Reply to "Arm Strength"

Rob Kremer1,000+ posts

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Lets assume his son has perfect transfer and perfect footwork and he's throwing 2.4. If that be the case (and could very well be)

Actually, Fungo, this is very unlikely. To have very good release mechanics (say, a .7 release) and a 2.4 pop time would mean that the initial velocity is around 56 miles per hour.

I seriously doubt there are many high school sophomore catchers throwing that slowly.

I don't dispute at all that arm strength is one of the most important attributes of a catcher. But that wasn't the point. The point was that a 2.4 pop time is almost certainly evidence of slow release mechanics more than it is a weak arm.

3/18/082:56 PM

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