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Hey guys,
My next form project is making better use of my off arm (left arm throwing RHBH). I have a bad habit of letting my off arm creep away from my torso for balance, which is basically counter productive to accelerating my rotation speed.
There's ample video evidence of where my arm should be at various stages of the throw; with Paul and Will, it seems to be drawn tight into the torso which makes perfect sense (e.g. figure skater). But my question is, what is this supposed to feel like?
Is the off arm
The "swimming" one is something I read somewhere before, and is subtle but seems to drive the left arm/shoulder down and slightly back as the right powers forward. With Paul/Will it seems fairly stationary, but driving it backwards seems pronounced with Drew Gibson:
Looking really really closely, the commonality seems to be to draw it forward prior to the pull through, and use it as an anchor to rotate the shoulders against?
Any insights into what the off arm should be trying to accomplish and feel like are greatly appreciated. TIA.
My next form project is making better use of my off arm (left arm throwing RHBH). I have a bad habit of letting my off arm creep away from my torso for balance, which is basically counter productive to accelerating my rotation speed.
There's ample video evidence of where my arm should be at various stages of the throw; with Paul and Will, it seems to be drawn tight into the torso which makes perfect sense (e.g. figure skater). But my question is, what is this supposed to feel like?
Is the off arm
- just getting out of the way (tight to body but no momentum role)?
- driving momentum into the torso/hips?
- used to counter rotate against the right arm (aka 'swimming')?
- other?
The "swimming" one is something I read somewhere before, and is subtle but seems to drive the left arm/shoulder down and slightly back as the right powers forward. With Paul/Will it seems fairly stationary, but driving it backwards seems pronounced with Drew Gibson:
Looking really really closely, the commonality seems to be to draw it forward prior to the pull through, and use it as an anchor to rotate the shoulders against?
Any insights into what the off arm should be trying to accomplish and feel like are greatly appreciated. TIA.
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