Adam Folkard in slo mo.... I hope this works.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adam Folkard pitching for Hill United Chiefs at the ISC World Tournament. Check out his form in slo mo. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fox28?src=hash">#fox28</a> <a href="http://t.co/7IffrOHlvr">pic.twitter.com/7IffrOHlvr</a></p>— Dean Huppert (@DeanH_FOX28) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeanH_FOX28/status/632437603896168452">August 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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What is really cool is seeing his drive foot plant in front of his body and also how it seems like he has gone 6 feet before he even starts his arm circle.

Two words come to mind: Energy and Resistance

Bill, what distance do you think he is when he released that ball? What is the typical distance you are when you release?

Amazing resistance with that much energy going forward. Thanks for sharing.

I logged in because I was curious how many times this video has been viewed and was amazed it was only seen a whopping 5 times. LOL. The cynic in me wants to say this is another example of people not wanting to even acknowledge that men actually do play fastpitch. Mostly I was just curious how many 'complaints' there would be about his leap.

Depending on who's gun it is, Folkard has been clocked anywhere from 86-89 mph. He's probably the hardest thrower I've ever seen and the sky would literally be his limit if he had a change up. Which he does not. Although, When throwing 89mph, and winning 6 consecutive world titles, it's hard to say he needs a change up. lol. To head off the next question, I'm not sure which pitch he throws harder: rise or drop. Then again, maybe it's his "screwball" or his "backdoor curve" or maybe it's the "Crop". LOLOLOL.

Cannon, I don't know what distance he's releasing. He and I are about same height (6'2) and I'm guessing his back foot lands at 42' (men start at 46 feet). Without trying to draw comparisons to him I will tell you that in games we've pitched against each other when we both were going full throttle we land in roughly the same spots. He could keep that up longer than me, I would break down faster and not jump as far. So He probably gets out there a bit further than me without the back issues that I have. Adam doesn't have what I would call the best mechanics in the world, and it's probably part of why he's had some shoulder issues in recent years. And people are catching up to his velocity as more runs were scored off him this year than usual. That said, he's still the world #1. He's on a streak of 18 (maybe more) consecutive wins in World championship play. it will be interested how many he gets before finally taking a loss. In 1995, Hall of Famer Darren Zack went 76 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings (scoreless...earned or unearned!!!!) including shutting my team out twice in the championship and the "if" game to win the World's and send me home with my 1st of 3 2nd place trophies. Always a bridesmaid....

Bill

Hillhouse said:

I logged in because I was curious how many times this video has been viewed and was amazed it was only seen a whopping 5 times. LOL. T

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Bill

I respectfully suggest that there might be an issue the accuracy of whatever tracks video views. I've watched it 5 times myself.

If it had been in youtube, I would have converted it to MP4 and only watched it once.

At any rate, I appreciate you posting the video.

pretty cool. I'll see if I can get my DD to do some of that with her drive, minus the hang time of course.

oh an I'm sure everyone who posted a "thanks" has probably viewed the video at least once so 5 is probably off just a bit.

pumpkinbear said:

Bill

I respectfully suggest that there might be an issue the accuracy of whatever tracks video views. I've watched it 5 times myself.

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I agree, I've watched it at least that many times myself.

Same here I've watched it at least 5 times! Gonna watch it a couple more times right now in fact!


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