83 – Vision & Gaze Behavior in Baseball Batting

Just in time for the start of the World Series: a look vision and
gaze behavior in baseball batting. Which aspects of vision are
critical for hitting? Do great batters have superior vision?
Where do good batters look before the ball is released?


 


Articles
Defining elite athletes: Issues in the study of expert
performance in sport psychology The visual function of professional
baseball players Visual abilities distinguish pitchers from hitters
in professional baseball

Depth Perception Improvement in Collegiate Baseball Players with
Vision Training
The Effect of Interpupillary Distance and Pupil Diameter on
Major League Baseball Performance Statistics

An investigation of the visual behavior of professional
baseballers prior to the execution of batting


 


 


My related blog posts:


Pitch Tunneling & Perceptually Equivalent Pitches


A Baseball Batter’s Perception of Spin & How it Relates to
Hitting Performance


Visual Information about Horizontal Pitch Movement: Sensitivity,
Release Points & Eye Separation


“Soft Focus” or Visual Pivot Point: Which Should Baseball Batters
Use?


Eye & Head Movements in Batting: Challenging the “Truths”


 
 

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