How to Not Throw Like a Girl

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Throw like a girl? With some practice, you can do better. More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by david mandley | permalink
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Girls throw a ball worse than boys. Why? And can girls learn to do better? We go to Harvard to learn.
Tags: throw like a girl, throw like a boy, gender differences, male female throwing, girl boy throwing, how to pitch, how to throw a baseball

For further reading: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/throw-like-a-girl-with-some-practice-you-can-do-better/2012/09/10/9ffc8bc8-dc09-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_story.html ^[1]

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'You throw like a girl!' 'MythBusters' puts the classic insult to the test. More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Sylvie Bu 00e 9dard | permalink
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Do boys actually throw better than girls?

For further reading: http://www.upworthy.com/you-throw-like-a-girl-mythbusters-puts-the-classic-insult-to-the-test ^[2]

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List: How to Throw Like a Girl. More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Dana Mc Duffie | permalink
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1. Apologize to the ball before throwing it. 2. Get paid 77 cents per dollar a man gets paid to throw the same ball. 3. Throw a ball and watch...

For further reading: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-to-throw-like-a-girl ^[3]

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Throw Like a Girl Control More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Cabeza De Camara | permalink
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Adam and Jamie bring in Greg Reynolds as a control for their Battle of the Sexes Challenge.
Tags: mythbusters,myth busters,men,women,sexes,battle of the sexes,throwing,throw like a girl,adam,jamie,accurate,accuracy,major league baseball,pitcher,greg reynolds

For further reading: http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/throw-like-a-girl-control/ ^[4]

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FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl? More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by bri jeffrey | permalink
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The genders are more alike than they are different, with one notable exception.

For further reading: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-09/fyi-do-men-and-women-throw-ball-differently ^[5]

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Throwing Like a Girl More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Idania Valdez | permalink
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Throwing style is not determined by biology—anyone can learn to throw like an athlete
Tags: The Atlantic, The Atlantic Magazine, TheAtlantic.com, Atlantic, news, opinion, breaking news, analysis, commentary, business, politics, culture, international, science, technology, national and life

For further reading: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/08/throwing-like-a-girl/306152/ ^[6]

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1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/throw-like-a-girl-with-some-practice-you-can-do-better/2012/09/10/9ffc8bc8-dc09-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_story.html

2. http://www.upworthy.com/you-throw-like-a-girl-mythbusters-puts-the-classic-insult-to-the-test

3. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-to-throw-like-a-girl

4. http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/throw-like-a-girl-control/

5. http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-09/fyi-do-men-and-women-throw-ball-differently

6. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/08/throwing-like-a-girl/306152/