Table 2 Mean (SD) premaximal and postmaximal distance throw (DT), pretotal and post‐total distance thrown (total of five throws), % decline within pre‐DT and post‐DT, and overall decline in DT from pretest to post‐test for Skins, Adidas, Under Armour and control conditions.
| Skins | Adidas | UA | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT pre (m) | 63.2 (11.7) | 61.7 (11.7) | 62.5 (9.9) | 62.2 (8.2) |
| DT pretotal (m) | 316.2 (58.7) | 308.7 (58.3 | 312.6 (49.6) | 311.3 (41.0) |
| DT predecline (%) | 4.3 (2.6) | 6.3 (3.5) | 4.9 (2.0) | 5.4 (0.9) |
| DT post (m) | 59.6 (12.0) | 60.6 (10.7) | 58.7 (9.4) | 59.2 (9.6) |
| DT posttotal (m) | 297.9 (60.1) | 303.1 (53.9) | 293.8 (46.9) | 296.3 (50.4) |
| DT postdecline (%) | 5.0 (2.4) | 7.8 (3.4) | 7.4 (3.9) | 6.0 (2.7) |
| Total decline (%) | 6.2 (2.4) | 3.9 (2.2)* | 6.4 (2.8) | 5.1 (2.9) |
DT, distance throw; UA, Under Armour.
*Large effect size (d>0.8).