(07-30-2026, 07:30 AM)ACav Wrote: (07-16-2026, 08:10 AM)Tankodactyl Wrote: They say that 20% of American males have some level of red-green colorblindness and the VA ophthalmologist that I see says that is about right for his male patients in Arizona. Of course, most of his patients are over 65, but I don't think that it is an age-related disability.
I baseball, they figure that at least 10% of male MLB players have a range of red/green colorblindness. the pitching pros say that It makes a difference in hitter's perception of thrown pitches.
Is it a curve, a slider, a sinker or a fast ball? Split second decisionmaking, is usually tied to a lot of factors, that include how those red stitches on the ball look to you.
This is really interesting about discerning what the spin of a baseball can tell a batter.