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Does Velocity Increase From Flat-Ground to Mound Work During a Lighter Baseball Training Program?

Christopher Hadley¹, Thomas R Atlee, Peter N Chalmers

¹From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY (Hadley, Bassora, Bishop, Erickson), Teels Baseball, Wyckoff, NJ (Atlee), the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Chalmers), and Dupage Medical Group, Dupage, IL (Romeo).

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Baseball pitchers saw significant velocity gains from a 15-week training program. Throwing from a mound, compared to flat-ground, yielded the greatest increase in pitch velocity.

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Area of Science:

Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Baseball Performance

Background:

Recent interest in elbow stress from flat-ground versus mound throwing.
Standard throwing progression programs start with flat-ground and advance to mound work.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the effects of flat-ground versus mound throwing on baseball pitcher velocity.
To evaluate the impact of a 15-week pitching mechanics and velocity-training program.

Main Methods:

Included 36 male pitchers aged 10-17 years in a 15-week program.
Tested pitch velocity at four intervals, comparing flat-ground and mound throws.
Analyzed average and maximum velocity changes between testing sessions.

Main Results:

Pitching velocity increased by an average of 5.2 mph over the program.
The most significant velocity gains occurred between the third and fourth testing sessions.
Both final testing sessions involved throwing from the mound.

Conclusions:

The 15-week training program effectively enhanced pitching velocity.
Mound throwing produced greater velocity increases than flat-ground throwing.
Incorporating mound work is crucial for baseball pitcher velocity development programs.