Fall semester intern Colin Feikle gives a brief demo and description of 8 medball throws that we use with rotational sports at different times throughout the year.
Generally, we prefer a 6-10# medball with 5-10 reps per side per throw.
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Side Throw –
Focus: Hip rotation
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Front Throw –
Focus: Hip extension into the wall
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Rebound Throw
Focus: Weight transfer and back leg drive
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SL Side Throw
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SL Front Throw
Focus: Stabile front leg with t-spine disassociation
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Shuffle Throws
Focus: Generating momentum into throw
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Hitter Throws
Focus: Hip rotation / don’t drift
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Shuffle w/ MB Feed
Focus: Momentum w/ hip/t-spine separation