My 11 year old is a highly ranked swimmer here in MD. He is very accomplished in all 4 strokes and swims year around. He is also a baseball player, and a pretty good one at that.
But...this weekend he pitched an inning and the coach from the other team was commenting on his velocity and delivery. He was impressed with his velocity, but said his delivery looked strange. I looked at it, and he was right. My son has been struggling with his control lately, and it seems it has been like that since he has upped his swimming regimen over the past couple of years. Imagine if you can a RHP tilting his head sharply to the left, the right arm then coming over the top more than is natural, and (here is the kicker) he seems almost to be cupping the ball as he releases it.
The more I analyze what he is doing, the more I come to the conclusion that he is performing a freestyle swim stroke (on his right side) when throwing. He and I came home afterwards and we played catch. I noticed the same thing as he made each throw.
Ever heard of this? Thoughts? Help please!
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