Batting Reaction-Time

Decision Processes of Baseball Batters

“…The minimum time seems to be about 0.43 sec. (Cook, 1966;Slater-Hammel and Stumpner, 1950). This time component will now be discussed, in relation to human movement limitations to establish the physical controlling variables which influence the batter's decision to swing.…”

“…Research pertaining to this problem is a t a minimum, and the extant literature relies heavily on two studies, Slater-Hammel and Stumpner (1950) and Hubbard and Seng (1954). Slater-Hammel and Stumpner (1950) investigated batting reaction time on the premise that perhaps the last few feet from home base before the batter has to swing (assuming he has decided to) were greater in importance than commonly imagined. Stumpner, in a laboratory setting, attempted to measure batter's reaction time under two conditions.…”

Velocity Measurement of Fast Balls and Curve Balls

“…If, for example, it is assumed that batters against the pitchers used in this study have batting reaction-times within the limits of 0.21 to 0.3-t seconds as reported in recent studies (2,3), it becomes evident that a batter cannot wait until the last few feet of ball flight to make his reaction. For the slowest pitcher in this study, a fast ball can be no closer than 20 to 32 feet of home base if the batter is to haYe time to make his reaction.…”

“…Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. T HE PRESEXT study has its background in two recent investigations of batting reaction time (2,3). In these investigations-involving starting and movement reactions in both simple and complex reaction situations-it was estimated that a batter requires for 0.21 to 0.3-1 seconds to react to a ball in flight.…”

Do Scores on a Tachistoscope Test Correlate With Baseball Batting Averages?

“…[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] Many sports-related studies have been conducted on baseball performance including the act of hitting the baseball-an extremely challenging visual-motor task. [27][28][29] With respect to hitting, the ability to discriminate the type of pitched baseball is thought to be critical to success. 30,31 Early pitch recognition could be critical for successfully hitting a baseball.…”