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Overhand throwing motion

Index Overhand throwing motion

The overhand (or overhead) throwing motion is a single-handed throw of a projectile where the object is thrown above the shoulder. [1]

16 relations: Ballistics, Baseball, Common flexor tendon, Cricket, Dodgeball, Flexibility (anatomy), Glenoid labrum, Javelin throw, Motor skill, Quarterback, Rotator cuff, Stoning, Throwing, Ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint, Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, Water polo.

Ballistics

Ballistics is the field of mechanics that deals with the launching, flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, unguided bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

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Common flexor tendon

The common flexor tendon is a tendon that attaches to the medial epicondyle of the humerus (lower part of the bone of the upper arm that is near the elbow joint).

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Dodgeball

Dodgeball is one of the main sports in the sports world in which players on two teams with 10 or 11 players throw dodgeballs at each other to get the people on the other team out.

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Flexibility (anatomy)

Flexibility or limberness refers to the range of movement in a joint or series of joints, and length in muscles that cross the joints to induce a bending movement or motion.

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Glenoid labrum

The glenoid labrum (glenoid ligament) is a fibrocartilaginous structure (not a fibrocartilage as previously thought) rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity in the shoulder blade.

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown.

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Motor skill

A motor skill is a learned ability to cause a predetermined movement outcome with maximum certainty.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Rotator cuff

In anatomy, the rotator cuff) is a group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. Of the seven scapulohumeral muscles, four make up the rotator cuff. The four muscles are the supraspinatus muscle, the infraspinatus muscle, teres minor muscle, and the subscapularis muscle.

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Stoning

Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies.

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Throwing

Throwing is the launching of a ballistic projectile by hand.

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Ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint

The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL or internal lateral ligament) is a thick triangular band at the medial aspect of the elbow uniting the distal aspect of the humerus to the proximal aspect of the ulna.

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Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction

Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, also known as Tommy John surgery (TJS), is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, or tendon from donated tissue of a cadaver.

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Water polo

Water polo is a competitive team sport played in the water between two teams.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhand_throwing_motion

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