Stretching the Shoulders for a BIGGER shot - part I

In Jim Solum's new book, “Science of Shooting”, he writes about three arm positions of the dominant arm. The position that has the most power is what he calls the “long arm cock”. This arm position is essentially one that is high and far behind the head and body. This allows the athlete to have a larger arm motion on their shot which in turns creates a more powerful shot or more speed on the ball.

Why a more powerful shot?

Because the ball will be in the athletes possession for a longer period and said athlete will have increased opportunity to transfer the power from their body to the ball. This is much like trying to run as fast as you can on a track.

If it takes you around 40m to get up to top speed, then that 40m of track is your “long arm cock” position. If you only had 20 meters of track, the maximum speed you would be able to attain would be much less.

In this two part article I will discuss safe and effective methods of improving your “long arm cock” position to help you achieve a better shot but also a healthier shoulder. If you don't have this “long arm cock” position then you will likely be throwing more like President Obama then a top level Water Polo player.

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Next month I will publish part II of this article.

Enjoy and Be Well,

Michael Reid, B.HE. CSCS, RKC

www.michaelreid.ca

www.WaterPoloTraining.net