Mark,
Actually, I don't see anyone LEAPING off the rubber. I see a strong, powerful, up, and out stride without an explosive initial movement. I guess my take on this is that if you start off the beginning of the pitch as fast as you can, then at best you can only maintain that, or (at worst) slow down. I think some people feel that the massive leap gets added in to the speed of the pitch but we all know that no one pitches hard with the plant leg in the air, so the body is stopped. Just wondering what others think.
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