Hi guys,
I'm a pitcher with a tremendous amount of arm speed, but I was never taught to use my lower half correctly resulting in me throwing all arm. Is the Core Velocity Belt something that would reteach me the correct movements.
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It's a good training tool. Be prepared if you purchase, kind of short on instruction. Has access to several short youtube videos and a couple of PDF files. Belt does help with creating momentum and eliminating inefficient movement. Its pretty pricey but something I'd recommend.
My wife is Japanese and after she watched a couple of videos from their professional coaches, they recommended purchasing a couple of mountain bike tubes and tied them together. It's cheaper and gives you the same workout. I have them tied to a tree in the backyard and he does a few sets 2 to 3 times a week.
KB Bands sell a similar product for 39.99. seems like a better deal overall
I bought the CVB to help 16 y/o son with backside incorporation. I should have known from the plethora of "testimonials" with endless scrolling on order page that it was a scam. Doesn't come with any instructions or DVD. The sheet of paper in the box advises not to use the belt until you visit the website. When I visited the website, it was down (under construction). Immediately upon purchase they emailed advising for a "limited time" I can get a week's worth of detailed video instruction "for free." Emailed the guy for this limited "bonus" and he replied he no longer works in that capacity for the company!! Waste of time and money!!
Greenkinch posted:I bought the CVB to help 16 y/o son with backside incorporation. I should have known from the plethora of "testimonials" with endless scrolling on order page that it was a scam. Doesn't come with any instructions or DVD. The sheet of paper in the box advises not to use the belt until you visit the website. When I visited the website, it was down (under construction). Immediately upon purchase they emailed advising for a "limited time" I can get a week's worth of detailed video instruction "for free." Emailed the guy for this limited "bonus" and he replied he no longer works in that capacity for the company!! Waste of time and money!!
Try a DM on twitter @LantzWheeler
He's also "baseball think tank" if memory serves me.
He's out of Nashville. I've heard good things about him and know folks that have done business with him.
Good luck!
I'd also like to amend my statement from a while back. While there was limited instruction available initially Lantz has added a great deal of information and instruction. There is no doubt Lantz knows his stuff. My early recommendation has changed to highly recommend.
TBR was also promoting the powercore 360 belt. It is cheaper than Wheeler's belt. It also stirred up a bit of creepy drama between the 2 camps.
I have used it with quick results, but only for those pitchers with no feel whatsoever for getting the hips open. For those who seem simply to not get as open you'd like, it's not as useful.
I don't know about that. We are going to look at doing some work with it anchored behind him in order to make him be more aggressive with the rear hip.
Unless they're anchored at both ends and twisted into knots (like those wooden propeller planes you flew as a kid) rubber bands stretch and pull linearly. A better device for promoting and strengthening hip rotation is a SOMAX machine. The tension is provided by a torsion spring. I sold the CVB to my neighbor. He uses it to help teach his gymnast daughter how to do back flips.
We anchor ours to a pole, attach it behind him and he twists and turns just like on a somax. It burns the core pretty good.
The resistance on the Somax derives from a torsion spring and, although varying in intensity, remains perpendicular to a given radius. If you look at the angle of the rubber bands of the CVB, they close as the hip turns away and open as the hip turns toward the anchor point. That happens because a rubber band can only apply a linear force. It is an approximation of rotational resistance, and is not how the spine and hips store and release energy. That is why the CVB pulls pitchers down the mound when it is used "improperly."
Updating an old thread with our experience. We purchased the CVB within the last month. My 2018 son and I both highly recommend it. We are also working with Lantz so obviously have more direction in terms of how to use effectively in regards to my son's issues. Lantz has a lot of helpful videos on his youtube page that can help those who are not working with him directly. My son has seen some dramatic improvement in just 2 weeks. Not sure that it is the norm to have big improvements in just 2 weeks but do know that the CVB was a key component. Just our experience and opinions.
Agree with COACHLD. My son started on Lantz's inseason program a little over a month ago and have a whole new prespective now. Improvement has been dramatic within a short period of time. Belt & videos are great. With instruction to go along with it becomes outstanding.
The thing works. No doubt about it.