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I am a 15 yearold looking to improve on arm strength and power hitting. I have a chance to make varsity and was wondering how can i become able to rise my fastball from about 75-80 to 87-88. I was also wondering how can i hit the ball over a 330 fence and not just to it. Thankyou
 
Posts: 4 | Location: Churchville, Pa | Registered: September 13, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Do long toss and work your legs and hips. BTW what HS do you attend?


"Practice."-Tiger Woods when asked what he would do after failing to make the cut at the U.S. Open.

"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stone-cutter hammering away at his rock perhaps 100 times without as much as a crack showing. Yet at the 101st blow, it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before."
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Posts: 441 | Location: Hershey/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Registered: February 24, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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I go to Holy Ghost Prep
 
Posts: 4 | Location: Churchville, Pa | Registered: September 13, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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That's Philly area right. Good basketball program if I am not mistaken. I go to Middletown. I doubt you've ever heard of it.


"Practice."-Tiger Woods when asked what he would do after failing to make the cut at the U.S. Open.

"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stone-cutter hammering away at his rock perhaps 100 times without as much as a crack showing. Yet at the 101st blow, it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before."
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yea. They had a good basketball program about 3 years ago. that is when they mad states and loss in the championchip. I have heard of middletown. I play s****r and baseball against them in my travel leagues
 
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Yeah we have a NICE s****r program. Are juniors are great. When did you play us in baseball? I probably would have been on the team. I remember 3 years ago when you beat Steel High in basketball.


"Practice."-Tiger Woods when asked what he would do after failing to make the cut at the U.S. Open.

"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stone-cutter hammering away at his rock perhaps 100 times without as much as a crack showing. Yet at the 101st blow, it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before."
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What the heck does this auto censor s ****r. What's wrong with s ****r?


"Practice."-Tiger Woods when asked what he would do after failing to make the cut at the U.S. Open.

"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stone-cutter hammering away at his rock perhaps 100 times without as much as a crack showing. Yet at the 101st blow, it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before."
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You just gotta do a lot of throwing and maybe you will reach low 80's next year. I'm also a sophomore and throw a little harder than you but 87-88 it probly not a realistic goal in one year. As for hittingg the ball over a 330 foot fence u just gotta increase your bat speed. Take a lot of dry swings but only people like me can hit the ball that far i mean i crack the ball 360-370 easily i got mad power so do other kids i know on my all star team. Were goin to a 18 and under wwod bat tourney and were all not even 16 were beasts.
 
Posts: 27 | Location: Roseville, Minnesota | Registered: August 13, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Yeah, MN Blizzard rocks. Anyways, I'm pretty sure I replied to this on a different forum, but thats okay. I told have someone video tape his mechanics and send em to me via email and I'd try and help him out.

Because right now he is saying he throws 75-80 MPH, but he doesn't say what any of his problems are, thus I'd have to just guess things like "maybe your not leading with your front hip" or stuff like that. Pero, I have no idea because he never listed any problems he thinks he has.


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Posts: 230 | Location: Minnesota, USA | Registered: September 05, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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You check out my site at http://www.throwfaster.com
It has a lot of info. I've compiled through my recovery from "Tommy John" surgery on arm strengthening


Check out www.ThrowFaster.com
It's a site I made describing different methods for gaining arm strength. It also chronicles my "Tommy John" surgery and recovery.
 
Posts: 6 | Location: Cincinnati | Registered: September 25, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Well you're fifteen, don't be expecting to hit the ball out of a major league size stadium down te lines quite yet, let your body grow some. For batspeed, it's all technique, combined with your own strength. Work on your technique and contact hitting, and let your natural strength do it's job, don't try and crush the ball as this decreases your batspeed rather than increase it. I went to http://www.batspeed.com for help developing the technique. Workout, stretch, and practice. For throwing, again techqnue. Long toss should be a big help to. Good luck.


"He threw the ball as far from the bat and as close to the plate as possible." Casey Stengel about Satchel Paige
 
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