Kinesiology 2241A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Free Throw, Fishing Rod, Hip
13 Oct 2018
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A common task in sport and activities of daily living are throwing and pushing of objects. The overall performance objective can be either: maximizing horizontal distance of object, maximizing vertical distance of object, accurately projecting object. Accompanying accuracy can also be maximizing speed or spin such as in a tennis forehand. Examples: kicking, punching: these movement patterns are applied to a range of tasks and the timing of the joints, ranges of motion of the joints, trajectories of the segments can differ between people. Skill: when the movement pattern is employed for a well-defined activity or for a sport. The performance and outcome of a skill is more easily quantified than a movement pattern. I. e. kicking field goal (skill) is harder to do than just kick a football (movement pattern) The constraints placed on throwing and pushing skills can be of 3 types: Limitations of the way the throw or push can be performed.
