|
|
|
|
Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Driveline Mechanics analyzes the tempo, arm action, ball release, and followthrough phases of Red Sox phenom Clay Buchholz.
Overall, the author likes what he sees quite a bit.
drivelinemechanics
Posted: April 15, 2008 at 03:29 AM | 8 comment(s)
Related News: Boston
|
My Bookmarks
You must be logged in to view your Bookmarks.
Hot Topics
|
|
Reader Comments and Retorts
Go to end of page
Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.
It seems like there's been a crop of these sites springing up recently; between Gomez's old stuff for BBTF and THT, Baseball Intellect, Saber Scouting, and now Driveline, we're spoiled for choice! I love it.
At the time, the guy I idolized mechanically (despite hating him for being a damn Yankee) was Mariano Rivera. His arm action seemed so clean, almost effortless. As I continue to learn more about mechanics I see different things in Mo, but I would still put him in my mechanics pantheon. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, I notice a few things in common between him and Maddux at certain points in their deliveries.
I agree with you. As for arm angle, I prefer a high 3/4 delivery, actually, as I think you can get better velocity (and deception) when tilting the shoulder line at the ground. It also helps a lot of people with followthrough.
I like Maddux for all the reasons you mentioned!
As for Mariano, I haven't formally reviewed his mechanics, but I do believe them to be quite good. I have seen how he releases his cutter, and I am a huge fan of how he does not supinate the wrist and put undue stress on his elbow.
I spent the better part of three seasons trying to teach myself how to throw that pitch like he does. If he really does get all that movement just from grip and finger pressure, it's mind-boggling. It's not that difficult to get a cutter to break by throwing it that way, but I could never figure out how he got it to break so late. He must be able to put like double the rpm on the pitch compared to a schlub like me.
You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.
<< Back to main