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<blockquote data-quote="dirty harry" data-source="post: 1184134" data-attributes="member: 86934"><p>Not so. I've been part of an MSc study using the 5, 4, 3 and midi.</p><p></p><p>Handling errors increased as ball size decreased in every game situation (with the caveat of arguably non sig diff between 3 and midi) </p><p></p><p>The smaller the ball, the smaller the target, the more movement in flight, the higher risk of recovery upon non perfect finger contact, the extra power through the pass, and the reduced size in peripheral vision.</p><p></p><p>Similarly happened with colours, sharper colours increased accuracy.</p><p></p><p>The common sense argument of smaller ball in smaller weaker hands just doesnt apply to live game scenarios. </p><p></p><p>What I would say though, is dropping the size would increase pass distance especially at pace, but that's arguable as to whether that would increase errors also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirty harry, post: 1184134, member: 86934"] Not so. I've been part of an MSc study using the 5, 4, 3 and midi. Handling errors increased as ball size decreased in every game situation (with the caveat of arguably non sig diff between 3 and midi) The smaller the ball, the smaller the target, the more movement in flight, the higher risk of recovery upon non perfect finger contact, the extra power through the pass, and the reduced size in peripheral vision. Similarly happened with colours, sharper colours increased accuracy. The common sense argument of smaller ball in smaller weaker hands just doesnt apply to live game scenarios. What I would say though, is dropping the size would increase pass distance especially at pace, but that's arguable as to whether that would increase errors also. [/QUOTE]
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