Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball
Foreign substances on the surface of a baseball can alter its delivery and enhance pitching performance. Here, sticky substances are found to increase finger-ball friction which can positively affect spin rate, whereas rosin powder can ensure consistent friction across pitchers, with results differi...
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| author | Takeshi Yamaguchi Daiki Nasu Kei Masani |
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| description | Foreign substances on the surface of a baseball can alter its delivery and enhance pitching performance. Here, sticky substances are found to increase finger-ball friction which can positively affect spin rate, whereas rosin powder can ensure consistent friction across pitchers, with results differing between baseballs used in the United States and Japan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4388685a89664994bcdbd467023e11f52022-12-22T03:53:31ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Materials2662-44432022-12-01311910.1038/s43246-022-00317-4Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseballTakeshi Yamaguchi0Daiki Nasu1Kei Masani2Department of Finemechanics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku UniversityNTT Communication Science Laboratories, NTT CorporationInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of TorontoForeign substances on the surface of a baseball can alter its delivery and enhance pitching performance. Here, sticky substances are found to increase finger-ball friction which can positively affect spin rate, whereas rosin powder can ensure consistent friction across pitchers, with results differing between baseballs used in the United States and Japan.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00317-4 |
| spellingShingle | Takeshi Yamaguchi Daiki Nasu Kei Masani Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball Communications Materials |
| title | Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball |
| title_full | Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball |
| title_fullStr | Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball |
| title_short | Effect of grip-enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball |
| title_sort | effect of grip enhancing agents on sliding friction between a fingertip and a baseball |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00317-4 |
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