What is the difference?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpMtgkGjwWU
thanks in advance for all the insight!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpMtgkGjwWU
thanks in advance for all the insight!
Forearm Fire is very different. Whip with I/R relies heavily on the articulation of the elbow/forearm. Forearm Fire places a stronger emphasis on wrist snap for power and ignores the importance of adduction of the upper arm and transfer of energy to the lower arm. In FF, it’s assumed the upper arm adds nothing to the pitch after 12 o’clock and that gravity is the only power source affecting the arm and release. Interestingly, if you watch the presenter demonstrate each, things look very similar until well after release.
The difference between I/R and FF is the belief of how the energy is transferred to the forearm at release, and the pitching mechanics to apply this belief. The physical difference in the motion that applies these beliefs is the angle between the bicep and forearm, and the bicep action as the arm comes down.
In FF there is more of a 90 degree angle between the bicep and forearm from 11:00 to 9:00, and at 9:00 the bicep comes down and stops or pauses when it come in contact with the body. The forearm then drops or whips, like a pendulum (taking the energy from the stopped bicep with it).
At about the 1:00 mark, the presenter begins to explain the importance of the three contributing joints then says, "I think we all know... how important wrist snap is in the delivery of a truly powerful windmill pitch." He further seems to suggest that the shoulder/upper arm has no active contribution to the release and that gravity does the work.
My take on I/R and whip is that the upper arm/shoulder is the primary power source and that the lower arm/hand stay relatively loose.
TJ--where does he explain this:
Forearm Fire
Shoulder Smoker
Humerus Heave
Elbow Exploder
Wrist Wrecker