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    Who went to Pennsbury and How did it go?

    We were there for both camps. This was our first showcase camp and my DD's comment was.. "Gosh, everything goes so fast!!!" All and all she enjoyed both camps. Myself, just loved finding parking :))) Michel
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    Confessions of a radar gun addict, or: How fast do 12U pitchers really throw?

    I apologize but couldn't let that one pass by... She must be looking to do her pre-med track :) Michel
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    Looking for Tournaments in the Northeast

    Hi all, We are a U21 team from Nova Scotia looking for tournaments on the following two weekends: May 25-27 and June 29-July 01. I have skimmed the tournament announcement section. Would it be possible to know what is out there and where your teams are playing on those weekends Thank you...
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    Dunne v. Thomas Pitches at 2011 CWS

    Hi Ray, Do you have a link to the raw data you are presenting? I appologize if you presented it in a different post and that I would have overlooked it. Thanks! Michel
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    ISF World Juniors

    From Facebook: Junior Women's World Championship 2011 FYI: There will be live video streaming from the A field throughout the tournament for a select number of games. Score update and inning summaries will also be posted for each game. Details will be revealed on IX ISF Junior Women's World...
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    ISF World Juniors

    Hi all, Do we know if any of the games are broadcasted? Michel
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    What role does the bicep muscle play in pitching?

    Hi Goobie, Rojas et al (2009) showed that Biceps activity can be as high (if not higher) during windmill pitching in comparison to overhand throwing. The timing of the biceps activity suggests that it would be used to counteract the distraction forces at the shoulder and elbow as seen in...
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    Weekend roundup

    Hi Ray, The University of Iowa (Big 10) is in Iowa City :) Iowa State University (Big 12) is in Ames :) Michel
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    I'm seeing/hearing more severe injurys.

    Hi DG Outlaws 16U. My suggestions is to start at the following URL: LA84 Foundation - reducing acl injuries Good luck! Michel
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    Weight Transfer

    If I may interject... in regards to the Q angle and ACL injuries please see this quote from Hewett`s review article (Hewett TE, Myer GD, Ford KR. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes: Part 1, Mechanisms and Risk Factors. Am J Sports Med 2006, 34 (2); 299-311.) "Static Q angle...
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    Ideal height for pitchers?

    MamaB, The age at which you stop getting taller depends on your maturation status. Early maturers will have reached their height at 12 whereas late maturers will reach it by the age of 15. A great marker for maturation state is the girl's menarche. Normally, the peak velocity in height...
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    Ideal height for pitchers?

    The last two pitchers that won the CWS.... Megan Langenfeld: 5'6" Danielle Lawrie: 5'7" Just saying... Michel
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    Illegal pitches at the World Cup

    Ken, It is my understanding that the World Cup is played under ISF rules which are different from ASA and NCAA rules for pitching. I might be wrong though. Michel
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    Finally Back, I hope!!!

    Congrats to Chelsea :) Who were you guys playing? Michel
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    16 Year old Pitcher

    Hi de Groot, Who was the person that ran that clinic? Thanks Michel
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    52 with bad mech, 49 with better mech

    Hi Goobie, We actually tried this experiment (pitching speed with a slightly heavier ball, 10% of mass: 20g roughly 7.7 Ounce) in my lab with 2 intermediate level pitchers. Surprisingly, the pitching speed was faster with the slightly heavier ball. We also calculated the centripetal forces but...
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    Hitting Spots

    One of the drills I use for training location of pitches is playing a game of Tic-Tac-To. Think of the strike zone as a Tic-Tac-To grid and have her vary the location of her pitches so she fills out the lines. Michel
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    Catcher specific conditioning

    Hi Marc, I am actually extremely interested by the subject of knee savers and catching in softball. I did a literature search and I haven't found an article on the biomechanical changes (or knee injury rate changes) with knee savers. However, that only means I haven't found the black sheep in...
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    Breaking-in a new bat

    Hi Hitter, Steve Anderson contributes often to the boards on heybucket. In one of his threads he actually explained the mechanical causes of the bats breaking at lower temperature. It was a very good post. The main point of the post was that based on material properties it is not necessarily...
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    Where to demo bats?

    Ed, There is a Extra Innings in MN: Extra Innings Indoor Baseball Training Center - Brooklyn Park, MN | indoor baseball | indoor softball | professional baseball instruction | indoor batting cages | baseball pro shop - Brooklyn Park, MN Have a great day Michel

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