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Pitcher Clip - Follow-through??

KrakatoaKrakatoa1,000+ posts
Not getting a lot of action on the Pitching forum, so hope yunz don't mind my bringing this over here.

Not the best distance/angle, but:

4-Seamer

Curve

My post/question has to do with the post-release follow-through. I think he needs to get over the wall more....some think what he's doing now is fine and actually has him in good come-backer position...he also says he feels uncomfortable going horizontal, that it ultimately affects his location....so, looking for more feedback.

Image quality is MUCH better if your media player window is minimized as much as possible......

I have decided to post these clip-links despite the recent trend towards these things becoming the staging point for raging battles of ideology and will. If this thread turns into that kind of battleground, I'll have to delete the posts. Hoping for some good, non-contentious feedback on the kid's follow-through.....


Player turns 17 tomorrow. 6' 155 lbs

KRAK
"I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive." Roberto Clemente #21
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dad10dad10100+ posts
Well, I’m no pitching expert, but it certainly seems as though the follow-thru is almost non-existent. From what I’ve been told by some pitching coaches is that this will inhibit the pitcher’s velocity and over time pitching with minimal follow thru can put excessive strain on the arm as the pitcher tries to compensate – that is, the arm ends up trying to do what the rotation and proper follow thru is supposed to do.

Over the wall refers to the pitcher's follow-thru motion where the throwing arm comes out and down across the legs, almost touching the ground with the hand aftyer delivering the pitch. A still photo of this phase of the delivery has been described by some pitching coaches/authors as if the pitcher is leaning and looking over a low wall in front of him.
S smalltown10+ posts
My son is 16 also and I see some similarities. I will wager he has excellent control, maybe looking for more velocity. If he is successful now, do nothing. If he is getting rocked regularly he may want to do a makeover, more torque, straiter landing leg, stay closed till the last possible instant, but he will lose location, at least in the short term. Sounds like a winter project to me. He still has time to mature.
KrakatoaKrakatoa1,000+ posts
Chris,

I largely agree.....to me, "mess with" implies doing a lot of different things experimentally in order to find a fix for something. I know, it's just semantics! What I'm doing is just trying to develop in him a more 'physical' focus in driving towards the plate on the finish. It hasn't affected movement or control in our early work on this, and in fact seems to have added more late bite to the CB.
S smalltown10+ posts
Also say don't mess with him. Like I said his style looks similar to my 16 year old, who pitched yesterday and he is picking up velocity like a mad dog after a hen with every start. If we would have screwed with success looking for more velocity or a different look by getting him to change what is successful he may have thrown harder just like he is now (due to getting older and stronger imo) making me look like a genius, but maybe lost some of that awesome control and confidence which separates him from the pack. Now he has the heat and the control. We have plenty of guys on our team who drive tremendously towards the plate over the straight front leg who aren't close to as successful, or throw as hard now. Admittedly his style is different than the norm, but look at Oswalt or Seaver. Let it roll!
T thepainguy1,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by Krakatoa:
What I'm doing is just trying to develop in him a more 'physical' focus in driving towards the plate on the finish.


Who is telling you that this is a good idea?

I'm not convinced that this will boost his velocity, since it occurs after the release point. Also, it might harm his defense and how he decelerates his arm.

I would not change his mechanics.

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