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Originally posted by Teacherman:quote:
...Besides, during a game I can tell with my eyes if my son's velocity is off without any problem. I don't need a gun during a game. A gun is properly used to chart progress and to measure the effect of changes in grips, release points, arm angles, and footwork.
This statement can only be made by someone who has never stood by his son and watched the radar reading pitch by pitch.
Identical looking deliveries can vary by 5 mph.
Your eye has no clue.
Thanks for your opinion about my abilities but I will disagree with you. If I was a SCOUT then I would definitely have a gun - but I have been watching this kid pitch for 10 years and I do not need or want a gun to spot problems in a GAME. If there are problems in a GAME believe me they are not velocity related. Game problems almost always revolve around not being able to spot a fastball or not being able to throw a certain pitch - mechanical in nature.
Remember, I am not SCOUTING my son I am observing him. Big difference.