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Originally posted by micmeister:
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Originally posted by thepainguy:...I tend to like it when guys finish facing 1B because it increases the distance over which their hips turn and which the arm decelerates (both of which are good things).
...but you've stated before that you like Maddux's finish position and you like pitchers to "land in a good fielding position". This pic you posted of Maddux doesn't look like he's "...facing 1B..." to me.
Yep, got me on that one too. What about Kerry Wood? He finishes facing first and he is always hurt. Maddux or Glavine either one doesn't do this.
First, unlike arm action this isn't one of the primary things I focus on.
Second, in terms of injury prevention, this is more of an issue in terms of finishing in a strong fielding position. Wood's issue arise much earlier in his delivery. In particular, he has a terrible problem with rushing (e.g a major timing problem).
Third, I think that guys who, like Andy Pettitte, cut their follow-through short are more vulnerable to problems in the back of the rotator cuff (e.g. Teres Minor) because they have to stop their arms over a shorter distance (in high speed film you will see them slap their backs with their PAS hands).
However, if you look at the incidence of Teres Minor problems you will see that this is a relatively small problem in the scheme of things, which is why I haven't spent much time studying it.
There are multiple ways of dealing with this, including not leaving the foot behind on the rubber and keeping the shoulders rotating.
