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JacketVol said:
My son is a HS pitcher and has had some success. He rarely just maxes out. He will throw with good smooth mechanics then reach back for extra from time to time when he needs it. He has come in before and just maxed out every pitch for an inning but mostly pitches probably at 90 percent with command and then pop it from time to time. I think some of the arm issues are those guys who just gas all the time. Is also why I think so many injuries in the forearm and elbow have escalated recently at the college and mlb level.
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That’s more advanced than what I am referring to…. Last night, my son pitched at All Star practice…. My son hadn’t thrown a bullpen in a few days so he was a little rusty….. the coach told my son that he doesn’t care about pitching fast…. Just throw strikes…. Then he tried to switch his two seam fastball to a four seam bc a four seam goes straighter….(no sh&t) my son gets some decent movement on his two seam…. He throws it for strikes and velocity is nearly identical between the two…. He then tried to change his curveball…. Didn’t like his grip even though it is above average for our league…. I left practice pissed off…

They do need to do more intense studies to find out a way to protect young players arms…. A lot of the data is based off assumptions… you are probably correct that it is the intense torque that players do with their arms nowadays. Good luck working with your son.
 
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volbeast33 said:
That’s more advanced than what I am referring to…. Last night, my son pitched at All Star practice…. My son hadn’t thrown a bullpen in a few days so he was a little rusty….. the coach told my son that he doesn’t care about pitching fast…. Just throw strikes…. Then he tried to switch his two seam fastball to a four seam bc a four seam goes straighter….(no sh&t) my son gets some decent movement on his two seam…. He throws it for strikes and velocity is nearly identical between the two…. He then tried to change his curveball…. Didn’t like his grip even though it is above average for our league…. I left practice pissed off…

They do need to do more intense studies to find out a way to protect young players arms…. A lot of the data is based off assumptions… you are probably correct that it is the intense torque that players do with their arms nowadays. Good luck working with your son.
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Check out Mike Reinold. He is a physical therapist up in Boston and he worked on the Sox staff for a number of years. Has a ton of info for youth pitching.

Went to a conference to hear him and Dr. Andrews speak on this topic
 
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