Why a curveball curves : the incredible science of sports / edited by Frank Vizard ; foreword by Robert Lipsyte.

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  • Author(s): Vizard, Frank
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    New York : Hearst Books, c2008.
  • Publication Date:
    2008
  • Physical Description:
    224 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some col.) ; 25 cm.
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Non-fiction
  • Subject Terms:
    Sports sciences
  • Availability: 2 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Abstract:
      Summary: What does Bernoulli's law have to do with curveballs? What does drag have to do with swimming? Will "gene doping" produce super athletes? Find out the science behind your favorite sport.
    • Content Notes:
      Training -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Bowling -- Boxing -- Cycling -- Football -- Golf -- Hockey -- Running -- Skiing -- Soccer -- Swimming & diving -- Tennis.
    • Notes:
      At head of title: Popular mechanics.
      Includes index.
      1
    • Other Titles:
      Popular mechanics (Chicago, Ill. : 1959)
      Popular mechanics magazine.
    • ISBN:
      9781588164759
      1588164756
    • Accession Number:
      2007029702
    • Accession Number:
      162126778
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.442603