rhythm

My son is into Van Halen, but I don't think that is the answer you were looking for. (Its a guitar thing)

Seriously though I don't think music really translates to pitching tempo. Pitching is loading up and exploding. The golf swing is very different animal.

We teach it with a breathing exercise, to inhale and exhale during certain parts of the windup. The whole windup takes two breaths. Breath in as you start then exhale, start the second inhale as you seperate the hands and then exhale through the explosion. The body (ie the heart) acts as the metrodome, and the player remembers to breath. You would not believe how many pitchers I catch not breathing. The breathing relaxes the body and seems to create rhythm.

That makes a lot of sense deldad. And then from the stretch is it a breath cycle before you start with the 2nd inhale as the hands break?

As for rythym,

Time to balance point = Time to landing foot = Time to release.

Yes spizzle, take that deep breath as you come set, exhale, break, inhale and then exhale through explosion.

Bum explain a little more I am curious as to the timing mechanism your talking about.

It has to do with the kinetic chain. For example, if you were to pick up a bull whip for the first time, and try to "whip", it would be pretty sad. But with training and fluidity of motion and timing, you can create great power (with the kinetic chain). I am not an expert in this regard, I just know that rythym (timing) is paramount in explosive power.

Very well put deldad...

I also teach loose easy relaxed ride through the balance point until the time of explosion.. Loose relaxed backside , strong frontside at the time of the final exhale or explosion.
As far as songs go, I would try AC/DC's, shot down in flames...

I get it now Bum, agree 100%. And same with deucedoc. I have always had a problem with those pitchers who, as I say it, "muscle up". I like the arm action to be long loose and quick and therefore rhythm is a big part of repeating that motion.