Texas A&M RHP Chris Cortez 99 MPH Mechanics

How does Texas A&M RHP Chris Cortez throw 101 mph bowling balls?🎳

A closer look at how he leverages insanely efficient lower half mechanics to touch triple digits at just 6'1".

While his lower half looks simple, Cortez actually does a phenomenal job of creating internal rotation tension on his back leg and riding a stacked pelvis.

This creates a stable base upon which to rotate.

This allows for not just a powerful unload/acceleration of the pelvis but also a powerful decel of the pelvis. 🛑

Watch how he rotates in a tight window - the pelvis snaps open at the last second and then hits the brakes just as abruptly prior to release.

Unsurprisingly, Cortez' lead leg block ranked as one of his outlier biomechanical markers on our Motion Capture system when looking at knee flexion angular velocity.

However, the point remains that this is all a downstream effect of proper loading/unloading of the PELVIS.

I reiterate this all the time, but elite arm speed/velocity doesn't come from the arm itself.

Yes, a powerful final pull from the internal rotators of the throwing arm helps, but you aren't throwing 100 mph without efficient use of the ENTIRE kinetic chain. ⛓️
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