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Overload to Underload – Right Concept, Wrong Approach

January 14, 2009

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Using the overload to underload approach to train the pitchers body and central nervous system to increase arm speed is the right concept but the wrong approach when using weighted balls. The problem with using weighted balls is that it sacrifices the arm to teach the body how to move weight more quickly. To understand how backwards this weighted ball approach is we must first look at what role the arm plays in the pitching delivery. Read more

Written by Brent Pourciau · Filed Under Pitching Articles | 11 Comments