Is the "Daddy Hack" Drill a Pitching Velocity Unlock?

Introducing the "Daddy Hack" Drill. We are incredibly excited about this progression after seeing numerous guys jump in velo directly after. Finding the glute, riding the hinge & rotating into landing is foreign to a lot of pitchers, but they (almost) all can do it when they swing.
What if we backwards chained that forward move, which is fundamentally the same as pitching?🤔
Here's what pitchers implicitly do when cued to take a "daddy hack":
✅Move forward while staying back
✅Ride the center
✅Find the glute, hinge and rotate
✅Stay stacked over a stable back foot
So this is interesting, but can you really transfer it to a throw? So far, the answer seems to be a resounding "yes," with over 70% of athletes that we intervened with (guys who don't hinge) seeing quick & significant velo bumps (2-5 mph).
This seems to work as a teaching shortcut by taking a pattern that many athletes already have and helping them translate that feel on a downhill plane with a ball vs. a bat.
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[@commiehunter733]

What unlocked my speed was a juco coach telling me to point my back pocket to the catcher, when I lift my leg.... Unfortunately this advice came way too late🤣 cuz I moved to catcher

[@SolitarySoldier]

Both back pockets or just lead leg back pocket? I did both and feel crazy tension in my drive hip\hamstring

[@kalengonzales7246]

Ben holds phantom bat like such a pitcher

[@treadathletics]

The last time I swung was in 2010 - but boy did I drop BP bombs!

[@therealbs2000]

Underrated comment lol

[@justinholmes2531]

In the swing drill I feel this one my glute but once I go in leg lift in regular throw I loose the feeling in my glute

[@treadathletics]

Adding the dynamic nature of the throw needs to be progressive, adding too many variables at one time like the initial move/drift and drop into the linear move has a learning curve. Backchaining the move is essential for transferability, for example:
Daddy Hack Progression
Slide Step
Step Back Slide Step
Step Back Full Leg Lift
Walking Wind Up
Full Delivery
Going from a static position and slowly adding variables leading up to the delivery. Adding feels like ua-cam.com/video/XSWNr5BgTzk/v-deo.html can be extremely helpful

[@sun6262-]

i have a good swing using mostly my hips oh my god just the first minute of this video got my ghost throw?? (throwing without a ball) to sound wayyyyyyy more violent probably faster too and the motion feels more natural cause its how i swing tread never misses and if they do ive yet to see it

[@daviemerim3002]

I throw right handed, but hit left-handed because my dominant leg is the left one. To do this drill and apply it on pitching, should I try it left handed and THEN do it right handed?

[@treadathletics]

Try pretending to swing right handed and see how your body organizes

[@thomash.l.9382]

3:25 - talk about a pitchers swing lol

[@treadathletics]

That BP bomb swing tho!

[@jakemeservey4808]

🔥🔥

[@robbz6139]

Is that Jarod from storage wars