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Notice on the 'bad throw' how the lead foot lands square, curtailing the action that Hodge speaks of.
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The differences are quite significant.
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In my response I worded this very poorly:
"The girl (who BTW I think he shows in other vids with awesome throwing power, at least I hope that is her) does seem to get her hand pretty far back behind her head and shift her weight to some degree from back to front, which sort of seems to be what Tewks is advocating."
I guess what I was thinking of was more along the lines of the poor example clip vs say a clip of Tewks doing his primary drill where he puts the ball behind his back and throws.
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Notice the difference in elbow height as the throwing elbow passes by the head ...
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Notice the difference in thoracic extension (as well as overall thoracic mobility) .....
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high level throwing pattern
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A.B. Athletic Development, LLC
Bullpen:
Bullpen
Jaeger long toss:
What’s the real difference with arm strength? Northern vs. Southern Baseball Players
Yoga:
5 Reasons You Need To Do Yoga at AB
throwing injuries:
What are the two most prominent throwing injuries with baseball and softball players?
Youth Baseball Injury Seminar
shoulder care:
This is Why You Need To Take Care of Your Shoulder
dynamic warm-up:
The Dynamic Warm Up
strength and conditioning:
Performance Principles
female strength and conditioning:
Female Strength Training Programs: What’s the difference?
Female Strength Training Programs: What’s the Difference? Part 2
Female Strength Training Programs: What’s the Difference? Part 3
teaching movement
What makes AB different?
if you can throw, you can hit:
The Most Important Video I’ve Ever Made
weight shift:
Direction and Weight Shift in Throwing Mechanics
Direction and Weight Shift in Throwing - Part 1 - YouTube
Direction and Weight Shift in Throwing - Part 2 - YouTube
AB Athlete Throwing - YouTube
high level throwing pattern
Training Movement Patterns: What Sport Specificity Really Means
Austin Wasserman Throwing - High Speed Video Thowing - YouTube
Why Your Softball Players Have Elbow Pain: Wrist Flick Edition
T-Spine Mobility
IMO Hodge does not teach kids to throw the way this girl is throwing. He does not advocate bringing the ball up behind the head prior to the front thigh rolling over.
He wants the throwing arm close to horizontal to the ground until the front thigh begins to roll over. IOW the rollover of the front thigh is what triggers the throwing arm into the "L" position.
"It's important that your stride leg dictate the rotation of your arms." -- Hodge
"If you bring your arm up before your thigh rolls over you've used all the elasticity. Now when you go to land and throw, you're already stretched out and it's going to hurt you." -- Hodge
Hodge would consider this girl's throw a case of premature external rotation of the throwing arm, which he considers to be a leading cause of shoulder injury.
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