At that age it's not the speed that usually kills. It's the junk.

Aug 8, 2020
7:02:39am

Jesse Pinkman All-American

The vast majority of kids have figured out fastballs but wet themselves when they see the rare kid who has a decent curve ball or slider.

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Jesse Pinkman

Previous username: QuickCoug
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Joined: Feb 6, 2002
Last login: May 12, 2024
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BIL had a radar detector thing that tell you how fast you can throw a baseball

the_byu_flash

8/7/20 11:19pm

Better than my grandma

8/7/20 11:27pm

See, now I gotta go back there tomorrow. Gosh dang it

the_byu_flash

8/7/20 11:29pm

Not too bad ...

Busting Coveys

8/7/20 11:35pm

RE: Not too bad ...

coug almighty

8/7/20 11:40pm

Honestly, for a grown man that is terrible.

Pimpin4Paradise

8/7/20 11:52pm

My 12 year old throws 68...

doctorcoug

8/8/20 12:03am

That's hopping. My 12 year old throws 53 on a good day. He's behind on

David Lo Pan

8/8/20 12:09am

At that age it's not the speed that usually kills. It's the junk.

Jesse Pinkman

8/8/20 7:02am

I strongly, emphatically, recommend against the curveball at the vast majority

doctorcoug

8/8/20 8:03am

You should read the Andrews group study from 2015. Curveballs are NOT a causative factor in arm injuries

SJS

8/8/20 8:25am

If the goal is to win games at 12u, then I can see the value of curves. Problem

doctorcoug

8/8/20 8:35am

Did you read my 2nd paragraph?

SJS

8/8/20 10:53am

It was 2011, just read the study. It didn't find a link to injury, but that

doctorcoug

8/8/20 8:48am

You didn’t find the right study. But you do you.

SJS

8/8/20 10:51am

Why so sensitive? Dr Andrews published 3 baseball articles in 2015, none looking

doctorcoug

8/8/20 11:18am

You’re literally disagreeing with the main point of the study you can’t find. I’m not home, will find it later and BM it

SJS

8/8/20 11:21am

I'll be really happy to read it. Since I have a son who is really heavy into

doctorcoug

8/8/20 11:31am

Unless he throws from a really high release point, he should throw a slider anyways

SJS

8/8/20 11:33am

And here’s a link for a knuckle curve

SJS

8/8/20 11:37am

I'll take a look. As you said earlier, I really think the best way to go is to

doctorcoug

8/8/20 12:35pm

Locating and alternating velocity is much more important than max velocity

doctorcoug

8/8/20 8:01am

My son who throws in the 90’s and got college offers as a pitcher didn’t throw..

CoachSpeak

8/8/20 7:19am

What my son does at 12u won't equate to what he will do as a senior. He doesn't

doctorcoug

8/8/20 8:07am

The better 14U pitchers this season were hitting around 75. 68 in 12U is really

Alister Mackenzie

8/8/20 7:25am

Big jump between 12 and 14 years old. Basically puberty driven.

CoachSpeak

8/8/20 7:27am

His velo is near the top in the state for 12u, but he plays 13u. For the kids

doctorcoug

8/8/20 8:10am

That’s some heat at that age.

cougfanz

8/8/20 7:25am

That’s pretty impressive, especially since you guys been quarantining for months on end.

JohnnyComeLately

8/8/20 8:11am

Me, my brother, and 2 friends tried that at an amusement

Oompabluepaw

8/8/20 12:07am

those ones are notoriously off to avoid people guessing correctly (esp. those who know how fast they normally throw)

byujag

8/8/20 7:35am

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Alister Mackenzie

8/8/20 12:57pm

Yep

Memmo

8/8/20 12:11am

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JohnnyComeLately

8/8/20 12:11am

Even knuckleballs are thrown around 70 mph

RC Vikings

8/8/20 12:11am

I had my pitch timed and it was around ...

Dan

8/8/20 2:23am

Threw high 70s back when I was in my early 20s

PickleButton

8/8/20 7:15am

That’s pretty bad.. though as we’ve seen a lot of successful people can’t throw

cougfanz

8/8/20 7:23am

Now that's resting your arm. I bet you get into the 60's with some tweaks.

mokelembembe

8/8/20 9:44am

Yes that’s not good for an adult male

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