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Originally Posted by BUFFLURP
Yeah, thats what i meant. Just dont force it to pop. I know sometimes i cant resist popping it. It doesnt pop when you throw does it? This really isnt a bad or particularly harmful thing to do, but if you have the "crunch" or similar sound along with the pop, it probably isnt the best thing. I only do it because i cant pitch anymore (Tommy John surgery).
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OK no more popping...
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Ok, so you still have a few years of development. Do you play varsity? Are you a starter?
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I will this year, and I'll probably be bench. I'm not a lier, believe me, I should have been starting catcher since my freshmen year but thinks haven't worked out.
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Well, this isnt good news if i am going to be honest. Does really only hurt moreso when you start throwing hard? How hard do you thow? be honest. given you play high scholl and am 16, if you ave an average arm you will throw about 72-76mph. if you have a better than average arm strength you throw about 75-78 mph. If you have a really strong arm lik i did, when i was 16 i threw an average 78-81mph.
The reason this isnt good news is because the area of the bicep connection with the forearm on the inner side is where the ulnar colateral ligament is (tommy john) and all the ulnar supporting uscle and the ulnar nerve. but, its hard to tell if it is ligament, nerve or muscle by an internet board. What i want you to do is put your arm on the corner of the wall at a full arms length parralel to the ground(like the hitler sign) with your point of elbow facing the ground. now take your left arm and grab the outer side of the elbow joint and pull it toward the left. you should be trying to pull your elbow joint opposite of the wyy it naturally bends. it should actuall y have about aa 1/16 inch of give. try and see if you get a jolt of pain(not very painful, but reconizable). Thi reason for pain would be the fact that you are stretching the ulnar colateral ligament in the elbow, and would indicte if it is abnormal by the pain.
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Yes, if it begins to hurt, it is when I begin to throw hard. Honestly I haven't been clocked on a throw but I know its nowhere near where it should be, but I have been lifting weights seriously and I have noticed improvement just from about 6 months of lifting.
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one other thing. if you are in the outfield you need to make a full arm motion, and i know you are used to a short arm motion from being a catcher, but having proper throwing mechanics for the position is crucial. Usually catchers dont hurt their arms like a pitcher does. but if you even one time didnt warm up properly and started doing some short arm motions and acting like Jeter with arm snaps, you could really mess stuff up.
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Yea, I have to really make sure to get my mechanics down. I really have not had the greatest coaching. My coaches were all decent and knew what to do but I never got as much training as a kid as I wish I had. My dad pushed me, but never really got me involved as a youngin in travel leagues and such.
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Ok. sounds like you do them fine. as far as the popping i dont know quite what to tell you. is this a recent happening or has it always happened? if its recent it should eventually go away unless you hurt something, which you probably did not. is the sound more of a "crack" type pop, or is it more of a "bump" type pop? i really cant see a problem with this. if it doesnt efect your throwing i wouldnt be to worried about it, but if it continues i would get it checked out.
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It doesn't bother by throwing, I just think its weird that it pops every time. Its kind of like the same sensation you when you told me to push up with one finger and down with the other.
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go ahead
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Can you give me an overview of what pitches look like for a catchers POV. The last time I really played catcher was I think I said 3 years ago. And I never had good pitchers (which was kind of good for me because I learned to blcok pitches) so I don't know how a good curve ball, two seamer, four seamer, and etc looks like. So I don't want to look stupid by getting fooled by a curve ball.
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really what you need to do for your elbow is go have an x-ray, and even an MRI of the ulnar collateral area and the elbow joint. If you have had this problem for this long, shame on you for not getting it checked out, but hey lets get it settled now before the season starts, in what 5 weeks or so? thats when it starts here anyway.
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Should I wait to see if it hurts? So then if I get an x-ray or MRI they can distinctly see a problem?