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Summary: This was a marvelous book!!!!!!!!
Review: This book was amazing and really helped me on my science project. My science project was about teh physics of baseball and i was amazed at all the info. this book gave me. The book also helped my game. I hope another will coem out and teach me even more.
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Summary: For the serious baseball player/coach/enthusiast
Review: This Book will give insight into why the "freaky things" in baseball actually occur. Great reading. "To know you is to love you" and you will love baseball deeper after reading this book.
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Summary: Great learning
Review: This is a good book for baseball players so they can learn more about how the game is played in technical, and physics way.
I was a little confused with all the formulas in calculating pitches, but that's just me.
people will like this book because of how interesting it is, and how it explains the physics of america's past time.
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Summary: Confirmation.....
Review: This little book, while it can be difficult to understand for the verbal first segement of the population like me it is, nonetheless, a wonderful treatise and was desperately needed.What I enjoyed most about it was the section on hitting which was a wonderfull confirmation of Ted William's theories in THE SCIENCE OF HITTING. Hiting a baseball is an incredibly complex action and Adair unravels its mysteries. If you want to finally understand hitting for your self, your child or as a coach it is a must buy along with William's book and THE MIKE SCHMIDT HITTING STUDY which details all the schools of hitting in its first five chapters. While one might be able to poke amateurish holes in his work by saying Adair knew nothing firsthand about the game on the field he demonstrates throughout the book a good knowledge by bringing in the exploits not only of current players but also of players past. Being a student of the history of the game his analogies were always right on. Unless you are a gifted person mathmatically you will find it hard to comprehend at times. It requires study but is well worth it if you are serious about wanting to maximize your understanding of the game.
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Summary: A Closer Look At Beseball
Review: Trajectory lines, momentum, and distance vs. velocity from a batted ball aren't exactly what you think of when you watch the great game of baseball are they?
This book keeps the reader thinking outside of the box and it lets them get a closer look at which part of the bat will send the ball to a certian place-like in the stands, how fast the ball can be hit, and where the perfect hitting point-or 'sweet spot' is-among other things. It answers the questions of many 'rookies' like why their hand stings after a certain hit and how they missed that 'perfect' pitch. This book gets inside the game of baseball and it contains explainations for why the ball does 'what it does'.
This book is very informational and it provides great detail and extreme elaboration on virtually every topic that is covered.
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Summary: Change-Up Your Perspective on Pitching, Hitting and Running
Review: When I was a teenager, I did a science fair project looking at statistical analyses of baseball games to help understand how one could improve the strategy of the game from a general manager's perspective. In The 2,000 Percent Solution, I wrote about the potential levels of perfection for a baseball team. So I have long been hooked on what measurement could add to my understanding of baseball. What a pleasant surprise it was when I discovered this fine book that used measurements and analyses to go even further! Whenever I listen to former Big Leaguers talk about baseball on television, I get lost by half of what they say. While I can see fast balls falling on the way to the plate, the broadcasters are describing a "rising" fast ball. Suddenly, the ball moves strangely, and they refer knowledgeably to the pitcher throwing a "splitter." Then a knuckle ball pitcher comes in, and the catcher can't seem to ever control the ball because there is little spin. Why is that happening? What's going on here? If you have ever wondered about questions like these, The Physics of Baseball will fill you in and actually give you the ability to amaze others with your precise explanations why the unexpected is either perceived to be happening or is actually happening. When I was a teenager, baseball games usually lasted about 2 hours. Now, they are much longer. This book gives you a way to take advantage of that, by giving you more interesting things to talk about during the prolonged games. The author also takes on the many controversies of recent years, such as corked bats, scuffed balls, and extra pine tar on the bat. Although he did not have the resources or information to definitively answer some questions, his educated guesses are probably good enough for now. If you don't really want to understand physics, you can mainly focus on the graphs and illustrations that simply show the conclusions of Professor Adair's analyses. That simpler approach makes the book a much quicker and more exciting read. Physics is not my favorite subject, but I was impressed by how much this book was able to add to my understanding and potential enjoyment of watching a baseball game. I think it will probably do the same for you. Although he is a professor, the author has the humility to consider whatever the players talk about as a potentially important subject. One of the most interesting topics is an evalutation of why Babe Ruth used a bat that was both longer and heavier than any modern slugger would ever consider using. There are also references to "juiced balls" and playing baseball in Denver, and what the impact might be on home runs and a pitcher's e.r.a. Play ball!
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Summary: A good thing to have on your shelf, not a great read
Review: While this book is considered a classic and is cited in many articles about the game, The Physics of Baseball is pretty dry. Granted, I am not a physicist, but an avid baseball fan. After reading numerous news articles and hearing about the book on baseball shows, I picked up a copy of this book. While I found things like the physics of a curveball or physics of a corked bat interesting, a lot of the discussion was over my head, which granted may say more about me than the distinguished author.
However, the problem with this book is that once it loses a reader, it is hard to get back on track. This book almost seems more of a reference book than a book to be read cover-to-cover. Surely, it is a novel, incredible contribution to an area that has been neglected, but I am happy (for now) to remain a fan and let the physics take care of themselves.
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Summary: A good thing to have on your shelf, not a great read
Review: While this book is considered a classic and is cited in many articles about the game, The Physics of Baseball is pretty dry. Granted, I am not a physicist, but an avid baseball fan. After reading numerous news articles and hearing about the book on baseball shows, I picked up a copy of this book. While I found things like the physics of a curveball or physics of a corked bat interesting, a lot of the discussion was over my head, which granted may say more about me than the distinguished author. However, the problem with this book is that once it loses a reader, it is hard to get back on track. This book almost seems more of a reference book than a book to be read cover-to-cover. Surely, it is a novel, incredible contribution to an area that has been neglected, but I am happy (for now) to remain a fan and let the physics take care of themselves.
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