Thread: Rising fastball
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Old Fri May 12, 2006, 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by BigUmp56
So, we're back to "It looks like it rises, so it must be rising." Dr. Adair never maintained that the equations could not be solved to disprove the myth of the rising fastball. His contention was, and still is, that the predetermined flight path held too many variables to calculate lateral and/or downward movement to a certainty.


Tim.
Are you admitting that some balls 'appear' to be rising?
If so, why?
And if the reason is the drop isn't as much as expected therefore it 'appears' to rise, then please explain why a 85 mph fastball never appears to rise.