A baseball pitcher changes their throwing motion to decrease the time between maximum shoulder external rotation and ball release. Which effect dominates?

💡 Explanation

Reducing the time between maximum shoulder external rotation and ball release leads to a shorter period for force application, because the kinetic chain's energy transfer is truncated. Therefore, the peak force application duration is reduced, rather than increasing total kinetic energy transfer, which requires a longer period.

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