You are losing a lot of velocity while putting a lot of stress on your shoulder. This is all happening because you are using to much rotation and not enough momentum and torque. First look at these two frames of your delivery that I have picked out below.
Lets start with the second frame. Notice how at front foot strike when your shoulders have committed you are aligned with almost the on deck batter. This means you are going to have to overcompensate to get your arm in line with your catcher at release. This overcompensation forces your body to slow down towards your release point to correct the mechanical flaw. This is detrimental to velocity. This is all happening because of what is occuring in the first frame. Notice the red lines showing you that your hips are trailing your shoulders. If you hips where up due to good triple extension of the back leg then your hips would be leading your shoulders. You would look more like Tim Lincecum here.
This would keep the direction of your momentum inline with the catcher and would also build more core torque. Notice the front of Tim's jersey how it is being rung out. Also notice why his hips are up. This is because his back leg is triple extended while his shoulders are closed or separated from his hips.
If you could learn to triple extend your hips forward before you commit your shoulders then you will not need to pull your arm across your body like you do at your release point. This will not only incease your velocity because you have more efficient momentum transfer and have generated more torque but your curve ball will also drop off of the table because your are now not pulling your arm across your body. Your arm is now staying relaxed as it extends to release with good internal rotation and pronation which is the ingredients of a good curve ball.
Here is some articles that will help you learn this. I also recommend you get the Ace Pitcher Handbook because it teaches how to achieve optimal momentum and torque.
Hope all is going well. Consciously working on the triple extension of my back leg. I found that the earlier I brace my landing leg the easier it is to achieve the extension of the back leg. Wanted to know if there is some type rule of thumb you teach on when bracing should begin with the front leg.
Thanks again for the help I appreciate it a lot,
Brad
Brad,
You back leg must triple extend before front foot strike. This is critical in generating optimal core torque. Notice in the frames of Tim Lincecum below that when his front foot lands his back leg is extended and his foot has flipped over. This is because after your back leg triple extends it then relaxes because the weight has transfered to the front leg. Try to emulate his movements here.
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