Posted ByMonica from Wanaka on March 14, 2001 at 04:15:23:
As you'll probably know, rumours have been circulating the RPS community down here in NZ that study of the muscles attached to the superior surface of the clavicle can give some guide as the throw about to be played.
In particular, "The Cardinal" Bailey is said to have made claims that he's reading the sternocleidomastoid tendon in the 2 seconds leading up to the throw. Although Bailey's after-tournament banter generally has to be taken with a pinch of salt, some round here reckon he's got an edge on reading "rocks"; and he did perform well above his seeding in the Palmerston North Summer classic last month.
Now I'm not saying I believe this stuff; there's always been plenty of big-mouths claiming to have invented new "systems" out there. But I'd be interested to hear whether anyone else out there has experimented with this, or if there's anything for the reasonable amateur like me to be worrying about.
M from W.