Prodigy Performance Club

We doing some Drill work to explore arm patterning. We are trying to allow guys to find and feel their natural arm slot. The arm should be in the same plane of the shoulder for the slot and the SLOT IS DETERMINED BY TILT…..try not to not to hike the arm out of the plane of rotation. What wasn’t shown in this group was 3 mound PR’s from 3 different guys. If you move more efficiently the velo starts to improve as well. #pitchingdrills #baseballlife #baseballsdrills #highschoolbaseball #velo #armcare

Working on staying if and holding the ground. The better you can hold the ground the more force you can create. Great drill and you can see on his face how hard he is working.

Working on staying ⚓️ and holding the ground. The better you can hold the ground the more force you can create. Great drill and you can see on his face how hard he is working. #baseballtraining #highschoolbaseball #pitchingdrills #armcare

Learning how to use the ground to create force. You can see 1-2 reps of this and your body is smoked.

Learning how to use the ground to create force. You can see 1-2 reps of this and your body is smoked. #highschoolbaseball #baseballdrills #pitchingdrils #usm #velo #armcare

Why do you think we put a flipper on him? Finding those

Why do you think we put a flipper on him? Finding those #feels #scubasteve #pitchingdrills #highschoolbaseball #baseballboys

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Question: Anyone know why it’s more physically taxing for a pitcher to throw off a mound vs flat ground?

Answer: the extra forces created by a mound do not affect a pitchers accelerator muscles and connective tissue. Rather, these forces affect a pitchers decekeator muscles and connective tissue.

Simply put:
the higher/steeper the mound the harder a pitcher’s arm can throw. On the other hand, the harder it is for him to slow his arm down.

Fun fact:
One of the reasons Japanese pitchers have traditionally been able to handle high pitch totals is because their “professional level” mounds are almost flat. Furthermore there are no mounds at all at their amateur level.

Hump day Hustling Tip:

Kids chronological age (the number) could differ from your neurologic age. You should train based on your neurologic age, and your pitch limits are based on your neurologic age not your number age.

You are 6 months younger neurologically than your chronological age. Also, for every inch and/or 5lbs you gain in height you lose 2 months of neurological age.

Practical application:
A 10 year old (chronologically) that just grew 3 inches and put on 10lbs in the past year is closer to a 9 year old neurologically than a 10 year old.

——Age 8-13= nerve window for patterning
——Age 13-19= muscle window for training
——Age 20-32= skill window for integration
——Age 33-45= skill retention /repatterning

Side note: be patient if you are older and trying to get recruited!
If you don’t commit as a sophomore it’s not the end of the world.. you still have plenty of time to get better!