Category
Wearable Technology
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between peak acceleration of the knob of the bat and hand pain during baseball hitting. Eighteen college baseball players hit the ball on the tee with three bat locations. The players' hand pain sensation and the acceleration signals of the knob of the bat were collected. Hand pain was rated on a scale of 0-10 (0 for no sensation, incrementally up to 10 for maximum pain). The absolute peak accelerations were extracted. Results showed that the absolute peak accelerations of each axis at the frequency of the second bending mode (bandpass filtering at 350-750Hz) were strongly correlated with hand pain (ρ = 0.79–0.85, p < 0.05). In conclusion, the peak acceleration on the knob of the bat at the frequency of the second bending mode of the baseball bat exhibits a strong correlation with hand pain. It could be utilized as a wearable indicator to monitor baseball hitting impact in the future.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Wei-Han; Chen, Yi; Liu, Chiang; and Shiang, Tzyy-Yuang
(2024)
"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEAK ACCELERATION OF BAT AND HAND PAIN IN BASEBALL PLAYERS DURING BASEBALL HITTING,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 260.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/260
