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Catching Coach,

You teach your high school catchers to throw between 95% to 97% of their max velocity from the crouch? That is amazing! That would mean that a kid that can throw 90+ from the mound could throw approximately 86 from behind the plate?

I realize that all catchers are different, but just in general about how long does it take to teach the average high school aged catcher the mechanics to achieve this?

I am asking because my son is a high school aged catcher that has been clocked on many occasions at 90 plus from the mound yet he does not throw near 86 from behind the plate. We would be very interested in the mechanics you teach.

10/28/092:53 PM

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