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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