Do HS pitchers go through a "dead arm" period

BOF10,000+ posts

BOFJr - Freshman pitcher in second week of practice and said he felt he is actually loosing some velocity on his fastball. Have not put a gun on him so don't really know for sure just his impression. He did say that his command has never been better and that he can really locate well. I know he is not overthrowing as he has only done around 5 pens and 2 scrimmage innings in the past two weeks.

Is it usual for HS players to go through a "dead arm" period? If so what is the cycle period and when do they typically see the "life" come back.

Since he is in new territory of throwing every day I am curious what others have experienced.

2/22/0812:58 PM

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tecspd10+ posts

my son experienced somewhat of the same thing, and I believe alot had to do with the growth spurt he was going thru, also as you mentioned the daily throwing and in my sons case unsupervised weight room

2/22/082:07 PM

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TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

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Originally posted by BOF:
BOFJr - Freshman pitcher in second week of practice and said he felt he is actually loosing some velocity on his fastball. Have not put a gun on him so don't really know for sure just his impression. He did say that his command has never been better and that he can really locate well. I know he is not overthrowing as he has only done around 5 pens and 2 scrimmage innings in the past two weeks.

Is it usual for HS players to go through a "dead arm" period? If so what is the cycle period and when do they typically see the "life" come back.

Since he is in new territory of throwing every day I am curious what others have experienced.

He may not have lost any velocity but arm may be looser and that is, IMO, the ultimate object, not to feel like you are throwing hard. If he is locating his spots well and in command, don't worry about any issues.
Last year the pitching coach told son he thought he was throwing close to 94, son said no way, he felt like it was 90-91, they went to get the gun and coach was right.

2/22/084:04 PM

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BobbleheadDoll5,000+ posts

Dead arm is when your arm doesn't respond properly. It is tired and generally needs a few days rest. Every pitcher experiences this at some point. Usually from over use.

2/22/085:20 PM

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Midlo Dad10,000+ posts

Agree, also this is quite common early in the season with kids who try to do too much, too soon. Especially if they waited until tryouts to start throwing again.

2/22/085:30 PM

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bpwarriors0810+ posts

BOF,

Ya I have already had dead arm this year from a bit of over throwing. I took about 5 to 7 days off and then I have been fine ever since. I got it about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Just take some time off and rest it if you can.

2/24/085:19 PM

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shppirate09100+ posts

yes dead arm can occur, last time I had it was after pitching 3 consecutive days and 16 innings. best thing you can do is ice, make sure you stretch the shoulder, do some jobe exercises and DONT throw...you could use this as an arm conditioning program too

2/24/086:33 PM

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