Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Summer 1973

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education (MEd)

Department

Health and Physical Education

Committee Chair

Robert N. Irving Jr.

Second Committee Member

Eric Beardsley

Third Committee Member

Darwin Goodey

Abstract

This paper presents an investigation of wrist flexion in the shot put by utilizing a device that restricts wrist flexion. Males and females from various grades acting as their own controls each put the shot six times with the wrist restricted and six times without the wrist restricted. Evaluation of the data was by the Fisher t test. Significance of difference occurred for some groups.

Recommendations included the same study repeated using only well skilled shot putters and subjects involved in a specific routine of resistance exercises for strengthening the wrist.

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