What’s Wrong with Chien-Ming Wang?

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http://www.baseball-intellect.com/chien-ming-wang-pitching-mechanics/


A reader asked me what was up with Chien-Ming Wang, so I went to the tape.

I watched some video of Wang from way back in 2007 up to his most recent
start and I also happened to catch Steve Phillips and his breakdown of Wang’
s mechanics on “Baseball Tonight”.

One of the changes mentioned by Phillips was a change in posture, something I
noticed, but couldn’t confirm because of the difference in camera angles in
the video I watched. But the Phillips piece helped me confirm there had in
fact been a change in posture. He’s much more slumped over than he was in
the past, which you can see below. The 2007 version on the left (88 mph
fastball), while the 2009 version on the right (95 mph fastball):


The next thing Phillips mentioned was Wang’s dragline. Now, Wang has never
had a consistent dragline. Most times there would be dragline, especially on
the fastball, but there would be times where Wang never had a pronounced
dragline. But it’s true that when Wang throws for a high velocity, there
usually is a more pronounced dragline. Compare the two clips below. Again,
the 2007 version is on the left and the 2009 version is on the right:


Let me explain the significance of the dragline and how it relates to
posture. The dragline is a result of efficient mechanics. A pitcher with poor
posture that lacks balance is at risk for having their back foot lift up
prematurely. An inefficient hip rotation can also lead the back foot to lift
early. A dragline is not always necessary for a pitcher to produce velocity
and many pitchers are very successful without a dragline, but for Wang, he
seems to be a pitcher where the dragline is an indicator of mechanical
efficiency and therefore is necessary for velocity

The third thing Phillips mentioned was that Wang’s leg kick was lower in
2009 than it had been in the past. The below clips are synchronized to
release with the 2007 version on the left and the 2009 version on the right.
In addition to Wang’s leg kick being higher in 2007, also take note of how
Wang’s knee in 2009 starts to drop before the point in which the 2007 version
’s knee reaches its uppermost point:


Wang’s tempo — meaning the number of frames from when the knee reaches its
uppermost point to the point of release — for both versions is 25 frames. So
if the 2007 version is covering more distance in the same amount of time,
that means his body is moving faster into release than the 2008 version. The
faster a player moves into release, the more velocity one generally has.

We also see changes in his arm action, but I think it’s because Wang’s body
is moving faster. If the body’s moving faster, so is the arm. It’s all
about efficiency and making sure all those moving parts are in-sync with one
another. It’s likely that Wang’s timing as it relates to his arm action has
been thrown off by the changes to his tempo and posture.

So my advice for Wang? First correct the posture problem by going back to a
more upright position. Second, he needs to increase the tempo of his delivery
and get his body moving at a faster rate, which should help correct the
timing problems he’s developed. If he fixes the first two issues, the
dragline should come back on its own because a dragline is a result of
efficient mechanics and not something a pitcher can control on his own.

I’m not saying anything groundbreaking here, but it’s extremely important
for Wang to get back to what he once was because the Yankees will be looking
at a long road to the playoffs in the vaunted AL East without him.

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推 richardcyl:第一組的對照真的有差，可是後兩組分不太出來.....
→ KINGTIGERX:徵求翻譯~3Q^^
推 agoodjob:現在就不用在講這個了吧!等他練完下體回來之後看看吧！
推 unicotexalex:樓上好糟糕.....<(￣﹌￣)@m
推 richardcyl:喔，第三組看久一點也看出來了....
→ richardcyl:不過他說2007那的動作是87mile，2009那個是95mile
推 jdtrue:88m跟95m是指第一組clip喔  第二組跟第三組他沒提
推 WuAShan:練完下體...XDDDD
推 DaLanPa5566:久拉迪:下面練完了嗎??我試試看.............
→ DaLanPa5566:久拉迪:好壯!!!!!!      王:(羞)
推 argoth:樓上好糟糕 請暫時不要和我說話XD
→ j094097:三樓跟樓樓上有淺力...
推 fjjkk:第三組 注意左腳著地的位置