Is Randy Johnson's arm slot safe for a teenage pitcher?
Question:I throw harder when i throw with his arm slot and it has some movement
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It all depends on the structure of your elbow, wrist, and shoulder. This includes ligaments, tendons, bursas, capsules, etc... A pitcher can last with a certain pitch depending on how these things are put together in their body. If you notice, an MLB pitcher will get an MRI before signing onto a team so that they can predict how long the pitcher will last and with what kind of pitches. Also, the proper use of kinetics and kinematics (ie: flexion, extenstion, eccentric & concentric contractions) will play a factor in predicting if you will suffer from chronic injury or not.If you're really hardcore about it, get an MRI and get some sports docs to look at it.
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i used to throw that way. stop immediatley! it will completely mess up your elbow. throw overhand and try different grips for movement.You may see that the short-term results will be better speed and movement, but in the long-term? Not good at all. It will mess up your elbow and eventually your shoulder.
I'm a full-time pitcher and seventeen years old. I have been a full-time pitcher, all year around on high school and competitive ball, ever since I was nine, that's eight years. Trust me, I have been through this before and I had to learn it the hard way that it was not good at all. So I discovered that to help my speed and movement improve, I have to constantly practice my pitching with a professional coach who specializes in my pitching twice per week. Plus I go over my pitches at team practices and do it again at home as well. Ever since I started with my pitching coach Ron (which was three years ago) I lowered my ERA to less than 2.00, my speed went up 10 mph and my stamina improved so much that I was able to pitch six games in two days, three per day back-to-back. We won all except one, the sixth game, which was the championship--we lost 2-1.
So as you can see, there's always a better alternative than Johnson's arm slot. The arm slot doesn't work for everyone. You have to make a decision to see which kind of routine or exercise will fit best for you and will be benefical long-term wise.
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