion. Measuring the ball as it crosses the plate is also tricky. I guess it would mean turning on the radar gun right as the ball crosses the plate, timing is everything. Radar guns have to be in line with the flight of the ball to be accurate.
I did not say they were 11 years old. It is an 11u team, they are a pretty decent team. All 3 of the girls are 12 years old currently.