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Ooops,
arm drag for pitchers, not foot drag!
Looks like I got the
meaning of Greg from NY's question yesterday.
I'll take another
shot at it.
Here's what Greg
wrote.......
Thanks for helping me with that, I wasn't sure
if that was natural or not, seems like every
year I buy new spikes because by seasons end my
big toe is poppin' outta my shoe. But I was
actually talking about arm drag, by the time my
front foot was landing my arm was still on the
way up. I was told by my American legion coach
that by getting my arm up quicker I would have
more velocity because my arm would be in sync
with the rest of my momentum, but if it was out
of sync my arm would drag, and it would put more
strain on my elbow and shoulder to get back to
where it should be. i was told that two 90
degree angles should be formed by the time my
front foot has landed. 1) torso-shoulder-elbow
2) shoulder-elbow-hand. I noticed that when I
was doing it like that I had more velocity. but
when that wasn't the case I had lower velocity
and less control. I was just wondering if what I
was told is correct and if not what is correct
and what can I do to make it so that its right
every pitch, and not every few pitches
Greg,
Arm drag huh?
No problem.
Think of throwing a
ball as a front side (glove side) action.
The glove side
dictates what the back side (throwing arm) will do.
A critical key for
control and velocity is what we call equal and
opposite elbows at foot strike. The front side
should be a mirror image of the back side when the
front foot hits the ground.
Think of Andy Petitte
or Kevin Brown. They look different at foot strike,
but they have the front side timing issue in common.
This front side
timing allows you to develop torque, meaning the
hips open before the shoulders rotate.
This "separation" of
the hips and the shoulders creates a good tension on
the large muscle groups on your core region.
The torque delivers
the shoulders. Shoulders deliver arm. Less stress
and strain for the arm.
The arm feeling
shouldn't be a "drag" feeling, but more whip like.
Free and easy.
So, if you are
feeling your arm dragging or lagging behind, you are
probably not getting and keeping your torque very
long. You should not throw the ball with a spinnig
action, but with rotational torque.
In terms of your
shoe, there are places that will dip your shoe and
put a lightweight pitching toe on it.
Your toes will love
you for it.
Hope this helps and
thanks for the questions!
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