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Frequently Asked Questions

 

1.     What determines a pitcher’s velocity?

Answer: Arm and hand speed determine velocity, not necessarily size.  That is why you will see a young pitcher, four feet six inches tall, weighing, seventy-five pounds throwing the ball fifty-six miles an hour while another player, same age but five feet tall, weighing one hundred pounds, throwing the ball fifty-two miles an hour.  To throw the ball sixty miles an hour the hand must be traveling sixty miles an hour at release point. 

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     2.  What is the “pitching line?”

     Answer: The pitching line is an imaginary line that runs from home plate out through the pitching rubber and on out to second base.  It is on this line that a pitcher should work from; that is, the ball of his posting foot (back foot) is always on this line as well as the ball of his stride foot when he comes out to landing

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 3.  What is “axis of hip rotation?”

      Answer: The axis of hip rotation is the number of degrees the lead hip travels from the rocker step to the balance point.

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 4.  Does throwing weighted baseballs increase a pitcher’s velocity?

Answer: Throwing weighted baseballs on a regular basis has increased velocity in pitchers, however, there is no long-term study to support the safety of this technique.

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 5.  What is “vortex of power?”

Answer: Vortex of power is a contained whirling explosion of force

that should be created from the acceleration point to the release point.


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6.     Should a pitcher push off the pitching rubber?

Answer: No!  At this point of the pitching phase the dynamics change from linear to rotational, therefore, the posting (back) foot must roll-over and rotate off the rubber.  This, in turn, rotates the posting knee in, which helps to explode the back hip outward, causing a power vortex in the rotational force of the throwing arm.

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7.     What part of the stride foot does the pitcher land on at landing?

Answer:  The pitcher should always land on the inside ball of the stride (front) foot when he comes out to landing.

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8.     How does a pitcher become more accurate?

Answer: Accuracy is achieved by practicing good dynamic structure & mechanics on a regular basis, year-round.

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9.     How long does it take to build mechanics into the
“muscle memory?”


Answer: Generally three to five months, depending on the amount and length of practice.

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10. Which wind-up is the best?

Answer: The one that is most comfortable, mechanically sound and produces good balance. 

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11. Where should the pitcher's weight be on the rocker step?

Answer: It should be a short diagonal step back with the weight momentarily on the ball of the rocker foot.

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