Jonathan Reeder, UT Dallas, 2009-02-21

A 3rd inning pitch delivered by UT-Dallas junior LHP Jonathan Reeder.

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[SimpleStuff31]

his back foots already in the air when he releases the ball it needs to be on the ground hes losing power.

[texasleaguers]

@SimpleStuff31 It's not that black-and-white. Because he lands slightly closed (like most pitchers), he needs to pull his foot off the rubber to continue hip and shoulder rotation, both of which take stress off the shoulder during follow-through.

Simply leaving your back foot on the ground does not give you extra power. My impression of most pitchers who leave their back foot on the ground is that they are doing so by dragging it through the dirt. This is worse than having it in the air.

[SimpleStuff31]

@texasleaguers actually it is black and white, fix his landing problem and keep his back foot on the ground, try this, stand on one foot and throw a ball, not a lot of power eh?

[texasleaguers]

@SimpleStuff31 There are so many things wrong with your example that I can't even begin to tell you what's wrong without writing an essay about it. Good luck with your future coaching endeavors.

[JosephGlass13]

@texasleaguers i agree haha all of the power you've already created is going to transfer into the ball at the point where his back leg comes up. meaning at the point where his back leg comes up all of his lower body power has already been made. so at landing your legs really have nothing to do with power. it is getting power before landing that counts

[SimpleStuff31]

@texasleaguers i looked at your other videos. look at bauer. he has amazing mechs, i couldnt find anything wrong with them. he gets the hips moving, lands with his hips facing the plate but his shoulders closed, and his arm action, oh my his arm action, he lands and his arm is back there up and ready to be pulled around by his hips. and when he releases, his back foot, is dragging, do you know why that drag is good? because it means you pushed off the rubber. bauer will last a long time.

[SimpleStuff31]

@texasleaguers you said most pitchers land slightly closed, they dont, good professional pitchers land directly at their target, and, landing closed is what causes his foot to come into the air. but landing closed makes hip/shoulder separation almost impossible, and the foot is supposed to drag towards the target. look at lincecum. he has great hip shoulder separation and doesnt land closed, he can throw 97, and his foot drags. im guessing you didnt try throwing off one foot?