quote:Originally posted by Baseballdad1228:
,..... It's like you stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night and woke up as Leo Mazzone.
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lol. Actually in mid Jan, I stayed at a Holiday Inn and listened to Leo the next day. Yes, it was Cherry Hill 05 & 06.
Chris is attempting to share his learned information, which is in some respect, honorable. Chris posting of his pitching video actually does resemble the characteristics of Marshall's teachings. (ie pronate out of glove, linear upper and lower half, pronate throwing arm to plate)
Many could agree (as discussed at several winter clinics over several years), early pronation of the foreman is a part of a Marshall training program. A program requiring 12 months of his arm strengthing and flexibility as recommended by his $3K program just outside of Tampa.
The other side of the debate, like many 'new baseball ideas', is a lack of current professional parent clubs that have adopted the 'pronation' throwing approach as recommended by Marshall.
What many are unable to come to terms with is Marshall just may be ten years ahead of his time....(or behind). I have not heard of any arms from Marshall's program who has a blown elbow.
With that said, something must be done to reduce the number and severity of arm injuries.
Having TJ surgery, as a preventative elective approach, just does not make common sense, even though the success rate of surgery with extensive rehab is increasing. The operative word their is extensive and sucessful rehab (following elbow surgery). Shoulder surgery, however, has not been as sucessful.
Arm injuries occur with the arm is over-used, hyper-extended, over-exerted, and over-extended.
Several believe that baseball players should throw as often as desired (to train their craft) yet efficiently.
When mentors teach players to learn to throw w/o max effort, and pitch with great command and control, they become pitchers which seems to them, as if almost overnight!
Chris, keep up the 'Community of Practice' (CoP)!
OBTW: Marshall has said 'Jobe is a silly man."
Regards
Bear