How do I get him throwing 90+?
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Scoot the mound up a few feet.
Then get one of those radar guns that have two speeds. First reading is actual speed, second is what it would be if throwing from 60'6".
It works in the LL World Series, have you seen how many kids throw 90+?
If you move the mound far enough up I could throw 90+!
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."...Joe Jackson
Then get one of those radar guns that have two speeds. First reading is actual speed, second is what it would be if throwing from 60'6".
It works in the LL World Series, have you seen how many kids throw 90+?
If you move the mound far enough up I could throw 90+!
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."...Joe Jackson
Redbird, you ought to be spanked and sent to your room. I fell on the floor. 
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'bird,
As I have suggested to you previously. NOW is the time to get your 10 year old started on a comprehensive steroid program!
Maybe you can contact Barry Bonds for the name of the lab in California?
Don't wait .... you should have had him on "calf starter" in his formula since birth! You are playing catch up now.
One other thought ... This might be the year to retain him in school. It's important to give him every edge that you can.
Bob,
"Doing nothing is still a course of action"
As I have suggested to you previously. NOW is the time to get your 10 year old started on a comprehensive steroid program!
Maybe you can contact Barry Bonds for the name of the lab in California?
Don't wait .... you should have had him on "calf starter" in his formula since birth! You are playing catch up now.
One other thought ... This might be the year to retain him in school. It's important to give him every edge that you can.
Bob,
"Doing nothing is still a course of action"
Bird -
You need to go to timeout for that
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You need to go to timeout for that
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"JustMom"
Love the new forum.
How to get to 90? Get him to 58 get a few beers in his Dad and ask him how fast the kid is throwing.......your there
How to get to 90? Get him to 58 get a few beers in his Dad and ask him how fast the kid is throwing.......your there
There you go Swingbuster
That explains all the physics etc--- thanx
TRhit
That explains all the physics etc--- thanx
TRhit
Switch the gun to kilometers (kph) per hour.
That was easy. Next question please.
Geaux Cajuns!!
That was easy. Next question please.
Geaux Cajuns!!
Have him throw from a trailer going 40 mph.
It is simple physics:
write down the real time 6 0
then turn the first number upside down 9 0
write down the real time 6 0
then turn the first number upside down 9 0
Redbird,
Take him to Doc Andrews and have him perform Tommy John surgery. Tell him you want the triple figure 8.
Take him to Doc Andrews and have him perform Tommy John surgery. Tell him you want the triple figure 8.
redbird5,
On a more serious note, you don't want to do a lot at this point - his arm is just not mature enough yet. I would suggest a regular regiment of long toss and playing a healthy amount of baseball. Teach him to take care of the arm as well, maintain pitch counts (no matter how much he whines to pitch just one more inning) - and stick to icing after pitching and adequate rest between games pitched.
http://www.highviewheat.com/index.asp
http://www.kristensfastpitchworld.com/index.asp
On a more serious note, you don't want to do a lot at this point - his arm is just not mature enough yet. I would suggest a regular regiment of long toss and playing a healthy amount of baseball. Teach him to take care of the arm as well, maintain pitch counts (no matter how much he whines to pitch just one more inning) - and stick to icing after pitching and adequate rest between games pitched.
http://www.highviewheat.com/index.asp
http://www.kristensfastpitchworld.com/index.asp
REDBIRD
You get a "DADDY RADAR GUN" --they are always good for at least 90 MPH no matter when and where
TRhit
You get a "DADDY RADAR GUN" --they are always good for at least 90 MPH no matter when and where
TRhit
TR
I'll sell mine cheap. It works fine, stuck on 90.
Geaux Cajuns!!
I'll sell mine cheap. It works fine, stuck on 90.
Geaux Cajuns!!
You don't worry about speed, just teach him how to pitch.
Knowledge is Power! Thank you Mavens and HSBBWEB!
Knowledge is Power! Thank you Mavens and HSBBWEB!
Chicks
I agree and Dad and I are funnin with each other
We have a common bond !!!
TRhit
I agree and Dad and I are funnin with each other
We have a common bond !!!
TRhit
Strap "shorty" to the hood of your SUV with a bungee cord and then when you hit about 95 on the highway cut the cord..
oh...I misunderstood I thought the question was how to throw a 10 yr old 90 miles an hour.
GO NAVY!!!BEAT army!!!!!
oh...I misunderstood I thought the question was how to throw a 10 yr old 90 miles an hour.
GO NAVY!!!BEAT army!!!!!
All time best posts sequence. I'm still laughing out loud
TR,
We're talking about 12yo and under. Our daddy guns don't go much over 80. For example, my son throws mostly 60 to 61 when throwing for the gun and has hit 64 once. Robert Stock was able to throw 80 mph at 12. If my son grows 8 or 9 inches and puts on 40 lbs between now and the end of the season, improves his mechanics, etc. then there's an extremely small chance he could hit 80 by the end of the season.
In real life he cruises high 50s, on the slow daddy gun - 64 mph, and on the fast daddy gun 80 mph!
We're talking about 12yo and under. Our daddy guns don't go much over 80. For example, my son throws mostly 60 to 61 when throwing for the gun and has hit 64 once. Robert Stock was able to throw 80 mph at 12. If my son grows 8 or 9 inches and puts on 40 lbs between now and the end of the season, improves his mechanics, etc. then there's an extremely small chance he could hit 80 by the end of the season.
In real life he cruises high 50s, on the slow daddy gun - 64 mph, and on the fast daddy gun 80 mph!
Hey! My 10 year old already throws 95!!
Er...oops...59 it was upside down!
Er...oops...59 it was upside down!
AgentDad,
Already doing it. My post was sarcastic at best.
CDTLB,
I was kidding. I teach my son how to pitch.
Already doing it. My post was sarcastic at best.
CDTLB,
I was kidding. I teach my son how to pitch.
yawallac,
I know there are quite a few 10yo that can hit 60+ but I still have to ask...is that on the slow or the fast daddy gun?
I know there are quite a few 10yo that can hit 60+ but I still have to ask...is that on the slow or the fast daddy gun?
Ah, actually that was on my calculator. Another parents first cousin's best friend has a son in HS and he learned how to compute the speed by adjusting the solar battery and counting backwards from the pitcher's release point to the catcher's mit. He said that all the real smart HS dads on the hsbaseballweb site learned the techinque from TRhit!!
Come on, just kidding!!
Come on, just kidding!!
Bob,
Brilliant program you laid out for Redbird's son. Now that BALCO is being investigated I'm thinking it is too late for my 12yo to reap the full benefit of such a program. It may be time to focus on academics instead. Where was this forum two years ago when my son needed it?
Brilliant program you laid out for Redbird's son. Now that BALCO is being investigated I'm thinking it is too late for my 12yo to reap the full benefit of such a program. It may be time to focus on academics instead. Where was this forum two years ago when my son needed it?
Funny story about DADDDY GUNS
Was at a tournament two years ago sitting with a Division I coach talking about a certain pitcher who came into the event heralded as hitting 95 and throwing in the 88 to 92 range consisitently only the week before
We saw the kid pitch twice never hitting higher than 85 in either appearance-- Coach got up after the second appearance, shook my hand , folded his note book. said good bye and then laughed as he said "It must have been a DADDY GUN that had those 90 readings"
TRhit
Was at a tournament two years ago sitting with a Division I coach talking about a certain pitcher who came into the event heralded as hitting 95 and throwing in the 88 to 92 range consisitently only the week before
We saw the kid pitch twice never hitting higher than 85 in either appearance-- Coach got up after the second appearance, shook my hand , folded his note book. said good bye and then laughed as he said "It must have been a DADDY GUN that had those 90 readings"
TRhit
Tr
Was the coach a tall guy, brown hair? I don't think I said 95 maybe 93. Jr. got rushed in the bullpen that day, couldn't get loose, you Know?
Geaux Cajuns!!
Was the coach a tall guy, brown hair? I don't think I said 95 maybe 93. Jr. got rushed in the bullpen that day, couldn't get loose, you Know?
Geaux Cajuns!!