Hi all,does anyone have any tips on playing softball as far as hitting & catching. Which way would be the best way to get the most power on the ball using one arm. I'm right handed & lucky for me my bpi is on my left arm,so should I keep batting right?As far as catching is there any tips on the catch & throw that might be helpful?I did read the topic on golfing ,that was great. I hope to try that soon also.
please help,Drew
softball
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Christopher
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- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:09 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt - Location: Los Angeles, California USA
Re: softball
I saw a video clip a while back of a guy playing incredibly proficiently with one arm. He'd catch the ball with his hand gloved, then quickly place the ball under his chin, drop the glove and toss it. It was something worth seeing, because he had got it down to such a fluid action.
The other method is to catch the ball with your gloved hand, pop the ball up just out of the glove, toss the glove, catch the ball, and toss the ball!
It's just a matter of continual trial and error until it works (just like everything else).
Good luck!
***** Found some videos, not the 1st one I mentioned but the rest are great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLnJ_vK3uHc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DflvT21iR8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQK4fEpI1oE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOU5dogq ... re=related
The other method is to catch the ball with your gloved hand, pop the ball up just out of the glove, toss the glove, catch the ball, and toss the ball!
It's just a matter of continual trial and error until it works (just like everything else).
Good luck!
***** Found some videos, not the 1st one I mentioned but the rest are great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLnJ_vK3uHc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DflvT21iR8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQK4fEpI1oE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOU5dogq ... re=related
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drewski007
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Re: softball
Hi Christopher
Just wanted to thank you for the reply & the videos they were great. I was also wondering how your arm is working after all the graphs and did you loose a lot of feeling where they took the graphs? What would you say you gained percentage wise is on all the sugary's?
thanks again Drew
Just wanted to thank you for the reply & the videos they were great. I was also wondering how your arm is working after all the graphs and did you loose a lot of feeling where they took the graphs? What would you say you gained percentage wise is on all the sugary's?
thanks again Drew