The relationship of grip and three-point pinch strength to ball velocity and elbow varus torque in high school pitchers
Solomon Isi, Brittany Dowling, Arden Shen, Alexander Hodakowski, Dave Heidloff, Jeremy Alland, Grant E Garrigues, Nikhil N Verma · 2026
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Description
Solomon Isi and seven co-authors wrote this 2026 study on hand strength in high school baseball pitchers. Grip and pinch strength reflect the forearm muscles that steady the elbow during a pitch. Doctors often check grip while a player heals, yet normal values for teen pitchers were scarce, and links to ball speed and elbow load were unclear.
The team tested thirty-eight healthy pitchers, measuring grip and three-point pinch strength in both hands. Motion capture and radar then tracked their fastest pitches. Grip was stronger in the throwing arm and rose weakly with height, weight, and ball speed. Neither grip nor pinch strength tracked the twisting load on the elbow. The authors give the values as reference data for clinics, and say still hand tests may miss the live demands of pitching.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Solomon Isi, Brittany Dowling, Arden Shen, Alexander Hodakowski, Dave Heidloff, Jeremy Alland, Grant E Garrigues, Nikhil N Verma |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |