Sean Doolittle. Baseball Player Mechanics Analysis - Oakland A’s
The analysis of some aspects of the technique can help to
explain the athlete’s performance, injuries and his/her future possibilities.
With the information that we present in this blog I’m not intended to replace a
scientifically organized evaluation process, but just to play with the
available information.
Mr. Doolittle had a left knee patellar tendon surgery in
2010 after he partially torn it in 2009.
Analyzing his pitching mechanics we can observe a push-off
with the left leg that ends with an incomplete rotation of the foot. During the
initiation of the acceleration phase of the arm the lower back gets
hyper extended creating compressive forces in the spine. The final rotation of
the body is done with axis in the right leg that does not accompany it,
creating stressful torques at the right hip, knee and ankle levels.
Left foot delayed rotation increases stress at the knee level |
Hyper extension of the lower back |
Body continues rotation while the right foot remains in place generating torque at the knee level |
Conclusion: Low risk of injury in the right leg and lower
back. Moderate risk of injury recurrence in the left knee.
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