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==In sports {{anchor|Sport projectiles}}== [[Image:baseball.jpg|thumb|Ball speeds of {{convert|105|mph|km/h}} have been recorded in [[baseball]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/thebuzz/2010/08/aroldis_chapman.html|title=Aroldis Chapman hits 105 mph|publisher=[[Boston.com]]|date=2010-08-26|access-date=2010-08-30|first=Matt|last=Pepin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831185316/http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/thebuzz/2010/08/aroldis_chapman.html|archive-date=31 August 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> ]] In projectile motion the most important force applied to the projectile mass is the propelling force. In many sports, the propelling forces are provided by muscles that accelerate the projectile (ball, disc, javelin, hammer, dart), and the stronger the propelling force, the faster and farther the projectile will travel. See [[pitch (baseball)|pitching]], [[bowling]].
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