Low 3/4 means more velocity?

ro124910+ posts

There are a lot of pitchers in my fall league that throw hard. We got a lot of kids throwing in the mid to high 70's and they are usually either Freshmen or Sophomores. One thing I have noticed in a lot of these guys, is that their arm slot is usually a little lower than mine. I use a high 3/4 arm slot but theirs is a low 3/4. It looks like they are slinging the ball and their arm seems a lot more loose throughout the delivery. I think this is why they usually have some added velocity. Does dropping down just a little sometimes increase velocity? Right now, I throw low 70's with a pretty good changeup and good control, but I want to get up to the 80 MPH range.

9/22/083:30 PM

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ro124910+ posts

anyone?

9/23/082:21 PM

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Emanski's Heroes1,000+ posts

My guess is that this change in arm angles won't affect your velocity much, if at all. Generally, when I've heard of a pitcher changing arm slots it has been in an effort to either increase movement and deception, or to change to an arm slot that is less stressful on that particular pitcher's arm. There may well be inefficiencies in your delivery that can be corrected, but I doubt that arm slot specifically is part of the problem or solution.

I would say going with the oft advised options of long toss, core work, and improved mechanics would be your best to improve velocity. Beyond that, experiment with arm angles and see what works for you. Ultimately, you have to find the arm slot that works for you rather than the arm slot that works for someone else.

9/23/083:55 PM