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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Young Arms And Curveballs: A Scientific Twist

Recent studies seem to show that, despite conventional wisdom, curveballs pose no greater danger to young pitching arms than other pitches.

For decades, it has been an article of faith for parents of young pitchers: Do not let them throw curveballs. The reason was simple. Contorting elbows — all in the service of ever more competitive baseball at ever younger ages — puts more strain on the joint than arms can handle.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

BS. It does and will cause damage to the young pitchers arm. If they are properly instructed on how to deliver the curve by a professional trainer and limit there curve balls there may not be a problem.

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11:24 AM

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