“Some of it is nature, some nurture. In times long past, the men who were out hunting who had better throwing stances got to eat more, and starved to death less than men who ‘threw like a girl.’ So the male gender has had some natural selection going on, making it a wee bit better at throwing than the females. The other bit is something to think about – how many dads play catch with their 3 year old daughters? Not many, right? (at least not as many as play catch with their young sons) Not having been primed for that activity (epigenetics) and getting little practice, many girls just never get any better at throwing as they get older. And some of it would seem to be social as well – some throw that way because they think that’s just how girls are supposed to throw – in a “cute” or ‘girly’ way. And I’ll admit, there’s probably at least one person alive today who was only born because their mother threw like a girl and endeared herself to a man. So maybe that’s a third factor. [by Onihikage]” w/ photo + videos
