3d kinematic analysis of team handball jump throw

The purpose of the study was to verify the specificity of the proximal-distal sequence of the jump throw in handball. This phenomenon was observed from three different perspectives: (1) the sequence of the maximal linear velocities of the joints and ball, (2) the sequence of the initiation of the movements in the individual joints, and (3) the sequence of the maximal angular velocities in the individual joints. Our participants were three elite left backs of the Slovenian national team (body height: 199cm, 194cm, 204cm). They executed several 9-meter jump throws. Linear velocities: sequence collapses at the shoulder-elbow level or the transition is not distinctive (S2). Joint movement initiation and maximal angular velocities: Elbow extension occurs before shoulder internal rotation. The proximal-distal sequence is specific in team handball jump throw, but we can still confirm that it exists.