This is composite post. My son is away from home playing ball in a college league this summer. He has been tweaking his throwing motion and now he think he's messed up some things because he is in a good bit of pain that he can't seem to shake. He sent me the following video that he took with a teammate...
What I see is (a) lack of starting hip rotation and lack of core recoil (b) locked left leg, (c) stiff back and shortened follow-through.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itXZ-UpBW6Q
Am I correct? Anyone see anything different?
He is a catcher and someone noted that he normally pulls arm straight back past ear... sort of old school. He is now trying to incorporate more of "circle" motion per Paul Bernstorf (see http://www.kudda.com/clinic/Catchers:_Throwing_Mechanic..._throwing_mechanics).
He started catching in Junior year of HS and has various arm issues since. As soon as one issue gets fixed, anothe pops up. Started with rotator... which is fine now. But, now problem is elbow, near TJ point.
Anyone know of someone that really understands throwing mechanics AND arm physiology... in the Indiana/Ohio area (which is where he is).
Thanks!!!!
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