How to Prevent Future Arm Injuries in Baseball and Softball Players Lets first start with a few guiding principles: 1. Begin with the end in mind 2. Youth or summer baseball is not the pinnacle or your career (hint -it won’t matter in the grand scheme) 3. Your “freak” injury occurred for a reason 4. […]
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Our bodies are biomechanical machines. The muscles are the engines that control the skeleton. We created the OAI to raise the level of understanding for players and coaches, as well as instructors, with regards to the musculoskeletal and physiological principals that rule and govern the throwing motion. Understanding how the body works and how to maximize force
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Vf=Vi + At Final Velocity=Initial Velocity + Acceleration (Time) Final velocity is a product of initial velocity plus the acceleration force over a period of time. The longer you apply an acceleration force to the ball, the greater the final velocity. This correlates to stride length and amount of time the hand is in contact
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The key to velocity is biomechanics. The perfect sequence must be learned. Each athlete is unique, but the formula for throwing the ball efficiently is the same. Where you create velocity is a product of how you use your body throughout the individual phases of the throwing motion. Understanding what to do and when needs
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throwing a ball wants more speed. We know that’s the primary reason young athletes are attracted to the websites available right now that promise immediate speed when you buy their program. There is no easy way to increased velocity. It requires repetition and hard work. The programs on the Internet today all say the same
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3 Things That Lead To Breakdown And Inefficiency 1. Poor Mechanics-Video Analysis can only isolate mechanical breakdowns. 2. Poor Conditioning-Our FMS/BSFMA screen will isolate any kinetic chain limitations. 3. Poor Segmental Stabilization-Eliminates any chance of creating power efficiently. Analyzing video and maximizing the opportunity an overhead thrower has to create greater velocity requires more than
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There is a sequential reason why hard throwers have very similar aspects to their throwing motion. Not all throwing motions are the same, but close analysis reveals similarities within the individualized throwing motions that illuminate why hard throwers create effortless velocity. Generating speed and transferring speed throughout the body requires a perfectly timed kinematic sequence.
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Pronation timed appropriately is extremely important especially for someone who has undergone a reconstruction. Our bodies are hardwired to move certain ways based on physiology, joint orientation, posture, neuromuscular tone, genetics, hyper or hypomobility, etc. etc. Over supination or supination maintained too late in the throwing motion is often catastrophic for throwing athletes. The only absolute
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