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# Shoulder Rotation Plane Flexion

> Amount of trunk flexion required to reach the average plane of rotation of the shoulder joint centers. This measures the trunk posture for optimal swing mechanics.

## Technical Details

* **Variable Type:** Discrete Metric
* **Data Type:** Float
* **Units:** °
* **Column Name:** `shoulder_rotation_plane_flexion`
* **Aggregation:** mean
* **Precision:** 0
* **Measurement:** Trunk flexion for shoulder plane alignment
* **Direction:** positive indicates leaning forward towards home plate
* **Typical Range:** 30 – 39 °
* **Optimal Direction:** Middle — moderate values are optimal

## Description

Shoulder rotation plane flexion measures the amount of trunk flexion needed to align with the optimal plane of shoulder rotation, indicating trunk posture for efficient shoulder mechanics.

## Normative Ranges

Percentile distributions by competition level from the 2026 Q1 dataset; the optimal range spans the 25th–75th percentiles.

| Population         | Optimal Range (25th–75th) | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| ------------------ | ------------------------- | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: | :--: |
| Youth              | 26 – 35 °                 |  22  |  26  |  31  |  35  |  39  |
| High School        | 29 – 38 °                 |  26  |  29  |  34  |  38  |  45  |
| College            | 34 – 41 °                 |  31  |  34  |  38  |  41  |  44  |
| Professional       | 34 – 41 °                 |  30  |  34  |  38  |  41  |  44  |
| Broad (All Levels) | 30 – 39 °                 |  26  |  30  |  34  |  39  |  43  |

## Use Cases

* Trunk posture analysis
* Shoulder mechanics assessment
* Plane alignment evaluation
* Technique optimization