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Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I've always thought that Johnson's little windmill 360, which looks so quaint today, actually makes a hell of a lot of sense, relaxing and loosening the muscles a little before the furious strain of the pitch. Those old-time pitchers were certainly doing something the brittle-armed guys of today could learn from, and maybe the more elaborate windups of yesteryear were for more than just show.

My biggest weakness as a player was a weak sore arm. One day while playing catch I started trying to emulate Johnson. Just an easy sidearm whipping motion and to my surprise I could throw maybe 10 mph faster with no pain. It was obvious by then I wasn't going anywhere in baseball, but it was fun burning guys out. I had several tell me to stop it before I broke their hand.