23B - Sport Science Shorts: Transfer from Cricket to Baseball

Which is harder: hitting a baseball or cricket ball? Will Kieran Powell be successful in his attempt to transfer between the two sports?

 

Articles/links:

The Perceptual Illusion of Baseball's Rising Fastball and Breaking Curveball

Visual judgements and misjudgements in cricket and the art of flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYMhT_wgBwE&index=108&list=PLCc9T1oeaK1548na0ELb-4Q6urloNqEjG

http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/02/12/strike-zone-podcast-kieran-powell-cricket-west-indies

 

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

 

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Paul Collins – Different Kind of Girl

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com