Hi all,

Just wanted to ask your opinion (perhaps if you know any factual information too) on injuries affecting velocity. I had been experiencing arm pain for months before being diagnosed with a grade 1 SLAP tear. Prior to getting to the doctor, while at a prominent collegiate camp, I was gunned at 71-74 maxing at 76..while incredibly fatigued as well. Would it be ridiculous to think that I threw that fast when my arm was feeling good?

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If I understand your question, it would be my expectation that you threw harder before the onset of symptoms. How much harder is hard to say. Were you never gunned before?

Before the camp I was gunned as a freshman...not an accurate gauge. I was told by my coaches, teammates, and catcher that I was throwing hard..but no clue how hard