How does an outfielder know where to run for a fly ball?

Friday, January 22, 2010 - 02:28 in Psychology & Sociology

To test three theories that might explain an outfielder's ability to catch a fly ball, researchers had to produce realistic balls and simulate catches. Scientists then lobbed virtual fly balls to a dozen experienced ball players.

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