Hi. I’ve read some of the posts here over the past few weeks & finally decided to ask a Q. BTW, I’ve been really impressed with the content here.
My son is 13 & a couple of months, LHP, about 5’6” & 135 lbs. He went to a baseball camp recently & only clocked out at about 60. I’ve been looking at the speeds of other pitchers on here & it just seemed unusually slow for his age & size. He also gets tired pitching unusually fast. He was upset by the low speed & started doing daily situps & we’ve been pitching regularly (both recommended by the camp coaches for improving velocity).
Yesterday, we were pitching and he started throwing from the ¾ slot (he’s been pitching over the top since he was 7). His speed picked up noticeably and he said that his arm felt a bit less tired than usual after pitching.
I’ve never heard of this type of difference between arm slots. Just wondered if anyone else has heard of anything like this. Of course, the slot change has neutralized all of his good junk, but (as I’ve told him) it’s much better to have the fastball and work from there.
Thanks!
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