You Can Throw Harder: An Engineer's Approach To Developing More Velocity [Paperback]

Kenneth Shuey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002

This is a book totally focused on concepts that will allow a baseball player to throw the ball with more velocity, coupled with the best chance of preventing injury. You Can Throw Harder is intentionally kept brief to maximize the reader's ability to grasp the important elements of a solid throwing technique. The book has been written for coaches, parents and players. It provides a detailed discussion of the author's most effective teaching techniques as well as a thorough presentation of the most common faults that prevent young players from achieving their optimal arm speed. The chapter on drills offers a step by step method that has proven very successful in the instruction of a large number of young players. A section of the book provides off-season conditioning ideas and specific stretching and strengthening exercises for the shoulder, back and legs.Paul Shuey, setup man for the Cleveland Indians, is the primary subject analyzed throughout this book and a set of three throwing sequences is included in the appendix.It is the author's sincere hope that this work can be used to help players achieve their optimal throwing performance. Player's that achieve improved arm speed will hopefully increase their enjoyment of the game of baseball.

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About the Author

Ken Shuey has a master's degree in electrical engineering coupled with thirty-three years of practical experience in the design and development of electronic equipment. He holds twenty-nine patents on a variety of subjects related to his work experience with aircraft electrical systems and communications. Ken grew up playing youth baseball in Missouri and played four years of collegiate baseball at the University of Missouri at Rolla, joining the UMR team for the inaugural season that baseball was offered as a varsity sport. He played several years of post-collegiate baseball in the mid-Ohio area. Ken is the president of the North Wake County Baseball Association, a non-profit organization that provides baseball opportunities for players in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. He is the co-founder of the Greater Raleigh Fall Baseball League (GRFBL), recognized as one of the premier competitive fall baseball programs in the country. Ken is the father of Paul Shuey, setup man for the Cleveland Indians and one of the hardest throwers in the major leagues. Paul's fastball has been clocked as high as 100 MPH and his split finger fastball consistently registers 90-94, one of the hardest in the major leagues. Ken has been providing throwing instruction for dedicated NWCBA players for many years. It is the combined experience of working with Paul and with a variety of NWCBA players, coupled with a strong engineering background, that has allowed a refined set of powerful throwing techniques to be developed.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403309981
• ISBN-13: 978-1403309983
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE!!! The Best Source Ever On Proper Throwing Mechanics, October 17, 2011

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This review is from: You Can Throw Harder: An Engineer's Approach To Developing More Velocity (Paperback)

If it were possible to give this book 10 stars then I would.

This is by far the best book or DVD or any material I have ever run into on proper throwing technique during my years of research and study of baseball mechanics. This is the GOLD STANDARD on throwing. Nothing else is in the same ball park.

If you are a parent who wants his or her child to have the best chance of having the most fun because of a healthy, strong, and successful throwing ability, then this is The Book.

I cannot say enough good things about it. Whenever I hear or gather more information on throwing, I always compare that information to what is in this book and throw the foreign information out if it is not consistent with this book. Other *good* sources on throwing and pitching are indeed consistent with this book but are not as detailed or as in depth in the whys and hows of proper healthy powerful throwing technique.

Shuey explains why and how you should throw with specific details on what you should be doing. Now, I can also spot specific areas where throwers need changes and more improvement, along with exercises and drills to make them better throwers.

And yes, this book is still very much relevant after 10 years. Here is a snippet of a correspondence with the author on Thu, Oct 6, 2011:

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Q: After 10 more years of research, is there anything that you think in the book in NOT right?

A: "I think the rotation should be emphasized as hips first and upper body second and I don't think I did a very good job of describing that in the book. Additionally, I didn't emphasize the early external rotation, but that's dangerous as I've discussed before. You have to solve the arm position first." - Ken Shuey
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