Effect on Bowling Performance Parameters When Intentionally Increasing the Spin Rate, Analysed with a Smart Cricket Ball

Proceedings

Fuss, Franz Konstantin¹ 

关键词: cricket;    smart cricket ball;    spin rate;    torque;    acceleration;    precession;    efficiency;    performance;    intervention;    spin bowling;   

DOI  :  10.3390/proceedings2060226

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

A smart cricket ball was used to investigate the influence of increased spin rate on the bowling performance parameters. In three spin bowlers, the performance parameters were compared before and after increasing the spin rate. The first bowler increased the spin rate by 22%, decreased the normalised precession the angle at which the spin rate vector moves into the torque vector—the lower the more efficient), and increased the torque, angular acceleration and power, showing an improvement in all performance parameters. The second bowler showed no improvement in any performance parameters. The third bowler increased the spin rate marginally, but insignificantly; but improved the normalised precession dramatically (reducing it by 50%). The research results suggest that the mere intention to improve the spin rate changes bowling technique in way that optimises normalised precession, even if the spin rate does not actually increase.

【 授权许可】

CC BY