Examples of the Inverted W

As I explain in my essay Death To The Inverted W, I believe that the Inverted W is a major cause of both elbow and shoulder injuries in baseball pitchers. This is because the state of Hyperabduction — of taking the Pitching Arm Side (aka PAS) elbow above and behind the shoulders — increases the subsequent load on both the elbow and the shoulder.

Jeremy Bonderman

Jeremy Bonderman

AJ Burnett

AJ Burnett

Shaun Marcum

Mark Prior

Mark Prior

Mark Prior

Anthony Reyes

Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright

Kerry Wood