An Unbelievable Throw?

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Originally posted by jxt127
That is exactly the point.

The ball is falling more slowly than anticipated. but it is still falling. Falling slower than expected does not mean rising.

Falling is not an accurate description.
If release to catcher is a straight line there is no falling.
If the trajectory of the ball at release puts the ball 2' above the plate, but because of speed, spin and whatever else goes into it the ball arrives at the plate at 2' 2", has it not risen?
Admittedly the ball has dropped in elevation from 5' to 2' 2" but the original trajectory should have put it at 2' exactly.
So a rising fastball is not going to have an upward movement that we are all envisioning like an inverted curve ball. Rather since it is already in a downward trajectory, the rise will only be a lessening of the original angle of descent.
Or what some people may describe as falling slower than expected.