Posted by: coach13 (halour@netscape.net) on Mon Feb 26 07:57:46 2007

> > "Does anyone else in here tell their pitchers to fly open with that front side???? Anyone
> out there???"
> >
> > Maybe I'm not understanding what you mean by "fly open with the front side".
> >
> > At some point the shoulders have to open up. This is driven by the hips opening up
> underneath them while the shoulders initially stay closed.
>
> Chris,
>
> You are starting to finally understand my point.
>
> Jimmy

Hi Jimmy

I am not trying to speak for Chris but i believe what he is trying to convey is that the pitchers throwing arm should not move(other than movement which is caused by the shoulders and hip rotation) before the shoulders have completed their rotation. In other words the body throws the arm. Premature movement by the arm would be improper mechanics. Just like in hitting if the arms move prior to contact this would also be improper mechanics.