You may have heard of the “Laminar Express” as Trevor Bauer used to call it, or the Seam-Shifted Wake (“SSW”) as it has been called more recently. During the past few years, we have begun to really understand the seam-shifted wake. If you’ve been wondering what it’s all about and how it impacts pitcher’s ball movement, this article is for you, as we cover:
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- The History
- How to Throw a SSW
- Technology and SSW
- How it’s Observed
- Examples
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