Trystan Magnuson

Cut from HS team, Drafted #56 overall. MLB pitcher for Oakland A’s. Master’s in Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University. Follow me you’ll learn to pitch.

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Notice the shoulders.

The throwing shoulder starts behind the glove shoulder. The glove shoulder doesn’t move much, while the throwing shoulder moves 180 degrees around it.

Lesson: Don’t end up square to the plate, you are sacrificing power.

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Abner Uribe 102mph Fastball and 90mph Slider, Overlay

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Where your arm care exercises take place is a key consideration. Along these lines, here's one drill I don't like in a baseball population. #cspfamily

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See how Nolan Ryan isn’t pulling with his glove arm, but rather rotating with his throwing arm/shoulder.

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Notice that pitchers don’t pull with the glove, but rather throw with the shoulder of their throwing arm. (The glove stays in front of their core)

It’s a whip-the-throwing-shoulder-towards-the-plate kind of a feeling.

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@PitchingNinja It’s so interesting how aerodynamics control movement.

A slider with the center of rotation not in the same place acts totally different as the air hits the seams in a completely different way.

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Look at front leg power.

Foot in front of knee.

Pushing to oppose forward momentum.

Front leg straight - after release.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Spencer Strider, Mechanics (Side View)

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I want to hear God’s thoughts on topics, not my own.

I want others to hear His voice.

Job asked questions of God. God was okay with it. He liked Job’s questions. He answered in a way Job wasn’t expecting. Maybe he’ll answer you in an unexpected way too.

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When talking others about serious topics, I’ve been trying to ask more questions.

The Quakers used this technique in what was called a “Clearness Committee”

The gathering was used to help a person hear God’s voice and direction.

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Job’s friends spoke on behalf of God and God didn’t appreciate it.

I’ve been trying to ask more questions.

I’ve been seeking to understand others.

I’ve been offering less advice, but telling more stories from my own life.

I’m trying to get better at this.

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Notice how basically every big leaguer comes to a 90 degree armpit and 90 degree elbow at some point in their delivery.

Usually right as their front foot is planted after the stride.

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Nolan Ryan’s mechanics evolved throughout his career, but the two biggest changes came between Mets - Angels and Angels - Astros.

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To this day, Shohei Ohtani says he has never beat his mother in a badminton match.

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A friend of Chapman invited him to join a local baseball team at the age of 15.

He began playing as a first baseman until the coach noticed that Chapman could throw well enough to become a pitcher, which Chapman began in 2003….

Eventually 100+mph

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Instead of hip-shoulder separation, isn’t rotational velocity of the shoulders the only thing that matters?

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@OAITraining Is this what you are referring to with the hip - shoulder separation?

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More important than squatting a million pounds is your explosiveness.

Metrics like vertical and broad jump.

If you have high vertical and long broad jump, your body has potential to throw hard.

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I know some coaches talk about hip - shoulder separation to generate power, but I don’t see it in the hard throwers.

I see them keeping their hips closed as long as possible and then driving their hips and shoulders together to deliver the ball.

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@capcitybsb @flowsdoc Or they are taught wrong.

Pitchers are often taught to lift like football players with the goal of gaining muscle mass.

In that regime, heavy weight in controlled motion in order to not induce injury.

Maybe there are better baseball-centric explosiveness building exercises?

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@SanzeriBaseball Totally agree.

Starting to throw before your foot is planted is like trying to ski before your ski touches the snow. You lose so much power.

Be ready to throw when your front foot hits the mound.