Paul Venner

Smooth Is Fast? Not So Fast

2024-03-05T15:18:03-05:00

Smooth is fast. Smooth is powerful. But smooth is not floppy. Smooth is actually the result of well-timed and synchronized co-contractions that remove muscle slack, eliminate shear forces (jerk), and amplify power, coordination and control, and protection (PCP).

Smooth Is Fast? Not So Fast2024-03-05T15:18:03-05:00

Anatomy Of A Pitcher’s Hip Hinge: First Move Nuance

2021-04-16T17:40:54-04:00

A well-executed one-legged hinge is vital to increasing impulse and improving velocity. But, not all hinges are the same. The single-leg hinge must be nuanced to link the athlete’s hardware to his software. This requires an in-depth investigation and appreciation of each athlete’s unique physical characteristics and movement preferences.

Anatomy Of A Pitcher’s Hip Hinge: First Move Nuance2021-04-16T17:40:54-04:00

Find Your Dog

2021-04-16T17:42:13-04:00

Everyone, and I mean everyone has a dog in ‘em. You wanna throw hard, you gotta find your dog. Over the past 3 summers we’ve worked with more than 450 players from all over the world in our Summer Training Program. If they stayed 4 weeks, the average guy gained over 4 mph on his fastball. For most of them, it wasn’t about adding anything. It was about using what we call SAVAGE Training to reveal the dog they already had inside them.

Find Your Dog2021-04-16T17:42:13-04:00

Anatomy Of Hip-To-Shoulder Separation

2021-11-03T05:32:04-04:00

Unless you’ve been living in the baseball equivalent of a Himalayan monastery, you’ve heard pitching and hitting coaches avowing the importance of “hip-to-shoulder separation.” I’m not exactly sure when it began, but sometime in the last several years, someone coined the term, and it spread like wildfire. According to advocates of this tenet, pitchers and hitters should rotate the pelvis while the torso remains closed for as long as possible. The resultant diagonal stretch through the trunk allows the athlete to take advantage of the elastic properties of the abdominals, and chest muscles to store and then unload energy to be transferred from the lower half to the arm or bat.

Anatomy Of Hip-To-Shoulder Separation2021-11-03T05:32:04-04:00

Impulse And The Little Glutes: The Most Important Contributors To Pitching Velocity

2022-03-08T22:26:14-05:00

To change a movement, you have to change the mover. To stabilize the back leg (thereby increasing impulse) the athlete must have enough mobility to get into a position that optimizes the length-tension relationships in all of the muscles surrounding the hip.

Impulse And The Little Glutes: The Most Important Contributors To Pitching Velocity2022-03-08T22:26:14-05:00

It’s Time For A Revolution in Throwing Rehab

2024-03-15T21:46:56-04:00

The UCL, Labrum, and rotator cuff aren’t the most highly vascularized tissues, they do receive some blood flow, and therefore under the right conditions, they are capable of remodeling themselves to resist the stresses under which they are placed.

It’s Time For A Revolution in Throwing Rehab2024-03-15T21:46:56-04:00

ARMory Guy Gained 24 mph in 3 Years and Got a D1 Power 5 Scholarship

2021-04-16T18:05:36-04:00

24 mph in just over three years? For some, that may seem unrealistic, but gains like that are not uncommon here at The Florida Baseball ARMory. They happen so frequently that we’re no longer surprised. We’re always thrilled, but never surprised. And with the right individualized training plan, they can happen for anyone, including you.

ARMory Guy Gained 24 mph in 3 Years and Got a D1 Power 5 Scholarship2021-04-16T18:05:36-04:00

Is How You Learn A Skill More Important Than What You Learn?

2022-03-30T15:13:39-04:00

It turns out that HOW you learn or refine a skill like hitting, throwing, or pitching is more important than WHAT you actually learn. We have emerged as an industry leader in applying this leading-edge motor learning science to baseball training.

Is How You Learn A Skill More Important Than What You Learn?2022-03-30T15:13:39-04:00

Eccentric Biceps Is The Devil For A Throwing Athlete

2023-10-09T18:05:40-04:00

Elimination or at least suppression of eccentric biceps activity is essential for protecting the labrum and the UCL. For this reason, safely and efficiently dissipating the energy of throwing through a rotational deceleration pattern is one of the seven attractors in pitching.

Eccentric Biceps Is The Devil For A Throwing Athlete2023-10-09T18:05:40-04:00

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