RHP Tim Lincecum pitching mechanics

First pitch vs LA Angels @ AT&T Park June 17, 2009

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[ThumperOne]

Huh... Tim lands on his heel even though there is a "science" pitching teacher out there who says to land on the ball of your foot. Interesting...

[laflippin]

@ThumperOne Many coaches do seem to have tunnel vision in one or more areas of their craft. Personally, I prefer coaches who are obviously engaged in life-long study and enjoy continued learning versus those who tend to "circle the wagons" around whatever they think they know...even in the face of evidence that they are wrong.

[ef5103]

I'm Japanese,but I like his pitching.



[laflippin]

@ef5103 これをみたをどうもありがとう！

リンシカムのスタイルはへんね。でも、みることはたのしい。

shuuto　のチャネルがしっている？

[Lincecum55Tim]

this is probly the best slow video of Tim he an amazing pitcher i love this guy

[tonyschitte]

Tim Collins of the Royals has a delivery not unlike this from the left side, throws pretty hard, and is only 5'5" or so. Pitchers like Collins and Lincecum are great examples of using mechanics to get everything you can on the pitch despite your size.

[TheWorldsdeadliest]

I think Tim Lincecum's style is my favorite in the MLB.

[forkball1968]

@forkball1968 I meant his stride was long... not his strike. ;)

[forkball1968]

Freeze the video at :34 and you'll see why he throws as hard as he does, being such a skinny dude. Things to look at here are 1. his drive leg is fully extended at all three joints. 2. his strike is freakishly long. 3. His hips are firing toward the target already while his shoulders are still completely closed to the target. This means his core torque force is going to be maximized and this is going to transfer a max amount of energy to the ball once his front leg braces up. POWERFUL!

[smittyx3]

@ThumperOne to be fair his whole foot lands at the same time

[mrchevys3]

What a freak.

[LanceDirk]

@ThumperOne It's possible that for most people it's better to land on the ball of your foot. Most rules have exceptions, but are nonetheless usually valid.

[grahamm13]

@ThumperOne I think it's that his heel is what hits first but you see him get his foot all the way down eventually

[RockIsLife001]

@ThumperOne to me it looked like his whole foot?

[TheLimiteDMovies]

@ef5103 こんにちは、このビデオを見てのおかげで、ティムLincecu­mは偉大な投手です！