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Pitching is, fundamentally, a rotational movement.⁠ ⁠ Yes, there is a linear component, but a pitcher must ultimately be able to transfer that into rotation for that energy to efficiently make its way from the ground and into the ball.🔑⁠ ⁠ How does that energy work its way from... show more

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High velocity throwers are able to convert the linear energy of their forward move into a rotational uncoiling down into the ground.⁠ ⁠ If you can rotate the pelvis down into landing while still capturing the linear move, it creates a tornado of energy (originating from the center of the body) that unwinds through the pelvis > torso > shoulder > elbow > wrist > fingers and ball.🌪️⁠ ⁠ This is why the vast majority of the hardest throwers don't violently push/triple extend into landing, but instead corkscrew their pelvis (and along with it, the rear knee) down into the ground.⁠ 2/

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Hip socket separation not hip/shoulder. Obvious

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