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re: What determines ‘arm strength’ for a QB, seems like a misnomer
Posted on 8/27/21 at 2:31 pm to Gaston
Posted on 8/27/21 at 2:31 pm to Gaston
Arm strength to me isn't related to how far someone can throw a ball. Arm strength to me is all about how hard the QB can throw the ball. Can he zip a line drive 25 yards downfield to hit his guy up the seam between the LB and safety?
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Posted on 8/27/21 at 2:35 pm to lsu xman
It's the same with punching power.
Just from looking at this pic, tell me which guy has pillow fists and which guy hits like a mack truck.
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Just from looking at this pic, tell me which guy has pillow fists and which guy hits like a mack truck.
Posted on 8/27/21 at 4:15 pm to Gaston
You don’t need physically big arms to throw the ball with power
Drew Lock was a rail thin freshman in 2015 but he could still throw as hard or harder than almost any QB in CFB
Drew Lock was a rail thin freshman in 2015 but he could still throw as hard or harder than almost any QB in CFB
Posted on 8/27/21 at 5:36 pm to VADawg
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Arm strength to me isn't related to how far someone can throw a ball. Arm strength to me is all about how hard the QB can throw the ball. Can he zip a line drive 25 yards downfield to hit his guy up the seam between the LB and safety?
Generally speaking, if a guy can throw the ball harder than someone, he can also throw it farther
Posted on 8/27/21 at 8:52 pm to D011ahbi11
Punching power and hard throwers have always kind of had that "touch of God" factor about them.
Take Deonte Wilder, skinny and light (for his division) lanky, and no real lower body mass.... Yet he has thunder in his right hand.
Pedro Martinez... Skinny (for any weight class), somewhat frail looking, short-ish, no muscle mass., yet he had lightning in his arm.
It's all about your tendons and rotational power for the most part, but hand size and grip strength definetly make a difference in throwing a ball.
Take Deonte Wilder, skinny and light (for his division) lanky, and no real lower body mass.... Yet he has thunder in his right hand.
Pedro Martinez... Skinny (for any weight class), somewhat frail looking, short-ish, no muscle mass., yet he had lightning in his arm.
It's all about your tendons and rotational power for the most part, but hand size and grip strength definetly make a difference in throwing a ball.
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