413 – Perceiving Affordances of Sports Equipment: Implications for Design & Fitting

Can athletes perceive which balls, sticks, bats, racquets, etc
afford the greatest opportunity for hitting, throwing, etc? What
information do they use for this and how does it relate to
Gibson’s concept of dynamic touch? How can we use this better
design and fit sports equipment?


 


Articles:


Perceiving the sweet spot
Learning to throw to maximum distances
Attunement to haptic information helps skilled performers select
implements for striking a ball in cricket
Perceiving Affordances of Hockey Sticks by Dynamic Touch
Perceiving the affordance of string tension for power strokes in
badminton: Expertise allows effective use of all string
tensions
An ecological-dynamical approach to golf science: implications
for swing biomechanics, club design and customisation, and
coaching practice



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