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Long Toss and Indoor Workouts

C ctandc500+ posts
I'm going with Jaeger's Thrive on Throwing and the J Band Exercises. I'll be starting all my guys on it this off season. Has anyone been able to successfully do this when weather dictates your move indoors?

I'm assuming you just throw into a net, picturing the distance and varying the height of the throws accordingly.
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CADadCADad5,000+ posts
ctandc,
We've never had the issue of having to go indoors to speak of so this is purely speculative on my part.

I don't believe one can get the same type of feedback from visualizing where one is throwing into a net that one gets from long tossing and seeing how far the ball goes. IMO, you'd have to use a radar gun both to make sure the throwers don't move out in distance (velocity) too quickly and to get them feedback once they are fully warmed up.
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C ctandc500+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by BOF:
I know BUM's son LT'd year round in less than ideal weather. I am not sure how he did it, but he did. I think he probably had to paint the baseball an dayglo orange not to lose them in the snow.

It's not an accident he is as good as he is.


I went back and searched for posts in this forum by BUM. Found several threads that seem to help answer the question.

Seems like a net / tarp hung indoors will work fine.

I plan on ordering the Jaeger program and bands this week.

Thanks!
fenwaysouthfenwaysouth10,000+ posts
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I'm going with Jaeger's Thrive on Throwing and the J Band Exercises. I'll be starting all my guys on it this off season. Has anyone been able to successfully do this when weather dictates your move indoors?

I'm assuming you just throw into a net, picturing the distance and varying the height of the throws accordingly.



ctandc,

FWIW...I worked with my (college pitcher) son last winter break outside in Virginia. It was very cold during this time. Basically, he did his Jaeger band work and exercises (in the garage), and then we did his long toss throwing in a field near our house. We had two buckets. One bucket filled with balls and the other empty. We had the distances marked off (in advance) with a tape measure. He would warm up quite a bit, and then start throwing in earnest as I would (only) catch the balls and drop them in the empty bucket. He has lived his whole life in Virginia but has learned how to how to warm up (properly) in the cold upstate NY weather......it is an art or a skill for sure. In any event, he swears by the Jaeger system. We were able to get outside and throw every other day in the low 20 degrees in Virginia with plenty of layers. His perception of cold has changed quite a bit since going to school up north.

Jaeger System
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C ctandc500+ posts
The cold isn't what really worries me, or rather the kid or me being cold. We're pretty hot natured. We tend to wear shorts year round. I'm surprised I haven't been reported to social services as my kid stands waiting for the bus in shorts and a hoody when everyone else is in long pants and big jackets..LOL.

It's the warm up and possible potential for injury in the cold that worried me. I'll read up on it a bit more.
BumBum1,000+ posts
I owned a health club at the time and Bum, Jr. would throw up against the racquetball court wall (cement) and he did this 5-6x per week. More often 6x per week. And he'd run, lift, do plyometrics and more. The winter was the perfect time to get solid pitching instruction, too, and he'd train 2x a week doing bullpens with a very, very good D1 pitching coach in the area. Also, 2x per week he'd go to another college to do a brutal plyometrics program.

And while it's true Spokane was cold in the winter he'd often be able to throw up to mid-November outdoors and pick up again Feb 1. As long as it was 40+.

People thought we were crazy and would say he needed to shut down but he never did.

Things are a bit different in college, as he long-tosses 2x week but the throwing is constant, and Bum, Jr. says his new school is easily twice as hard as far as the training in the fall. Some serious folks! I've been nothing but impressed with TTU.
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Kyle BKyle B10+ posts
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Originally posted by Bum:
I owned a health club at the time and Bum, Jr. would throw up against the racquetball court wall (cement) and he did this 5-6x per week. More often 6x per week. And he'd run, lift, do plyometrics and more. The winter was the perfect time to get solid pitching instruction, too, and he'd train 2x a week doing bullpens with a very, very good D1 pitching coach in the area. Also, 2x per week he'd go to another college to do a brutal plyometrics program.

And while it's true Spokane was cold in the winter he'd often be able to throw up to mid-November outdoors and pick up again Feb 1. As long as it was 40+.

People thought we were crazy and would say he needed to shut down but he never did.

Things are a bit different in college, as he long-tosses 2x week but the throwing is constant, and Bum, Jr. says his new school is easily twice as hard as far as the training in the fall. Some serious folks! I've been nothing but impressed with TTU.


Amen! Here on the Western side of the mountains, we long toss year-round. There are really only 2 weeks out of the year that are inhospitable so long as you warm-up adequately.
C cabbagedadHSBaseballWeb member since 2011
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Originally posted by redsoxchicago:
Just bought the Jaeger DVD and am wondering if we need the J-bands too or if the standard tubing (which we have) is good enough. With all we've heard of Jaeger here and seen on YouTube, looks like a great, effective and efficient program. Thanks for your thoughts.


We tried to go the cheaper route and use various band options both at home and for the HS team. We are much happier with the J-bands. The velcro handles are versatile for all different motions(though not ideal for some). The tension seems right for all motions. The clip hook and door jam attachment allow for quick, easy setup just about anywhere. The fact that the configuration already has two even sides eliminates the task of trying to tie the knot on the fence evenly with other band options. Because it is quick and easy, it is more likely to be used both on the field and at home.
With the others, we got tired of tying knots, having to make-shift the grips, breaking bands on fences or snapping therabands at home.
You can make anything work, but for $35, it is just worth it for us anyway.
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