6.4 and 3/4's
Holy Ravioli, Ken! You are a GIANT!
6.4 and 3/4's
Angela Tincher of VT was @ 5'-7" - someone already mentioned her.
Kelly Barnhill is 5'-8" and throws 70+ MPH and is considered the #1 2015 pitcher. She just verballed to Florida.
Holy Ravioli, Ken! You are a GIANT!
This is something I've been pondering a bit lately. Will differences in height cause/require any differences in mechanics . . .
Will a shorter pitcher need to use her body differently then a taller pitcher in minor ways due to the shorter levers. Will they require more strength in their core and lower extremities to make up for shorter legs that won't naturally have the same reach . . .
Other than Amanda are there other top notch pitchers in the mid 5 foot range that I can be looking at?
Thanks
This is something I've been pondering a bit lately. Will differences in height cause/require any differences in mechanics . . .
Will a shorter pitcher need to use her body differently then a taller pitcher in minor ways due to the shorter levers. Will they require more strength in their core and lower extremities to make up for shorter legs that won't naturally have the same reach . . .
Other than Amanda are there other top notch pitchers in the mid 5 foot range that I can be looking at?
Thanks
This chart is useless. It makes all sorts of stupid assumptions. It basically approaches speed from a constant angular velocity standpoint like it was a mass on a string instead of a linked lever system, it does not account for whip and does not take into account that most of the whip power comes from acceleration that happens in the last 90 degrees of the circle.
Kelly Barnhill is 5'-8" and throws 70+ MPH and is considered the #1 2015 pitcher. She just verballed to Florida.
to the OP...
Correct mechanics is correct mechanics, so I don't think there are differences per se, but a player that is shorter has less room for mechanical inefficiencies because they don't have the advantage of the long levers. Some will say height doesn't matter, but the bottom line is there is a reason why pitchers are typically taller in both baseball and softball, it is not just a random accumulation of prejudices. Ueno aside, the shorter pitchers tend to not be the fastest throwers in the world, but they can be world class pitchers by just being efficient. So differences no, but more precise mechanics, yes.
if Rachel can make it to A&M.