Kris who? I have a funny feeling about this one.
At 05:12 PM 12/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-12-08 15:58:55 EST, you write:
>
><< Some athletes feel quite conmfortable with a full whip (no bend) and some
>feel the need to
> shut down the left side by pulling in a bent left arm. The end result with a
>full whip(no bend) is torn external obliques due to the torque. >>
>
>...and the end result of striking (shutting down) the left side by pulling in
>a bent left arm AND pulling in the right (throwing) arm is a torn ulnar nerve
>and/or connective (elbow) tissue damage. almost without exception, young
>throwers picking up the jav for the first time will bend their elbow to throw
>much as a baseball pitcher does because the whip or straight-arm hurl is at
>first unnatural. but, upon seeing the distances achieved with body torque as
>opposed to arm strength, any jav competitor worth their salt will quickly
>learn to change their technique. my experience suggests that tearing of
>external obliques is orders of magnitude less frequent among dedicated
>throwers than elbow aggravation or, worse yet, elbow blow-outs which happen
>due to a lapse in technique.
>
>most importantly, the above text is useless in comparison to an instructional
>video or face-to-face coaching session.
>
>kris
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