For the past few weeks I have been studying lefty relief pitcher Tim Collins pitching motion...the reason I am so interested is that Collins is short ( 5'5") and he throws heat (mid 90s).
What I've noticed is that his mechanics have changed dramatically over the past few years..
. When he was in the minors, working with Cressey as a coach, he started with a rocker step from the stretch, he had this exaggerated twisting motion prior to leg lift,, where he would show his back pocket to the batter. This was followed by a Dontrell Willis style leg lift followed by a Lincicum style top/bottom separation. It was an eccentric motion but it worked.
I would have thought that this type of mechanics would be the key to his velocity, given his short stature....
But lo and behold, this year, his mechanics have changed significantly..gone is the early hip twist that shows the back pocket to the batter, gone is the exaggerated high leg left, gone is the rocker step from the stretch position.. I read somewhere that the royals organization worked with him to improve control and reduce the number of walks....
But I guess this tells me pitching mechanics is not what is allowing him to throw heat...
Has any one looked at this? Any thing I missed? Any insight?
What I've noticed is that his mechanics have changed dramatically over the past few years..
. When he was in the minors, working with Cressey as a coach, he started with a rocker step from the stretch, he had this exaggerated twisting motion prior to leg lift,, where he would show his back pocket to the batter. This was followed by a Dontrell Willis style leg lift followed by a Lincicum style top/bottom separation. It was an eccentric motion but it worked.
I would have thought that this type of mechanics would be the key to his velocity, given his short stature....
But lo and behold, this year, his mechanics have changed significantly..gone is the early hip twist that shows the back pocket to the batter, gone is the exaggerated high leg left, gone is the rocker step from the stretch position.. I read somewhere that the royals organization worked with him to improve control and reduce the number of walks....
But I guess this tells me pitching mechanics is not what is allowing him to throw heat...
Has any one looked at this? Any thing I missed? Any insight?
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