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Why do women throw underhand in collegiate women's softball?

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Comparing softball to baseball for the moment, baseball pitchers get shoulder injuries much more, often requiring surgery to the damage done by pitching. read more

Because a softball is so much larger and heavier, throwing a softball overhand on a continuous basis as a pitcher does results in a much higher chance of injury thus the collegiate softball association in USA, Cuba, Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico have all mandated that the softball be delivered with an underhanded toss. read more

Throwing a softball underhand requires much less technique to throw in a straight line. Okay, but fastpitch softball pitchers don't throw in a straight line, so that point is irrelevant. read more

In fast-pitch, of course, softball was more competitive, without restrictions on speed, arc, or wind-up (well, sometimes; some leagues restrict certain wind-ups to this day), but the legal throwing motion was still limited to underhand. read more

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