While playing baseball with your friends your hands begin to sting after you ctach several fast balls.
what method of catching the ball might prevent this stinging sensation?

Explanation:

To stop a ball with high momentum in a small-time imparts a high amount of impact on hands. This is the reason for the stinging of hands.

The momentum of the ball is due to the mass and velocity. To prevent stinging in the hand one needs to lower his hands to increase the time of contact. In this way, the momentum transfer to the hands will be lesser.        

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