Triple Extension Pitching Creates Optimal Separation

by Brent Pourciau · June 6, 2009

For all of those pitchers who are trying to develop more separation in back hip to back shoulder, you will only achieve this with explosive triple extension of the drive leg. “Triple Extension” is the extension of the ankle joint, knee joint and the hip flexor. You must perform this in your drive leg so your back hip can open completely to the target. If you keep your shoulders and weight back while aligning your Force Vector and once your Force Vector is linear you perform”Triple Extension,” optimal “Separation” will occur.

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The power pitcher works like a car engine. Specifically the drive shaft and rods like in the animated clip here. The combustion of the gasoline on the pistons is the drive force of the drive leg, the rods are the legs of the pitcher and the drive shaft is the core and throwing shoulder. If we add more power to the pistons and rods then the torque increases on the drive shaft which converts to the speed of the tires. The same happens with the pitcher, if we increase the power of the drive leg through triple extension then this will separate the hips more from the shoulders at front foot strike which will enhance core torque. This will multiple the forces moving up the kinetic chain into the velocity of the ball.

This analogy scientific proof that if you enhance triple extension power, you potentially will increase velocity.

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Separation And Triple Extension

This videos covers the importance of "Separation" which builds core torque, increases velocity and takes stress off of the arm. Brent Pourciau also talks about how "Triple Extension" and the "Load" position is the key to generating optimal "Separation. ...

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http://www.topvelocity.net Brent Pourciau

Focusing on Triple Extension until ball release will make sure your hips are completely open at front foot strike. This is like telling a sprinter "Don't stop running until you are complete through the finish line!"
Brooks carson

So should you still be triple extending while the arm is coming through , or wait till the leg is completely done then throw?
http://www.topvelocity.net Brent Pourciau

No, if you continue to triple extend until ball release this will pivot your leg and keep your momentum driving towards the target.
brooks carson

should you pivot your foot while triple extending?
http://www.topvelocity.net Brent Pourciau

Keeping your weight back while your hips build your stride and you keep your shoulders closed will not cause arm drag. Keeping your weight forward and over your lift leg as you stride while trying to keep your shoulders closed will cause arm drag and injury.

A better way to describe keeping your weight back is keeping your hips under and a little ahead of your shoulders.
Joe Marinig

I keep seeing the statement of keeping your weight back. keeping the weight back leads to arm Drag which leads to shoulder impediments and Tommy-John surgery in the Elbow. you want the body to maintain equal balance and maintain the center of balance through the pitch so that all kinetic energy is used.

any questions email me at Jmarinig@yahoo.com

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Triple Extension Pitching Creates Optimal Separation