suddenly I wonder if my son would be a better pitcher if he’d taken high school physics. Great article. http://pops.ci/pitchperfect
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My son's pitching coach had a degree in ChemE from U of MN. Closed for the Braves at one point. Now, so did John Rocker, so...
Did he want to take the class? He doesn't play college ball if he flunks physics
My 2022s (LHP) did their science project last year on the physics behind the pitch. They were obsessed with angle of release, rotations & velo. They ended up doing a massive deep dive on it and now can explain it to anyone. They love the science behind the game!
I will be happy if my son can correctly spell the word ....don't crick your neck looking down at the bar
It never hurts to understand how things work, and be able to explain it to someone. One of the schools that recruited & offered son (on an Unofficial Visit) got him talking about the physics of pitching and specifically the knuckleball. Oldest son wrote a high school physics paper on the knuckleball after becoming infatuated with it watching Tim Wakefield and reading his book. Son threw it a little bit in his younger years including high school which was a genuine swing and miss pitch. My son, the head coach and the pitching coach talked for 30 minutes on this topic in incredible detail. A few days later, my son had his first offer so I think he did something right.
Yeah, here's another pitcher who's known to be academic as well.
Ripken Fan posted:Yeah, here's another pitcher who's known to be academic as well.
From my home town. His dad was my Phys Ed teacher.
2022NYC, little good comes from stereotyping groups of people, regardless of whether the stereotype is good, bad or indifferent. We should judge each other on our own merits. That's the beauty of baseball and this kind of forum. 90 mph is 90 mph, 450 feet is 450 feet, courage is courage and a 6.5, 60 is a 6.5, 60, regardless of whether the player is Jewish, Black, German, Irish or Asian. So, let's keep this forum as great as it it, and avoid that kind of talk, even if your intention was solely to be funny.
jbench posted:2022NYC, little good comes from stereotyping groups of people, regardless of whether the stereotype is good, bad or indifferent. We should judge each other on our own merits. That's the beauty of baseball and this kind of forum. 90 mph is 90 mph, 450 feet is 450 feet, courage is courage and a 6.5, 60 is a 6.5, 60, regardless of whether the player is Jewish, Black, German, Irish or Asian. So, let's keep this forum as great as it it, and avoid that kind of talk, even if your intention was solely to be funny.
He’s joking about a previous post in another thread I made on the same day. I’m Jewish.
I'm sorry it was projected the wrong way. I have family that are members of the "tribe" if that matters...oy vey.
No worries. Thanks for being a mench about it.