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This is pretty standard arm action for an infielder. Her timing isn't bad, so I'm really not that worried.
I prefer that throwers just firm up the front leg and don't lock out the front knee since that can cause knee and hip problems.
However, baseball pitchers like Sandy Koufax locked out their front knee to boost their hip rotation.
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A few more for comparison
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So, we shouldn't pay attention to how the pro's take reps?
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You've got to understand what you are seeing and how that can differ from a game effort throw.
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So, are you saying that Jeter posts the leg on full effort throw? What about the clips that Tewks posted?
The front knee is so far down stream....
The last one is from your website. His hips are going to boost open by locking out his knee? His hips are open. Talk to me about lumbar or thoracic extension/flexion, talk to me about the role of the torso, about external rotation of the shoulder... something.
Any this is why still frames are exponentially less valuable that video. How you get to the firm front leg is way more important. You can find pictures of Koufax doing both....
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There is limited scapular retraction (at the wrong time), the ball is coming up with a very acute angle and prior to any hip drive, she throws up hill... the sequence is not there, she is putting a lot of stress on her arm. She has some decent actions that can be worked with. But as it stands now I am very worried.
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