Is All Layback Is Created Equal? | Pitching Tips

Feeling stuck in your career? Go here: https://treadathletics.com/connect/74... ------------------------------- Layback is NOT just Shoulder External Rotation - it's the summation of ⬇️ 1. Shoulder External Rotation 2. Scapular Posterior Tilt 3. Thoracic Spine Extension We can train to cleanly reach this position - not just for performance (velo), but for potentially reducing the risk for impingement, cuff & SLAP tears. If we can maximize the contributions of the scapula (tilt/upward rot./motor control) AND the t-spine (ext.), we can potentially more cleanly distribute these rotational forces through the arm. Chapters: 0:00 Is All Layback Created Equal? 0:33 What is "Layback" Really? 3:17 Why 180 Degrees of Layback Matters? 5:41 Internal Impingement 6:46 Subacromial Impingement 8:12 SLAP Tears (Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior) 9:31 Is more External Rotation Better? 11:44 Tip #1: Take Care of Posterior Cuff 14:39 Tip #2: Don't Ignore the T-Spine 17:01 Tip #3: Address Scapular Mobility 20:05 Tip #4 Improve Scapular Stability 24:21 Practical: The Tale of Two Pitchers 28:02 Useful Throwing Cues and Drills to Try! For more tips on How To Improve Layback, check out this video:    • How to Throw Harder | Improving Layback   Studies Referenced in the Video: Alterations in Shoulder Kinematics and Associated Muscle Activity in People With Symptoms of Shoulder Impingement (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10696...) Study of the clinical and radiological morphology of pectoralis minor in subjects with shoulder impingement syndrome (https://www.journal-cot.com/article/S...) ------------------------------- What is Tread? A message from Tread's Co-Founder, Ben Brewster If you're new to this channel, my name is Ben Brewster, and since 2015 my partner Coan and I have run Tread Athletics, a remote pitching development company that has impacted thousands of high school, college and professional pitchers' careers. Here's my story: at 15, I was just a driven but naive kid with a dream of playing at the highest level. This took me down a wild path, that included: -Getting cut from travel teams and throwing low 70s as a 6'3" 155lb freshman. -Being unrecruited out of high school (seriously, not a single offer to pitch in college). -Landing a walk-on spot at the University of Maryland & earning a degree in Exercise Science. -Getting drafted by the Chicago White Sox and throwing 98+ mph from the left side. -Pushing through 5 surgeries in my late 20's, despite people telling me to throw in the towel. Seeing that very few pitchers, like myself, had access to the types of instructors and information locally that would truly make a difference in their careers, Tread's remote coaching was born. Today: Tread oversees the development of over 1,500 amateur and 500+ pro pitchers around globe (check out our interactive athlete map it's pretty cool), and has become home to over 50 of the top Pitching coaches in the world. Our staff operates out of a 33,000 square foot training facility in Charlotte, NC that includes one of the top private pitching labs, a biomechanics team, world-class sports medicine staff & more, as we work to lead the charge on building better, healthier pitchers. While my own playing career has been defined by more setbacks than successes, these personal struggles give me a crystal clear perspective that Tread isn't just about building superior pitchers – it's about fighting toward a shared dream; whether that means making your high school team, landing a college scholarship, signing a pro contract or debuting in the big leagues. For these players, I'm all in -- let's continue to pursue the dream together. -Ben ------------------------------- Twitter:   / treadathletics   Instagram:   / tread_athletics   ------------------------------- Free downloads: https://treadathletics.com/free-stuff/ How does remote coaching work: https://treadathletics.com/coaching/ See our athlete results here: https://treadathletics.com/featured-s...