This is my son. He just turned 8. I'm not sure how info you can get from the pics, but I'm looking for feedback on his throwing mechanics. He will start pitching some next year and I want him to be as sound mechanically as possible. These are outfield throws to home.
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Most kids already have their front elbow down at this point. Yours is doing the right thing.efastball.com - hitting and pitching fact checker
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Originally posted by songtitle View Post[ATTACH]113895[/ATTACH]
Most kids already have their front elbow down at this point. Yours is doing the right thing.I now have my own non commercial blog about training for batspeed and power using my training experience in baseball and track and field.
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Originally posted by Alanj View PostColetrain - Great pics. When were they taken. I coached the kid in line right behind your son (in the first pic) last spring and he played on my sons allstar team this summer. Small world.
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Originally posted by Alanj View PostYeah ok. We were there. That expains how the other young man is in line. Do you guys play at Oregon Park? How did your son do?
We play in south GA. Close to Savannah. He won the contest. They had to hit a cornhole board from center field. He hit it 2 out of 3 times in a throw off. Very fun tournament!
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Coletrain, always good to hear from you... especially since I'm a huge John Coltrane fan and anything that is reminiscent of Trane gets me smilin'! It would help to see what gets him from the 2nd to the 3rd frame, as most kids that age bring their hand straight back like a javelin thrower (wrong) rather than bringing it down and around like they're winding a clock counter-clockwise. But everything else looks good - especially his intensity -- and the results indicate he's got something good going.
As far as him becoming a pitcher, it's really hard to tell from a few frames, but I'd pay attention to his apparent tendency to drop his back shoulder, as that may lead to loopy, high pitches. But that's pretty much a guess based on very little evidence. But, he's solid enough now that just letting him throw and develop his instinctive body mechanics will probably get him most of the way there. Looks like you'll have a very fun journey; I envy you.sigpicIt's not whether you fall -- everyone does -- but how you come out of the fall that counts.
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Originally posted by Ursa Major View PostColetrain, always good to hear from you... especially since I'm a huge John Coltrane fan and anything that is reminiscent of Trane gets me smilin'! It would help to see what gets him from the 2nd to the 3rd frame, as most kids that age bring their hand straight back like a javelin thrower (wrong) rather than bringing it down and around like they're winding a clock counter-clockwise. But everything else looks good - especially his intensity -- and the results indicate he's got something good going.
As far as him becoming a pitcher, it's really hard to tell from a few frames, but I'd pay attention to his apparent tendency to drop his back shoulder, as that may lead to loopy, high pitches. But that's pretty much a guess based on very little evidence. But, he's solid enough now that just letting him throw and develop his instinctive body mechanics will probably get him most of the way there. Looks like you'll have a very fun journey; I envy you.
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