"Right after that, he's 95.9 mph on TrackMan, 95.6 on the gun." ๐ฅ
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Vinny Riggio breaks down the day that high school senior @DanielHead925 threw upper 90s in a bullpen at Tread HQ. ๐ช
What a year. What a ride. โค๏ธ
Thank you, seniors, for everything you have done. We ended the regular season as the inaugural ABA Regular Season Conference Champions, but weโre not done yet. The best is yet to come.
#p27academy
@DanielHead925@MercerBaseball Be sure to check out the full breakdown of Daniel's transformation from high school shortstop learning to pitch to mid-90s D1 commit.
https://t.co/NWxP257stW
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Daniel Head spent most of his high school career at shortstop.โ
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In less than a year, @DanielHead925 committed to @MercerBaseball (DI) and is touching 96 mph in game. ๐ฅโ
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@DanielHead925 Daniel Head came to Tread the summer after his junior year as a primary shortstop trying to commit to pitching full-time. ๐
He had already touched 90, but was mostly sitting 86 to 88.
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Daniel Head arrived at Tread the summer after his junior year of high school as a primary shortstop, sitting 86 to 88 mph.
Less than a year later, he's touching 96 mph on the mound and is committed to @MercerBaseball โ๏ธ
Performance coach Vinny Riggio breaks down exactly how that happened, from stripping away the checklist mentality @DanielHead925 arrived with, to building effective reps through constraint-based throwing, to the mocap findings that unlocked his fall training.
This is what development can look like when you let athletes be athletes.
95 MPH High School Mechanics ๐ฆพ
@DanielHead925 is a high school senior committed to @MercerBaseball
He came to Tread as a shortstop who was able to touch 90 mph with sheer athleticism. The raw talent was obviously there.ย
Now he's throwing 95 mph in bullpens. ๐
Full case study about his velo jump coming soon. ๐ฅ