The data from the case study, performed at the most prestigious baseball institution in the world the American Sports Medicine Institute, has without a doubt shown NO correlation in max distance throws to pitching velocity or more specific throwing velocity. This is not based on opinion, I have proof. Max Distance Throws Do Not Increase Pitching Velocity Which brings this article to its most important discovery from the case study. Yes, there was actually an increase in throwing velocity when the participant was throwing the ball 112 feet less. My reasoning is that in the same case study when the participants where throwing the ball 180 feet the ball velocity was 87 mph on average. I understand we have 8 more feet to go until 300 feet but I highly doubt this 8 more feet will equal another 5 mph. The mean or average max distance thrown in the case study by ASMI was 292 feet and the average throwing velocity was 85 mph. So in theory and physics we have no proof that 300 feet equals 90 mph and now we have a case study, from the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) which is listed below, showing this myth may very well be completely false. Scientific Proof that 300 feet Does NOT Equal 90 mph My wife has a Masters in Mathematics at Cal State Fullerton and I asked her to hear my logic on this and she confirmed that yes, you can not calculate acceleration with only distance. I know throwing a baseball can not be defined completely as a uniform motion because the ball doesn't travel in a straight line but still, if you only know the distance the object traveled how can you ever know velocity without its rate or time it took to travel that distance? I will leave it up to any math guru's to educate me if I am completely off course here. I mean how can you calculate speed with only distance when the laws of uniform motion state that to calculate distance you need rate or time? I believe I have an average understanding of physics and when I first heard this argument I was very confused. Those who believe it have a very poor understanding of physics. If you are someone who actually cares about your success and longevity in baseball, based on how well informed you are, then this information below will be eye opening! The Myth of 300 feet Equals 90 mph If you don't care and you are one of those guys who is going to do max distance long toss your entire career, no matter what science says about it, then good for you and I wish you the best. I am writing this article for those who actually care about the science and research behind this conventional training approach to pitching. I have debated the effects of long toss on this site for years but as much as I would hope the baseball world would turn the page, it just doesn't seem like it is going to happen. These are some of the many questions I get on a weekly basis. Does max distance long toss increase pitching velocity? If I can throw the ball 300 feet does that mean I can throw 90 mph? Is extreme long toss actually stretching my arm out to help it grow longer? Does max distance throws help with arm strength?
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