Category: Throwing Mechanics

  • The Stride Leg

    Here we go with a geeky blog post about throwing mechanics.  As you may or may not know I am in the midst of doing some research for my master’s degree where I am looking at the correlation of various lower body power tests and throwing velocity.  As a result I am reading a lot about what…

  • Ground Reaction Forces of Pitching

    Ground Reaction Forces of the Lower Body When someone describes a pitcher that can throw hard you are more likely to hear “he’s got a strong arm” then you would “he must have a huge vert” or “he must be able to squat a ton”.  Since the ball is released from the hand which is…