Coordination of human movements resulting in motor strategies exploited by skilled players during a throwing task.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated the underlying mechanisms of a motor system that affects skills and strategies of expert dart throwers. Eight experts participated in our experiment and each subject performed 42 throws. Kinematics of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and dart were recorded by six high-speed cameras (200 Hz). The vertical error curve over time was calculated based on both hand and dart trajectories to clarify their relationship and interaction, which could attribute to their skills. Moreover, the kinematics of the dart (speed and direction) and angular kinematics of the elbow and wrist at the time of release were investigated to elucidate which parameters constitute the throwing strategies of experts. Experimental results showed that expert's throwing can be classified into two str

SUBMITTER: Tran BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797117 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature