Posted by: coach13 (halour@netscape.net) on Sun Feb 18 17:37:43 2007

> "The majority of a pitcher's power is generated by their body (e.g. the muscles of the hips and torso), not their arm. The job of the muscles of the arm and shoulder is to hold everything in place and make fine, positional adjustments."
>
> How much of a majority? 55-45?....60-40?....75-25?

Hi Teacherman

80% of the velocity of a pitched ball is what is generated by the rotational forces of the body