I caught our starting shortstop who had the best arm of any teammate I've ever played with. I caught a guy who threw a filthy sidearm slider, but a really talented hitter blasted one a good 410 with a wood bat. Moral of this story is you still have to have a repertoire sidearm or you might as well have a banner behind you that says "SUBMARINE APPROACHING EXPECT FASTBALL" I caught guys who would occasionally drop down on a pitch but it was a HUGE tell that a fastball was coming, as that was the only pitch they would throw sidearm. I caught traditional pitchers that blew their arms out and came back throwing sidearm pain free. I won't give you advice on mechanics, but I'll tell you my thoughts. The only gain I truly felt made submarine worth it was the rising ball I developed but overall… not worth it.Ĭaught a lot of submariners and faced a few. If you work on getting your arm extended more and release as low as possible you may get the concealed release that’s difficult to read. When I watch your form it looks more a just a bent over short arm slot side arm then a submarine. Flexibility is a must for this style of pitching. Although I felt it preserved my arm it wrecked my lower back, hips and glutes. The gains from switching to submarine were mainly intimidation, a concealed release, wider variety of junk pitches, and contradictory to other comments, I personally found it less strenuous on my arm and shoulder. I found the speed accuracy and consistency were the sacrifices made when switching to submarine. I was refusing to get my already mangled shoulder looked at because of fear of having to miss out on the season. I was instructed in high school to practice both ways when I pitched.
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