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Something To Consider The Next Time You Throw A Bullpen

This week I am planning to share some simple, and hopefully helpful, guidelines for throwing bullpens.

The first idea is to make sure the pitcher doesn't throw too hard, too soon.

A pitching coach once shared something with me that I tend to use quite often. I ask pitchers to imagine themselves driving their car out of a driveway. The speed of the car is obviously slower - or should be slower(!) - than the speed at which they accelerate down a busy street or when driving down the freeway.

That gradual increase of speed from the driveway to a residential street, down a busy "major" street and to the on ramp of a freeway should be the guideline for arm-acceleration. Rushing this necessary process can and will cause arm problems.

Posted by Steven Ellis on January 6, 2009
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Capt. Rex

Thanks for the updates, tips and information - I always look forward to getting them and ... my kid looks forward to putting them to pratice.

Steven Ellis

Thank you for taking to the time to post. Good luck to you and your son this baseball season.

Steven

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