Mikaka
My Dixie Wrecked
how many people have heard of this piece of training/strengthening equipment?
to preface my question, i've been having issues with my shoulder (from the outer peak of my shoulder, straight down the arm towards my elbow), sometimes so bad my whole arm would shake when i'd raise it to take a drink of water/beer. it pretty much takes 1-2 throws from the OF and it's toast. i'm not too familiar with the composition of the shoulder/rotator cuff, so i'm not going to try to explain it that way.
i talked to the physical therapist and sports orthopedic i had when i tore my LCL last year, and they both said it's GIRD, which is common for "athletes" (and yes, i use that term VERY loosely) who use an over-the-top arm motion similar to ours.
i try to take it easy when we warm up, sometimes even starting with a weighted ball to get my whole arm loose. maybe i'm not bending my elbow enough and creating enough torque from it. who knows. for as long as i've been playing softball/baseball, 20 years this year, i've never seen myself throw, so i have no idea what my throwing motion looks like. i had my second baseman last weekend say that one of my throws looked like i was almost tossing a grenade, but that throw was about my 15th of the day from out there, so i didn't have anything left anyway. i proceeding to pull myself after that.
so back to original question. has anyone seen this item/tool before? if you have, have you tried it? does it work?
http://therotater.com/wp/
it seems pretty simple, yet ingenious as to how it works. but since it's so simple, how easy do we think it'd be to make your own, say out of 1/2" or 3/4" PVC pipe? i'd like to try it to see if it helps, but i can't justify spending $60 on it if i "technically" don't have to.
to preface my question, i've been having issues with my shoulder (from the outer peak of my shoulder, straight down the arm towards my elbow), sometimes so bad my whole arm would shake when i'd raise it to take a drink of water/beer. it pretty much takes 1-2 throws from the OF and it's toast. i'm not too familiar with the composition of the shoulder/rotator cuff, so i'm not going to try to explain it that way.
i talked to the physical therapist and sports orthopedic i had when i tore my LCL last year, and they both said it's GIRD, which is common for "athletes" (and yes, i use that term VERY loosely) who use an over-the-top arm motion similar to ours.
i try to take it easy when we warm up, sometimes even starting with a weighted ball to get my whole arm loose. maybe i'm not bending my elbow enough and creating enough torque from it. who knows. for as long as i've been playing softball/baseball, 20 years this year, i've never seen myself throw, so i have no idea what my throwing motion looks like. i had my second baseman last weekend say that one of my throws looked like i was almost tossing a grenade, but that throw was about my 15th of the day from out there, so i didn't have anything left anyway. i proceeding to pull myself after that.
so back to original question. has anyone seen this item/tool before? if you have, have you tried it? does it work?
http://therotater.com/wp/
it seems pretty simple, yet ingenious as to how it works. but since it's so simple, how easy do we think it'd be to make your own, say out of 1/2" or 3/4" PVC pipe? i'd like to try it to see if it helps, but i can't justify spending $60 on it if i "technically" don't have to.
