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The Interference Effect 🤔🧐
What we should know as coaches and athletes related to this 40+ year ongoing debate:
Eric Mock
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Eric Mock
@mockaflocka16
Director of Pitching: @pghbaseballlab Former:@PennStateBASE •@CleGuardians •@TreadHQ Scouting contributor @PrepBaseballPA
Joined June 2012
- Does this man look like he’s about to unleash this baseball at 98+ mph? A quick 🧵 on muscle compliance:
- There inherently comes lots of reflection along with my decision to retire from professional baseball this week. As part of the coping process I’ve decided to write a note to my teenage self. Thank you to all who have supported & followed my career, from the bottom of my heart 🤟🏼
- Yep, I’m officially out on the hypothetical MLB breakdowns. It’s gotten out of hand. Looking at arsenals on paper is much different than implementing changes that yield better in-game results. Same goes for mechanical changes. It’s easy to say that someone should: - add a
- Yesterday marked my last @TreadHQ after an incredible 2 years. It’s tough to put into words what this company has done for both my playing and post-playing careers. I couldn’t have imagined a better place to fulfill my mission of positively impacting as many lives as possible.
- What level of intent would you call this? At the time (returning from labrum surgery in 2016) I would’ve told you it felt damn near 100%. Sitting 82-84 in pens. Looking back, I’d call it about 50-60% effort and 100% visually horrendous. 🧵
00:00 - Here’s a take that will ruffle some feathers: Pitchers don’t throw harder by manufacturing better positions. They throw harder by applying more force to the baseball at release.
00:00 - The first @PennStateBASE MLB debut since Nate Bump in 2003 is Justin Hagenman, and he punches out the first batter he sees 🎟️ Lucky to call Hags a teammate and friend, as we were both part of the 2015 recruiting class. Pumped for him and the future of the Nittany Lion program!
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00:00- Blessed to say I will be playing baseball for and attending Penn State University. ⚾💙 Thanks to everyone who has supported me along the way.
- One of my favorite debates to have with those in the baseball performance world: If you could only choose 3 weight room exercises to program for pitchers, what would they be? Here are mine (in particular order):
- Get the foot down and rotate 🔄 A (not so) novel, but effective, idea Ft. new @TreadHQ athlete and #WeAre commit @MattyV_41 🦁
- Elated to announce I’ve accepted a position @tread_athletics • Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about this company and what this opportunity means to me
- Friendly reminder that high level athletes are human beings and have feelings. No one cares about your bracket, bets, fantasy matchup, etc. Keep the slander off social media
