A multi-technology approach to identifying the reasons for lateral drift in professional and recreational darts

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2011-05-25
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Walsh, Michael
Tyndyk, Magdalena
Barton, John
O'Flynn, Brendan
Ó Mathúna, S. Cian
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This work performs an extensive charterisation of precision targeted throwing in professional and recreational darts. The goal is to identify the contributing factors for lateral drift or throwing inaccuracy in the horizontal plane. A multitechnology approach is adopted whereby a custom built body area network of wireless inertial measurement devices monitor tilt, force and timing, an optical 3D motion capture system provides a complete kinematic model of the subject, electromyography sensors monitor muscle activation patterns and a force plate and pressure mat capture tactile pressure and force measurements. The study introduces the concept of constant throwing rhythm and highlights how landing errors in the horizontal plane can be attributable to a number of variations in arm force and speed, centre of gravity and the movements of some of the bodies non throw related extremities.
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Body area network , Wireless inertial measurement , Professional darts
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Walsh M., Tyndyk M., Barton J., O'Flynn B. and O'Mathuna C. (2011) A Multi-Technology approach to identifying the reasons for Lateral Drift for Professional and Recreational Darts Players. In: Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2011). Dallas, May 23-25, 2011. IEEE.
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