The Inverted W: Not a problem

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Many people will have you believe that the Inverted W is naturally injurious. I question that assumption because of two examples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...RdyU&feature=related

Bob Feller: Inverted W, 17 years in the Majors

Nolan Ryan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cTv-LrzIPw
(It isn't as obvious, but you can see it if you look closely). He had a pretty long career...

8/12/114:05 PM

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SultanofSwat10,000+ posts

I'm not seeing the W at foot plant on Feller.

Do you have a frame grab or pic?

8/12/116:12 PM

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IEBSBL1,000+ posts

I do not see it on Ryan at all. In regards to Feller I understand what you are seeing but it is not in the manner of a Prior or a Strasburg who both have major injuries. With feller it appears to be very loose. I think it is the severity that is the big deal.

8/12/116:59 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by SultanofSwat:
I'm not seeing the W at foot plant on Feller.

Do you have a frame grab or pic?

Freeze it at 17 seconds. His foot is either down or very close to down.

8/12/118:14 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by IEBSBL:
I do not see it on Ryan at all. In regards to Feller I understand what you are seeing but it is not in the manner of a Prior or a Strasburg who both have major injuries. With feller it appears to be very loose. I think it is the severity that is the big deal.

It's very slight on Ryan. The elbows aren't supposed to break the plane of the shoulders in the true Inverted W (The one that N y m a n created the terminology for)

8/12/118:15 PM

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baseballpapa100+ posts

Neither are inverted. Saw a still of Strasburg in rehab, his is not inverted. Someone is working with him.

8/12/118:40 PM

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