LOWER BODY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PELVIS ENERGY FLOW AND PITCH VELOCITY IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PLAYERS

Authors

Arnel Aguinaldo, Point Loma Nazarene UniversityFollow
Kristen NicholsonFollow

Category

Athletics

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The aims of this study were to examine the generation, absorption, and transfer of energy through the pelvis at the drive hip, stride hip, and lumbosacral joints and to determine predictors of ball speed during baseball pitching. Motion capture and ground reaction force (GRF) data from 20 collegiate pitchers were analysed using energy flow and LASSO regression analyses. Energy was transferred from the drive leg to the pelvis during the stride phase while energy was transferred from the pelvis to the stride leg and trunk during arm-cocking. Drive leg GRF, impulse, and stride hip generation contribute to pitch velocity.

Recommended Citation

Aguinaldo, Arnel and Nicholson, Kristen (2021) "LOWER BODY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PELVIS ENERGY FLOW AND PITCH VELOCITY IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PLAYERS," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 39: Iss. 1, Article 36.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol39/iss1/36