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Figure 12. Depiction
of Pitching styles. Pitching style is termed according to the angle
of inclination of the trunk and the forearm of the throwing arm. The
leftmost image shows a pitcher sideflexing his trunk toward the contralateral
(to the throwing arm) side, and an almost vertically placed forearm
at release. This throwing style is termed 'overhand'. The third image
shows a thrower standing erect with an almost horizontally placed
forearm, this is termed 'sidearm' throwing. The second image shows
a thrower with only a small amount of contralateral sideflexion and
a forearm inclined between the extremes shown in sidearm and overhand
throwing, this is termed 'three-quarter' throwing. The right-most
image shows a thrower displaying ipsilateral trunk sideflexion, and
a lesser amount of arm abduction than the first three images, this
is termed 'submarine' throwing. |