Friesen Kenzie B, Butler Lauren S, Bordelon Nicole M, Downs-Talmage Jessica L, Fleisig Glenn S, Ulman Sophia, Oliver Gretchen D
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Florida International University, Florida.
Sports Health. 2025 Apr 3:19417381251323610. doi: 10.1177/19417381251323610.
Despite fastpitch softball's growing popularity, there is limited evidence-based guidance to aid practitioners in developing pitching-specific injury prevention and performance enhancement strategies. This commentary describes the biomechanics across each phase of the softball pitch and provides explanation of common biomechanical errors during the pitch as well as training strategies and exercise recommendations to foster optimal pitcher development.
A review of softball pitching biomechanics research available in electronic databases including PubMed, Medline, and EBSCO.
Clinical review.
Level 4.
The 4 primary phases of the windmill softball pitch include the wind-up, stride, acceleration, and follow-through.
Specific training strategies are recommended to combat the various flaws associated with each phase of the softball pitch. Evaluating body composition, functional characteristics like strength and range of motion of the shoulders, trunk, and hips, as well as assessing energy flow may result in improved performance and minimize risk of injury.
尽管快速垒球越来越受欢迎，但基于证据的指导有限，难以帮助从业者制定特定于投球的预防损伤和提高成绩的策略。本评论描述了垒球投球各阶段的生物力学，并解释了投球过程中常见的生物力学错误以及培养最佳投手发展的训练策略和运动建议。
对电子数据库（包括PubMed、Medline和EBSCO）中可用的垒球投球生物力学研究进行综述。
临床综述。
4级。
风车式垒球投球的4个主要阶段包括引臂、垫步、加速和随挥。
建议采用特定的训练策略来对抗垒球投球各阶段相关的各种缺陷。评估身体成分、肩部、躯干和臀部的力量和活动范围等功能特征，以及评估能量流动，可能会提高成绩并将受伤风险降至最低。
