Any Finch Windmill users?

[softball_parent]

My daughter worked with a physical therapist who was also a baseball player and quite honestly I didn't really pay attention. She was 17 by then and driving so I just let them work it out.. I would think that any personal trainer could tell you if you explained what you wanted. Marc from Softball Performance might have something on his webpage. Sometimes he lurks here so maybe he can respond. All I know is that based on our experience and that of most of the other pitchers she played with it makes sense. Every pitcher from her 16U team and her 18U team have all had or are going to have shoulder surgery and everyone has been told about the weak back muscles. All had different pitching coaches, different doctors and different physical therapists and they all started at different ages.

[hit4power]

I posted some of this in the thread about pitchers using weights. DD started using the windmill last spring and since then has gone up about 6mph. But she also started a weight training program and grew some. If I had to allocate that 6mph between the various factors I would give 3mph to the windmill and 3mph to weights, growing, and practicing. I also can relate to your situation about having a DD who is smaller than the rest and the slowest pitcher on the team. As someone else posted, if you can hit your corners, spin the ball, and fool hitters you can be very effective.

[dittoz]

BillB;

You're exactly right as to the design of the innards. It is little more than a manual friction clutch with a series of plates and bearing/s that allow one to adjust the friction to a constant level.

For those of you who have NOT seen one in person, I'm sure those that have will agree the darn things are the epitome of over-engineering. They are tougher than h*** and Doug has always said he'll guarantee them for life. I've little doubt he doesn't have much of a warranty dept as they likely never fail...

[hit4power]

Agree it is built like a tank. Only problem we've had is that the ball will come unscrewed from the cord every so often and has to be reattached. No big deal, but my one improvement suggestion would be to fix that and put some padding on the cord where it goes into the ball. As is, it will irritate the the insides of your fingers, which go on either side of it, and/or irritate the skin where your two fingers join depending on how you grip it.