The Difference between high and low velocity pitchers
The difference’s between high and low velocity pitchers
In my paper I plan to explain the difference between a high velocity pitcher and a low velocity pitcher. Confidence, resiliency, determination, leadership, integrity, composure and location. All of these words are the best qualities of a pitcher. Pitchers are generals on the bump, commanders of the field (All terms for a pitcher on the mound). The team is reflected by their pitcher. There are 2 types of pitchers; a high velocity pitcher, and a low velocity pitcher. Most pitchers you see in the Major league, besides knuckleballers like Wakefield and Dickey, are high velocity pitchers. Anyone can become a high velocity pitcher, there’s just a lot of work that goes into it. As Nolan Ryan once said “Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare.” Mechanics are the key component to the success of a high velocity pitcher.
Mechanics of High Velocity Pitchers
There are six things high velocity pitchers have in common:
1. Early weight shift – get the hip going out first.
2. Do not rotate early over the back leg.
3. Have explosive leg drive.
4. Complete leg drive before landing.
5. Land with the trunk and the throwing arm and shoulder still back so the arm gets involved late.
6. Bracing action of the hip, knee and ankle upon landing to speed up the trunk and the arm.
It is the speed of rotation of the trunk that whips the pitcher’s arm through. The trunk includes the hips…Trunk rotation speed is all about the forward momentum of the body going from the back leg to the front leg and then finally the bracing action of the front leg and hip. Only pitching mechanics where forces are developed and transferred to the arm very late can produce more velocity with less risk of arm injury. The body, not the arm, produces velocity. This is why 45% of Little League pitchers and 60% of high school pitchers pitch with pain. They
In my paper I plan to explain the difference between a high velocity pitcher and a low velocity pitcher. Confidence, resiliency, determination, leadership, integrity, composure and location. All of these words are the best qualities of a pitcher. Pitchers are generals on the bump, commanders of the field (All terms for a pitcher on the mound). The team is reflected by their pitcher. There are 2 types of pitchers; a high velocity pitcher, and a low velocity pitcher. Most pitchers you see in the Major league, besides knuckleballers like Wakefield and Dickey, are high velocity pitchers. Anyone can become a high velocity pitcher, there’s just a lot of work that goes into it. As Nolan Ryan once said “Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare.” Mechanics are the key component to the success of a high velocity pitcher.
Mechanics of High Velocity Pitchers
There are six things high velocity pitchers have in common:
1. Early weight shift – get the hip going out first.
2. Do not rotate early over the back leg.
3. Have explosive leg drive.
4. Complete leg drive before landing.
5. Land with the trunk and the throwing arm and shoulder still back so the arm gets involved late.
6. Bracing action of the hip, knee and ankle upon landing to speed up the trunk and the arm.
It is the speed of rotation of the trunk that whips the pitcher’s arm through. The trunk includes the hips…Trunk rotation speed is all about the forward momentum of the body going from the back leg to the front leg and then finally the bracing action of the front leg and hip. Only pitching mechanics where forces are developed and transferred to the arm very late can produce more velocity with less risk of arm injury. The body, not the arm, produces velocity. This is why 45% of Little League pitchers and 60% of high school pitchers pitch with pain. They