What is the kinetic chain? How does it work with pitchers? Is it important to know? What do we need to know about it? Dr. Chris McKenzie, a board-certified sports & orthopedic physical therapist, goes over these concepts in Part 1 of a three-part (yes, three part) interview.
Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about drills for helping a 7-year-old work on his swing with a tee and net setup.
In this 47-minute episode, you'll learn:
- what is the kinetic chain as it relates to pitchers
- what is shoulder external rotation
- what is shoulder internal rotation
- what is stride hip internal rotation
- what is stride hip external rotation
- whether pitchers should work specifically on shoulder external rotation
- what creates velocity
- how to transfer muscle strength along the chain
- how youth players can build muscle strength without lifting weights
- how to generate force from the ground for pitching
- whether the drive leg or the stride leg is more important in generating force, and how to strengthen it
- how Chris feels about "tall & fall" as a pitching technique
- whether to focus on a specific aspect on the pitching delivery
- Justin Stone's EliteBaseball.tv membership web site
- Chris O'Leary's membership web site
- Youth Baseball Edge blog
- Youth Baseball Edge product reviews
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