Paul Skenes gets the honor of being my first Kinogram of the week.

What’s a Kinogram you ask? Check out this article to learn more but here’s an example of Paul Skenes’ kinogram from his LSU days

Here are the individual picture’s that make up the Kinogram

#1 – Peak Leg Lift – lead leg has stopped moving upwards

#2 – Lateral Drive – When the front foot just starts to get ahead of the front hip

#3 – Max Lead Leg Distance: Once the front foot has reached its max distance going towards home plate while the foot is still in the air.  Just prior to front foot contact.

#4 – Front Foot Contact: At or slightly after the front foot touches the ground and bears some body weight.

#5 – Max External Rotation: when the arm has stopped rotating externally before it bounces back to internal rotation

#6 – Ball Release

#7 – Follow Through: When the throwing arm reaches its max follow-through (internal rotation) before it recoils

There you have it. These shapes that Paul Skenes creates allow him to throw super hard. There’s obvioulsy a lot of power and great rhythm added into the mix as he flows from one position of the next.

Try making your Kinogram and find out why they are so useful here.

Sincerley,

Graeme Lehman, MSc, CSCS