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The wrist snap is what leads to a better rotation on the ball therefore, better movement on the pitch.
Most players use the brace for the rise, drop, circle change, and screwball - some use it for the curve but it depends on personal preference.
Below are several pictures showing what happens if players curl their arms on pitches instead of using the wrist. Basically, a player does not only end up with a sloppy pitch, but they also put alot of strain on the shoulder, elbow, and wrist.
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Without
the ThrowMAX:
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Pitchers
can freely move the arm up and out
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Curling
the arm up and in after a pitch
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Chicken
Wing or bending of the elbow prior to the pitch - causes a loss of power
and can put strain on the arm/shoulder
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NOTE***
One picture not shown is how the brace will not allow the pitchers arm
to curl over the top of the
head. It has the player create a true windmill motion and maximize all available power. |
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With
the ThrowMAX:
With a quick and simple adjustment of the brace on the arm (see Putting it on and Size Chart), any pitcher will suddenly realize that they can't short-cut the wind-up, raise the shoulder to make the chicken wing, or curl their arm on the follow-through which makes the wrist do the work. |
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Notice
in this photo that the player cannot curl the arm up as show in some
of the above photos. The wrist is bent showing the release point is
down low by the hip or in front/side of the body.
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This
picture shows that the player is still able to rotate the arm/shoulder
either inside or outside of the body.
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Tom Rupert is the head coach at Indiana State.
2 seasons ago he had a right fielder (not the players in these pictures) that suffered a rotator cuff injury. Doctors told his player that she would never throw right-handed again. Tom Rupert had the player wear the brace on her left arm for 2 months prior to the start of the season and by the end of her senior year, she made 2nd team All- Conference. The whole time she threw (including games) with the brace on, and she did it throwing left-handed!!!
See the printed story HERE - Playing Switcheroo
Ralph Weekly, U.S.A. Olympic coach also sees the great value in the brace. While Coach Weekly cannot official represent the ThrowMAX, he was kind enough to say many positive words that were truly effective at the Be The Best You Are Clinic in Cherry Hill, NJ in mid January 2001.
Video
For these video clips, use Windows Media Player - to download, just click HERE
Cindy Bristow (former WPSL Florida Wahoos Head Coach and current Director of Development for the International Softball Federation) was kind enough to record the following 3 movies - the first one shown below is a quick introduction to the brace.
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to play
The next video is one of Cindy's students using the brace for the drop ball - notice how the ThrowMAX has the player utilize her entire body as she is unable to short cut on the wind-up and releases the ball at the correct time. Here follow through is also near perfect because she has learned what the brace has been teaching her - not to curl her arm.
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In this last video, Cindy's player is throwing the rise and you'll notice on the follow-through in the still shot below and in livce action, that the incorrect habit of curling the arm towards her face is being haltered by the ThrowMAX
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to play
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