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Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Koenig, Keith
Committee Member
Bridges, David H.
Committee Member
Schneider, Judy
Date of Degree
5-10-2003
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Aerospace Engineering
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
This paper is an investigation into the effect of the bat support conditions on the collision between a baseball and a baseball bat. Bat performance is tested using both machines and human subjects. For the machine tests, a baseball is fired from an air-cannon at a stationary bat, where the bat is either allowed to rotate only or is completely unrestricted after impact. The initial and rebound ball speeds are measured for a range of impact locations. For the human tests, a person swings the bat and hits the ball off of a tee. The bat speed prior to impact and the ball speed after impact are measured. The results for each method of testing are compared, and the final ball speed is found to be independent of the bat support condition.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17935
Recommended Citation
Dillard, Jeffrey Stephen, "The Influence of Support Conditions on Hit Speed in Baseball" (2003). Theses and Dissertations. 4549.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4549