Verbal que....
Kuckles always lead
Kuckles always lead
For a righty, when coming off the rubber at 3, the hand position is most desirable when the knuckles lead. This will prevent excess rotation within the shoulder socket when coming over the top. I like to see the ball face 3rd at 12:00, then orientate to approx palm up or somewhere between the two by 9:00. By doing these two, the shoulder will only internally rotate approx 90 degrees rather than 180... this can cause a hitch at 12 if a full 180 degree turn happens at the top of the circleRick, or others ... assuming a palm-down orientation at 3-o'clock is desirable, is there a best way to approach that coming out of the glove (6-o'clock)? Is coming out of the glove with an orientation of a hand-shake, palm towards 1B (righty), correct ... or should the orientation already be palm-down ... or does it matter?
Is your 3:00 my 9:00?
Rick and james,
Since the lower arm rotates independently of the upper, how does hand orientation affect the shoulder joint?
Next time out throwing bp, or just goofing off, try ball going up handshake position, then palm down. I feel more stress in my shoulder palm down, hardly any with handshake pos. May just be me.
Next time out throwing bp, or just goofing off, try ball going up handshake position, then palm down. I feel more stress in my shoulder palm down, hardly any with handshake pos. May just be me.
Agree 100%If I'm palm down at 3, I just kind of naturally (maybe I should say "without effort") get to palm up at 9.
Rick, or others ... assuming a palm-down orientation at 3-o'clock is desirable, is there a best way to approach that coming out of the glove (6-o'clock)? Is coming out of the glove with an orientation of a hand-shake, palm towards 1B (righty), correct ... or should the orientation already be palm-down ... or does it matter?
One thing that I have noticed in my DD is that when she dropped the ball out of her glove in her back swing with her hand in a handshake position her elbow straightened and she had trouble getting the flexion in it as she moved up towards 12:00. When she drops from the glove with the back of her hand towards home plate she keeps more flexion in her elbow. It never comes straight and she has better whip.