quote:Tim doesn't push off the ribber. He has an abnormal stride wiich is 129% of his body height compared to most who are usually 77-85% of their height.
What makes him move forward??? If you don't want to call it a push then okay, but he is putting pressure on his back foot while keeping his weight back as long as possible. You can't stride without pushing off on your back foot...period. Your weight must be transfered to your front foot and the second you lift your front foot, the weight gets transfered to your back foot.
Below is a direct quote from Tim Lincecum.
"That just came naturally," Tim says. "My dad always told me to sit down on my back leg as long as I could and push off as much as I could. I'm trying to get as much out of my body as possible. I've got to use my ankles, my legs, my hips, my back. . . . That's why I'm so contorted and it looks like I'm giving it full effort when it's not exactly full effort."
I agree! Pitching and hitting mechanics are very, very close.