How are we able to calculate how far we’re able to throw things extremely precisely?

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For example, if you’re standing 20 feet away from me, and you tell me to throw you a ball, how is my arm able to generate almost the exact amount of power required to throw the ball 20 feet? How and where does this “calculation” happen?

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I wonder if cultures with more popular sports that involve throwing like America (baseball, football, basketball), are better at it than countries where soccer and racquet sports are more popular, like Spain for example.

I took an American football with me to Spain and the locals couldn’t throw it to save their lives, but it is a weird shape with a unique grip so I assumed that was the problem.

Meanwhile we would play soccer and their foot dexterity compared to mine was ridiculous.

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