IMPROVED CURVEBALL HITTING THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF VISUAL CUES
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 23 (3), 371-377
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1990.23-371
Abstract
This study investigated the effectiveness of using visual cues to highlight the seams of baseballs to improve the hitting of curveballs. Five undergraduate varsity baseball team candidates served as subjects. Behavior change was assessed through an alternating treatments design involving unmarked balls and two treatment conditions that included baseballs with 1/4-in. and 1/8-in. orange stripes marking the seams of the baseballs. Results indicated that subjects hit a greater percentage of marked than unmarked balls. These results suggest that the addition of visual cues may be a significant and beneficial technique to enhance hitting performance. Further research is suggested regarding the training procedures, effect of feedback, rate of fading cues, generalization to live pitching, and generalization to other types of pitches.Keywords
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