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How do I
Develop more Throwing Velocity?
I wish I had a dime
for every time I was asked that question. I'll make
it simple.
Get stronger!
Strength is speed. I'm not talking absolute, beach
muscle, football and body-building type strength.
I'm talking about strength with a purpose. We call
it functional strength. How do you get it?
Well, not with
lifting huge weight after huge weight. It's using
balance, stability, bands, medicine balls, explosive
training and body work. I recently saw a rec high
school basketball game. The starting 5 are athletes
from the baseball team, two from the soccer team,
one tennis player and a Lacrosse player. The other
five are from the football team. The starting five
guys ran the court with fluidity and grace. The
football players looked like a bunch of tree stumps.
They had no flexibility or grace. Sure on the
football field, they probably get the job done, but
not in a finess game.
Get stronger with
better flexibility and more explosiveness.
Is this the only
factor in velocity? No. More on the mechanical side
of throwing the ball harder later.
Look for our BioForce
Baseball conditioning book in coming months!
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