Originally Posted by TPM:
Roothog,
Don't really agree with some things here, which is my perogative, unless your kids got some rocky mountain high going, 13 years olds may have begun the puberty process but no where near it.
My son left HS with some chin hairs going on, he was touching 91. His biggest years in maturity growth was in college, and he only left with hitting 94, but by 29 he was hitting 96.
What would you suppose was the reason for that?
I have no issue with teaching kids to throw hard, but bottom line is very few will be throwing 90 or plus their senior year.
How often do you guys put the gun on your kids?
I think this goes back to the point that has been made on here many times. This is not your average baseball crowd. If your kid is 14 and already high 70's lets say his chances are pretty good of getting to 90. Not automatic by any stretch but not a longshot either. Will my kid get to 90? I have no idea. But its certainly the goal and I don't think it is an insurmountable one either.