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- Degrom might be the poster boy when it comes to seeing the effects of using elastic properties in the throw. Watch as Degrom’s ability to relax allows him to be able to move so efficiently. Relying on fascial strength and loading dynamics makes throwing a whole lot easier.
00:00 - Roki Sasaki 102 MPH The harder you try early in the deliver the worse off you’re probably gonna be at foot plant. Throwing is a lot more of don’t mess it up than it is get it right. You’re not good enough to force positions, no one is. - @Pthorsen11
00:00 - Notice how elite throwers float through positions, nothing is forced. Take it from a goat, just set up the body to be in the best position to rotate. Trying to prevent the torso from “opening” early more times than not promotes premature hip and lumbar extension.
00:00 - Notice how elite throwers float through positions, nothing is forced. Take it from a goat, just set up the body to be in the best position to rotate.
00:00 - Throwing hard is all about how well an athlete can utilize their center of mass to best capitalize on rotating. Jared Jones is an excellent example of demonstrating the importance of creating time in such ballistic movement like throwing. At the end of the day throwing is going
00:00 - Always be learning. Trevor Bauer’s vlog is a gold mine of different things if you look hard enough past the entertainment. Really cool to see a lot of different elements in play here during his ‘Velocity Training’: -Output + Objective Feedback -Variable Positions +
00:00 - Struggling to actually "use your legs" during the delivery? It might be a lack of true control/strength on one leg as we want have the movement capacity to actually work w/gravity to drop down the mound, not just an active driving ourselves down to force depth. - @ben_baggett
00:00 - Doing more is not always better. The throw takes off from proximal movements with distal components as amplifiers. If you’re trying to improve the throw with how the glove side arm is working more times than not you’re looking in the wrong direction.
00:00 - Stop throwing it at 82 to "find your mechanics." Maybe instead of you forcing yourself to change, you get out of your own way and allow the change to happen by combining what you’re feeling with reality. - @builtbybaggett
00:00 - The full Ben Baggett Story is dropping tomorrow. Be sure to check our Ben’s journey of overcoming multiple surgeries to play professional baseball
00:00 - Ever tell your athletes to take a deep breathe? Probably. Here’s a way to force your athletes to control their breathing and utilize deep and effective breathes in a bullpen setting @jaegersports @PitchingNinja @FlatgroundApp
- Jay Allmer (21yo) deserves an opportunity with an affiliate team. Over the course of the offseason Jay has worked hard w/ both coach @praisepitching & @feole_21 to turn himself into one of, if not the most intriguing non-drafted college players & current FAs from last year. He
00:00 - The throw creates the shape. There are certain perimeters that need to be followed when designing an arsenal. While creativity and exploration lead to impactful adjustments, understanding the restrictions and possibilities behind specific pitch movements shapes based on the
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