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I bought a set of 6 weighted balls ranging in weights from 7oz to 12oz.
There have been mixed views on use of these. I think if used correctly,
they are useful. On the package, it explains how to use them.
You warm up with a regulation ball for at lease 20 throws from a distance of
about 30 feet. Gradually increase the distance until you reach a distance you feel in the longest you can comfortably throw. By this time you should be sufficiently loose and warmed up.
Stand about 40 feet from a net (or partner) and throw the 7oz ball, taking care to maintain proper motion and follow through. Throw this ball at about 60% of your normal throwing velocity.
The instructions basically say to do this and move back until you have reached your max comfortable throwing distance. I won't type every word in the post, but you can get the idea.
Then it says to switch back to the regulation weight ball and throw for about
10 mins at normal velocity from 40-50 ft.
Then progress to the next heaviest weighted ball in your next workout,
repeating the same warm-up procedure, and to Never attempt to throw weighted balls at full velocity.
*** This takes disciplince, and maybe that is why some view weighted balls
as not a good thing. I am not an expert, but I would think a player under 18 would probably want to avoid weighted balls, just using common sense.
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There have been mixed views on use of these. I think if used correctly,
they are useful. On the package, it explains how to use them.
You warm up with a regulation ball for at lease 20 throws from a distance of
about 30 feet. Gradually increase the distance until you reach a distance you feel in the longest you can comfortably throw. By this time you should be sufficiently loose and warmed up.
Stand about 40 feet from a net (or partner) and throw the 7oz ball, taking care to maintain proper motion and follow through. Throw this ball at about 60% of your normal throwing velocity.
The instructions basically say to do this and move back until you have reached your max comfortable throwing distance. I won't type every word in the post, but you can get the idea.
Then it says to switch back to the regulation weight ball and throw for about
10 mins at normal velocity from 40-50 ft.
Then progress to the next heaviest weighted ball in your next workout,
repeating the same warm-up procedure, and to Never attempt to throw weighted balls at full velocity.
*** This takes disciplince, and maybe that is why some view weighted balls
as not a good thing. I am not an expert, but I would think a player under 18 would probably want to avoid weighted balls, just using common sense.
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"There are no miracles in sports. Miracles have been rehearsed hundreds of times in practice." - Scott Waz
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