TPM posted:roothog66 posted:TPM posted:Interesting. Developing strength in the arm doesnt make one throw faster or harder.
While it doesn' make one throw faster, it does allow the ucl to take higher stress loads. In other words, necessary but not sufficient.
I would agree to that, strengthening and stabilizing the shoulder takes stress off the ucl.
But from my understanding most young pitchers, do not work enough on lower body, and stride, proper mechanics. Thats why we are seeing so many injuries before they even reach college.
JMO
Most of the hard throwers you see at the high school level these days actually do work pretty hard on lower body strengthening. However, while there are some universally agreed on markers, I won't hold my breath waiting for a consensus, sustained idea on what constitutes proper mechanics - been chasing that concept for about 35 years and every time I think I've got it, it moves on me.