How to catch a cricket ball.

A cricket or baseball fielder can run so as to arrive at just the right place at just the right time to catch a ball. It is shown that if the fielder runs so that d2(tan alpha)/dt2 = 0, where alpha is the angle of elevation of gaze from fielder to ball, then the ball will generally be intercepted be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dienes, Z, McLeod, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993