Pitching Mechanics - Low Elbow Arm Action Fault leads to Serious Shoulder Injury

[SimpleStuff31]

greg maddux had a low elbow but never got injured. the elbow needs to be just below the shoulder, maybe not as low as the guy on the right but its when the elbow gets OVER the shoulder that youll start seeing injury.

[ThePapayaKing]

@SimpleStuff31 @SimpleStuff31 I agree. Very few MLB pitchers have their elbows above their shoulders. Rivera and Verlander don't. Randy Johnson didn't. Lincecum doesn't. Using anecdotal evidence can be a dangerous thing, as there are lots of coincidences and red herrings in the world, but using that anecdotal evidence would seem to show a higher incidence of injury with pitchers who have high elbows (Homer Bailey and Esteban Loaiza are recent examples that come to mind).

[ThePapayaKing]

@SimpleStuff31 @SimpleStuff31 I agree. Very few MLB pitchers have their elbows above their shoulders. Rivera and Verlander don't. Randy Johnson didn't. Lincecum doesn't. Using anecdotal evidence can be a dangerous thing, as there are lots of coincidences and red herrings in the world, but using that anecdotal evidence would seem to show a higher incidence of injury with pitchers who have high elbows (Homer Bailey and Esteban Loaiza are recent examples that come to mind).