Pitching question

knightsb said:

IMO, the core torque happens prior to, or as, the stride foot getting down, not a torque after the stride foot is down. At least that is how I interpreted Rick P.

To me, "slam the door" is the hips are closing at the same time as the arm is delivering the ball. I like to see my DD at or around 45 degrees at release, and if the hips follow closed after the arm has passed, so be it.

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Out in Left Field said:

To properly gauge the difference between legs and no legs in pitching, you need to take them out, ie have the pitcher sit or something with legs up off the ground, or at least not let them move any part of the lower body . The study everyone quotes shows clearly that w/o legs (as a brace and push off), there would be far less power in the pitch.

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