Is Throwing a Baseball Genetic?

Billy Wagner learned how to throw with his dominant hand. Never use genetics as an excuse. An individual's maximum pitching velocity is determined innately. Were it simply a matter of mechanics, or training, or drills, or nutrition, all pitchers would throw 101 mph.

Is throwing a baseball unnatural?

THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND\ THROWING A BASEBALL IS AN UNNATURAL MOTION, BUT PITCHERS RISK INJURY TO DO IT.

What is the science behind throwing a baseball?

The movement of a baseball through the air is due to three things: The pitcher's arm (moving it forward), gravity (moving it down), and air resistance from the spinning seams (which causes side-to-side, sinking and “rising” motion).