Reply to "Arm Speed"

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After spending a lot of years working with my son and being around a lot of pitchers I am of the opinion that arm speed is one of God's gifts. Some have and some don't. If you have it from the OF - then you will have it from the mound. (with some mechanics help) When my son was 16 he went to a PG event and was clocked at the same velocity on the mound as from the OF. (He is a two way OF/P) I don't really know the OF/Pitcher ratio, on one hand a crow hop will give you a boost, but throwing downhill from with a push off should also help. Bottom line if someone is throwing 93+ from the OF then that arm has a lot more value to a team on the mound than throwing out 2-6 runners. (per SEASON)

10/22/129:45 AM

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