OT: The Gyro Ball

Hey guys, thought some of you may find this interesting. Just a couple of links discussing the "New" Japanese pitch SI Article that inspired me to look around for the mechanics and physics of the pitch http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/01/2 5/matsuzaka.gyroball/ Some super slow-mo mechanics vid's (pretty cool) http://accc.riken.jp/E/HPC_e/gyroball/ Image Demo fro NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/02/21/sports/20070222 _GYRO_GRAPHIC.html Popular Mechanics Article http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/science_news/4201430.h tml