Throwing a ball the properly and powerfully requires a few absolutes. It also allows for individualism and warrants that the thrower eventually allow his or her athleticism shine. I want to encourage the thrower to take ownership of his or her throwing delivery. One area that the thrower must get right is that at release point we must be behind the ball. I hope to explain exactly what that statement means through some simple instruction and video.
When the thrower gets behind the ball, his fingers, the middle and index fingers, are powerfully on the ball at release, peeling the seams back to produce mighty back spin. Having one’s hand behind the ball, along with a good wrist snap gives the ball proper spin direction as well. ( imagination your middle finger as chalk, drawing a perfectly straight line on the chalk board, this equates to the right wrist snap). As you see in the pictures, the forearm is also behind the ball. And as any properly flowing kinetic chain, the throwing shoulder is also behind the ball at release point. As well as the chin and chest. Now that is a powerful position. The energy created at the ground has transferred up the legs, through the body and come out at the finger tips. An amazing motion to conquer and fun too. You can imagine yourself trying to push a wall down, go ahead and try. To exert the most force against the wall, you will find yourself in a similar position to the “behind the ball” position when throwing your favorite round ball.
One can see in the video that the torso, waist are in line with the intended target as wee. A throwers legs provide direction, among others factors, but proper direction of the stride leg gets us in position to be behind the ball with out torso, chin and chest. Try this. I am confident you know how to get behind each throw.
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