Keep Your Eye on the Ball : The Science and Folklore of Baseball
Watts, Robert G., Bahill, A. Terry
ISBN 10: 071672104X ISBN 13: 9780716721048
Published by Freeman & Company, W. H., 1990
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Watts and Bahill-engineeers by vocation, baseball fans by avocation-have devised a series of experiments that put some of baseball's most cherished myths to the test. The result is a highly informative and entertaining guide that combines absorbing anecdotes and historical developments with research findings to provide the scientific slant on some classic baseball conundrums. You'll find the details on: the mechanics and physics of pitching and hitting; why the curveball curves; the flyball and the effect of backspin and topspin on its flight; and much more.
About the Author: Robert G. Watts teaches in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tulane University. Having more than a mere theoretical interest in the game, he pitched as a young man for the semiprofessional Bayou Latanache Baseball Club--where he gained first-hand knowledge of spitballs, fly balls, and a healthy familiarity with insider-baseball lore. A. Terry Bahill has been Professor of Systems Engineering at the University of Arizona in Tucson since 1984. He has been investigating the brain's motor functions since 1971. Actively pursuing experiments in the science of baseball for many years, he has developed a measuring device that strengthens a player's ability to follow the pitch, as well as the Bat Chooser, a system that computes the Ideal Bat Weight for individual hitters.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Keep Your Eye on the Ball : The Science and ...
Publisher: Freeman & Company, W. H.
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.