I own this book but could never understand why this photo is on the cover?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0880113685/ref=sib_dp_p...-4596926#reader-link
"Coaching Pitchers" by Joe "spanky" Mcfarland
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As a general rule, a still photo doesn't tell you how the body is loading and unloading. There's no way of knowing how this pitcher got to this posture nor can it be determined what this pitcher is going do to finish to throw. This pitcher has potential to throw very hard, or, top out in the mid 80's...it's a coin toss.
No doubt that pitcher is good. Mcfarland is a long time top pitching instructor. The book mentions Kevin Brown as one of his notable students.
True a photo can capture a bad moment in the most graceful and skillful of performances. But why use such a photo on the cover of a book?
To me-- this pitcher looks really clunky, peg-legs too far apart and landing precariously on his front heel to an extreme degree.
On the other hand, the author is an expert; I'm not. What did he see in the photo?
True a photo can capture a bad moment in the most graceful and skillful of performances. But why use such a photo on the cover of a book?
To me-- this pitcher looks really clunky, peg-legs too far apart and landing precariously on his front heel to an extreme degree.
On the other hand, the author is an expert; I'm not. What did he see in the photo?
Funny. I own the same book and thought the same thing. It is a very good book and the photo may have had nothing to do with the author at that point. An interesting choice none the less.
