The Inverted Iron Pyramid
One of the key indicators of efficiency and power in a pitcher’s delivery is his use of his lower half.
At The ARMory and The Ranch, we’ve been studying this for a long time, and our understanding is constantly evolving. An efficient and powerful lower half definitely isn’t seen in the old “stay tall and fall” idea.
It’s amazing to me how many coaches I hear say something like “stay tall on the back side”, and then turn right around and tell a pitcher “you gotta use...
How Long? Yes!!
Good Morning,
Later today The ARMory will board a jet to Atlanta, GA for a two-day Road Show with 54 aspiring young rocket launchers and their families. Once we land we’ll load up 5 suitcases of equipment and 7 staff members into a rented Suburban and head off to our hotel. Tomorrow morning we’ll wake up, slam down a continental breakfast, and it then it will be...
Ty Sullivan, Matt Abramson, Josh Wagner, Amy Marsh, Lisa Church, Austin Bergner, and I will be laying down the knowledge...
Fowl Play: Lessons From a Frustrated Coyote
When I was a kid, if my brothers and I weren’t playing in football, basketball, or baseball games coached by my dad, Saturday mornings meant one thing… CARTOONS!!
Beyond question, my all-time favorite was The Roadrunner! I can still sing every word to the theme song. Obviously, the Roadrunner was the star of the show, but I’ve always pulled for the underdog, so I always hoped that sad Wyle E. Coyote would catch that blazing bird just once.
But he never did.
It wasn’t due to...
Is Your Collegiate Summer League a Waste of Time?
Earlier today I got a calls from 3 pitchers from a Top 20 Division 1 baseball program. In Lieu of summer ball these guys, upon the advice of their pitching coach, have decided to attend our Summer Rocketeer Training Program.
These guys and their coach really get it!
I know I'll catch a lot of flack for this, but here it is...
Collegiate Summer League games for pitchers are often a waste of time.
Yep...
There it is.
It's really the same trap that younger travel ball...
The Island of Misfit Pitchers
When I was a kid (back when we did our homework on stone tablets) there were no DVDs or Netflix, and we only got 3 stations on TV. One of my favorite parts about the Christmas season were the holiday cartoon shows. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was a classic, and I loved “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”.
But my personal favorite was “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. One of my favorite parts was when Clarice told Rudolph he was cute. He danced...
The Island Of Misfit Pitchers
When I was a kid (back when we did our homework on stone tablets) there were no DVDs or Netflix, and we only got 3 stations on TV. One of my favorite parts about the Christmas season were the holiday cartoon shows. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” was a classic, and I loved “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”.
But my personal favorite was “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. One of my favorite parts was when Clarice told Rudolph he was cute. He danced around shouting, “I’m cuuuute! She...
Cankles Are For The Dogs!
Happy Monday after Thanksgiving!
Every year, on Thanksgiving Day I have one job… ONE JOB.
Keep Kathy happy and as stress free as possible in the kitchen.
I wake up when I hear her start rustling pots and pans and quickly assume my role as kitchen steward/porter. I’m sort of the “bar back” of the process. Every time she finishes with a mixing bowl or a utensil, I scarf it up, wash it, dry it, and get it back into play as quickly as possible.
I’m pretty sure I washed this one big...
Is It Possible To Be Injury Proof?
Five years ago my candy apple red Ford Ranger pick up truck with over 200,000 miles was totaled when I was rear ended by a 21 year-old in a Mitsubishi Box truck chocked full of cargo. I wasn’t hurt, but my truck was rammed into the back of a jacked up Ford F150, and it crumbled up like an accordian.
When the dust settled, I immediately called my friends at Brandon Ford for a replacement.
They love me at Brandon Ford.
Over the past 20 years I have purchased 9 Ford Trucks from them, and...
Weight Loss and Pitchers?
Last week I was working with a patient--I'll call her Kimberly.
She was a 54 year old, woman recovering from a total knee replacement. I have worked with her 8 times over the past 3 weeks. She owns a successful real estate agency that employs over 20 people, and every time I saw her she was well dressed and made up, even though she was only 3 weeks past her surgery and hadn't returned to work yet. She projected a sharp, professional image, but she was moderately overweight.--not obese by any...
And Here’s How Poor Deceleration Can Tear Your UCL
Hello again,
Yesterday I shared with you my research about how a poor deceleration pattern can be a significant contributor to anterior shoulder pain and can eventually lead to a labrum tear.
When I texted Coach Wolforth about my revelation, he suggested that poor decel could also contribute to medial elbow/UCL issues.
Remember his response?
I've thought that for some time.... I also believe poor decel can also contribute to medial elbow...
