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  2. Box (juggling) - Wikipedia

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    Luke's shuffle is a variation on the box in which the throws that are normally thrown horizontally are thrown diagonally downward. In this pattern, the siteswap stays the same, but the throw involves carrying the ball up over the rising 4 throw. The ball is then thrown from above the 4 diagonally downward to the opposite hand.

  3. Shower (juggling) - Wikipedia

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    Balls are thrown high from one hand to the other while the other hand passes the ball back horizontally. "In the shower pattern, every ball is thrown in a high arc from the right hand to the left (or vice versa) and then quickly passed off with a low throw from the left to the right hand (or vice versa)." [3] The animation depicts a 3-ball version.

  4. Projectile motion - Wikipedia

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    Ballistics (from Ancient Greek βάλλειν bállein ' to throw ') is the science of dynamics that deals with the 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.

  5. Projectile - Wikipedia

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    Ball speeds of 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) have been recorded in baseball. [ 5 ] In projectile motion the most important force applied to the ‘projectile’ is the propelling force, in this case the propelling forces are the muscles that act upon the ball to make it move, and the stronger the force applied, the more propelling force, which ...

  6. Four-seam fastball - Wikipedia

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    It is a member of the fastball family of pitches and is usually the fastest ball thrown by a pitcher. It is called what it is because with every rotation of the ball as it is thrown, four seams come into view. [1] A few pitchers at the major league level can sometimes reach a pitch speed of over 100 mph. It is often compared with the two-seam ...

  7. Throwing sports - Wikipedia

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    A man bowling a ball in tenpin bowling Ken Westerfield, side-arm (forehand) Frisbee distance throwing Record, 552'. Boulder, Colorado, 1978. Throwing sports, or throwing games, are physical, human competitions where the outcome is measured by a player's ability to throw an object.

  8. Throwing - Wikipedia

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    Overhand throws are thrown predominantly above the shoulder, underhand throws below. Overhand throws are usually significantly faster, and ball speeds of 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) have been recorded in baseball. [4] Thrown objects can often be intentionally spun for stability or aerodynamic effects.

  9. Ball - Wikipedia

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    A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) [1] with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players.