One of you guys is really into the "energy transfer" theory of pitching (I think it's Hal or Mark)...but, I ran across an article that everyone should take a look at it. The article is in the October, 2009 issue of Men's Health, page 142.
The article discusses work during the last two years with the "fascia". The fascia is "rubbery gunk" located under the skin that encases the muscles and bones. Recent studies are suggesting that the fascia, and not the muscles, is the stuff that actually is activated during baseball pitching--which is why "big muscles" doesn't necessarily mean "fast pitching". The fascia is a webbing of criss-crossing elastic fibers and strands connected around the bones.
So, the body is much more like a rubber band than a series of levers.
Ray
The article discusses work during the last two years with the "fascia". The fascia is "rubbery gunk" located under the skin that encases the muscles and bones. Recent studies are suggesting that the fascia, and not the muscles, is the stuff that actually is activated during baseball pitching--which is why "big muscles" doesn't necessarily mean "fast pitching". The fascia is a webbing of criss-crossing elastic fibers and strands connected around the bones.
So, the body is much more like a rubber band than a series of levers.
Ray