I know there’s a lot of factors that come into play, but what’s a reasonable amount of velo to expect to gain when going from a flat ground to a mound? If anyone has any examples they want to share that would be great.
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In reality the reverse is the case most of the time. When throwing flat ground there is no thinking involved. Just natural athletic movements. When we evaluate a pitchers potential we look at flat ground first. Whatever a kid can do on flat ground he should be able to do on the mound - but hardly any do because they start thinking about their mechanics, slow everything down, and stop being an athlete. So many kids have been taught movements that kill momentum and reduce velocity. Those have to be eliminated in order for mound velo to be equal to flat ground (in most cases).